Health
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Salt Restriction Promotes Stress by Elevating Cortisol
Sodium is an essential nutrient for human health. It’s crucial for maintaining fluid balance, transmitting nerve impulses and contracting muscles. Sodium is naturally present in many foods, including vegetables, dairy products, meat and seafood. It’s also added to processed foods in the form of salt, a compound made up of sodium and chloride ions. Low-salt diets are often recommended as…
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Out of Touch on Menopause
Menopause marks the end of menstruation. Technically, a woman enters menopause 12 months after her last period, but perimenopause begins years earlier, bringing with it a range of symptoms unique to each woman. About half the world’s population is in the midst of this natural life stage at any given time,1 yet comparatively little attention is paid to this transition…
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How to Do the Heimlich Maneuver
Editor’s Note: This article is a reprint. It was originally published October 7, 2017. Up until 1972, when the Heimlich maneuver was developed, the sixth leading cause of accidental death was choking, usually on a bite of food, or for young children, a small toy or other object. At that time, around 3,000 people in the U.S. died every year…
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Poop Pills Can Combat Deadly Infections
Editor’s Note: This article is a reprint. It was originally published December 11, 2017. While it would seem that a fecal transplant in capsule form would be a somewhat bitter pill to swallow, scientists conducting a randomized clinical trial1 found this mode of transportation, in a matter of speaking, for fecal therapy was easier and just as effective for treating…
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Breaking — World-Renowned Vaccinologist Publishes Paper Admitting Lack of Vaccine Safety Studies
In a stunning reversal, Dr. Stanley Plotkin, widely regarded as the godfather of modern vaccinology, has co-authored a paper in the New England Journal of Medicine1 (NEJM) acknowledging significant gaps in vaccine safety research and calling for increased funding to address these shortcomings. This admission comes after decades of the medical establishment insisting that vaccines are among the most thoroughly…
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1 in 4 Residential Backyards May Have Unsafe Levels of Lead
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First Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill Now Available — Should You Use It?
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) foolishly approved the dangerous Opill (norgestrel), as an over-the-counter (OTC) daily oral contraceptive, in July 2023.1 The birth control pills — the first available without a prescription in the U.S. — reached retail pharmacies and online stores in March 2024.2 This was a derelict action by the FDA that violates their mandate to…
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More Proof Heartburn Products Are Dangerous
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The Crucial Role of Cellular Energy in Heart Rhythm Disorders
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Breakthrough Study Uncovers 'Off Switch' for COVID mRNA Shots
A preprint study revealed a potential way to clear out mRNA from COVID-19 shots. The research, led by cardiologist, internist and epidemiologist Dr. Peter McCullough, offers hope for those who are suffering from health damage caused by COVID-19 injections. “As the world is waking up to nearly two thirds with potential future disease and disability from the long-lasting mRNA coding…
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