Category: Health Conditions

The Wherewithal of Activated Charcoal

Activated charcoal continues to pop up in more over-the-counter personal products such as toothpaste, deodorant, and skin cleaners. That leaves many consumers curious about what it is, how it works, and if it lives up to all the hype. Medically, the carbon-rich material has been used to treat overdoses and poisonings. People have long known…


5 Natural Ways to Combat Chronic Fatigue

Fatigue is a normal physiological response. When the body becomes temporarily tired after strenuous activity or stress, it can recover within a short period of time with proper rest. However, there are some conditions that make people tired easily; for example, chronic diseases such as high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, and high blood sugar…


Prebiotics and Probiotics

If you’re not thinking about your gut health, you’re missing an important element of your overall health. Your gut can influence mood, immunity, metabolism, and the functionality of your body’s internal systems. How does it have this kind of power? Think about it this way: You’ve got trillions of cells in your body that most…


Limit the Lectins: How Lectins Can Harm Your Health

Many lectins can cause inflammation, while some increase your blood viscosity, interfere with gene expression and disrupt your endocrine function. Download Interview Transcript    |     Download my FREE Podcast Lectins can be a common and hidden source of health problems and weight gain, even if you eat an otherwise healthy diet.[1] Lectins have been…


Existing Cancer Therapy Demonstrates Significant Effect Against Other Cancers: Study

An approved cancer therapeutic, once used in only 1 percent of cancers, may have significant uses in the remaining 99 percent, according to a new study. “Ivosidenib, previously called AG-120, may be applicable to the large majority of cancers,” said senior author Dr. Jordan Winter, division chief of surgical oncology at University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center in…


Got Long COVID?

Older adults who have survived COVID-19 are more likely than younger patients to have persistent symptoms such as fatigue, breathlessness, muscle aches, heart palpitations, headaches, joint pain, and difficulty with memory and concentration—problems linked to long COVID. But it can be hard to distinguish lingering aftereffects of COVID-19 from conditions common in older adults such as…


Solving Anxiety

Nearly 20 percent of the population suffers from an anxiety disorder, such as obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) or social phobia. While there are serious concerns about diagnostic inflation—that is, the expanding definition of behaviors that may not actually reflect a mental illness—some researchers argue that the rise in these disorders is more than just psychiatric overreach….


Coping With Loneliness

There’s a “Peanuts” cartoon panel that might make you smile or—thanks to our ongoing struggle with social isolation—even cry a little. Creator Charles Schulz’s famous hero, Charlie Brown, is lying in a puffy beanbag-type seat with a thought above his head: “Absence makes the heart grow fonder, but it sure makes the rest of you…


Cancer Patient Recovers in 10 Days—Was It the Placebo Effect?

An optimistic state of mind is beneficial to health, while a pessimistic one is harmful. Modern medicine has recognized the so-called placebo effect. However, you may not know that human thoughts, emotions, and beliefs not only change the physical body, but also to the extent that they can possibly reverse cancer. Below are several real-life…


How to Treat Eye Wrinkles and Prevent Fine Lines

How do you feel about the wrinkles around your eyes? Are you at peace with them, or are you looking to make a change? Since we’ve all been wearing masks, we started noticing the upper parts of our faces more. Do you notice drooping on your upper eyelids, hollowness or darkness underneath, or perhaps the…