Category: Health Conditions

A Ubiquitous ‘Forever Toxin’ Can Cause Liver Cancer—4 Ways to Avoid It

A ubiquitous substance that can cause liver cancer can be found in water, food wraps, shampoo, and non-stick pans. It is the toxin known as “forever chemicals”—per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).   Not long ago, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reduced the recommended standard limits for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS)—members…


6 Top Reasons to Try Grape Seed Extract

Grape seed extract, made from crushed grape seeds, contains high levels of proanthocyanidins, polyphenols that give grapes their deep red and purple hues. Heralded for its strong antioxidant activity, grape seed extract has risen in popularity as a functional food. In 2020, the grape seed extracts market surpassed $135 million and its compound annual growth rate is…


Experiencing These Symptoms? It’s Time to Think Migraine

“I’m fine,” is a phrase Kelsey Voskamp, Colorado resident, used many times in her life while pushing through what she thought were just headaches. Like many others who are misdiagnosed or undertreated, Voskamp didn’t realize she experienced a neurological disease called migraine and didn’t know how to explain to her family, and even her doctor,…


News About Nootropics

If you aren’t familiar with the term nootropic, you can expect to hear it more in the coming years. Nootropics are substances that exert a beneficial effect on a person’s brain function, specifically in healthy people (versus those with specific medical conditions). Referred to as “cognitive enhancers,” “smart drugs,” “memory enhancers,” or “brain boosters” —…


‘Tomato Flu’ Outbreak in India – Here’s What It Really Is

A “new virus” called tomato flu has been reported in Kerala, India. According to an article in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, the first case of this mysterious illness was reported on May 6. There have now been over 80 cases, with the disease spreading to other parts of India. Most of those infected are children…


Don’t Underestimate How Your Brain Impacts Your Gut

Have you ever felt a little nauseous before giving a presentation or experienced some stomach pain during stressful events? If you have, it should be a clear indication of how closely your gut and brain interact. But it can go much further than those examples. After years of research, there’s little doubt that emotional and…


How Effective Is Your Cancer Medication? The Industry Might Not Even Know

Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States, right on the heels of heart disease. In developed countries, the general consensus is that if you do not die of heart disease, then the next likely event is cancer. In fact, most health experts expect that everyone will eventually develop, and likely…


A Simple Protocol Is Stopping the Progression of MS

John Otwell was driven by desperation five years ago to search online for a non-pharmaceutical treatment for multiple sclerosis (MS). That’s when he stumbled onto a social media page about the Coimbra protocol. He read testimonies including one by a young man who was playing piano after being unable to even lift his head, and…


Preventing Violent Extremism in Youth May Be as Simple as Encouraging Involvement in Sport

Stopping teenagers and children from being radicalized and sliding into violent extremism may be as simple as encouraging them to play sports, researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) have discovered. In recent studies undertaken by the universities in the Southeast Punjab region of Pakistan, it was…


Socializing Gives Older Adults a Cognitive Boost

When adults age 70 to 90 report more frequent, pleasant social interactions, they also have better cognitive performance on that day and the following two, research finds. The findings, published in PLOS ONE, may have special relevance now due to social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic, says study leader Ruixue Zhaoyang, assistant research professor at Penn…