You might remember my previous article about nonrestorative sleep and waking up at 3 a.m., unable to fall back asleep. We looked at the roles stress and blood sugar dysregulation play in causing a nighttime cortisol spike that produces a hyperarousal state, making it difficult to fall back asleep. That marks one type of disrupted…
Zebrafish Help Scientists Understand Hearing Restoration
A new U.S. genomics study has found a unique set of proteins that allow Zebrafish to restore hearing after injury through the regeneration of hair cells, a finding that may pave the way to new treatments for human deafness. While the loss of hair cells—hearing receptors in the inner ear—is irreversible in humans, many animals…
Dialing Down Pain From the Brain
September 29, 2022
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Four Chinese characters in calligraphy—寧靜致遠 (ning jing zhi yuan) hang framed on Yuanyuan “Kevin” Liu’s office wall. The words from ancient Chinese literature have become the motto that Liu lives by—translated into English, they say that great achievements are not accomplished by chasing fame and fortune, but by dedicating oneself to one’s calling. Liu discovered his calling…
Cellular Blood Analysis Can Detect Emotions, Forecast Disease
Ask anyone who has been diagnosed with cancer, and they’ll probably tell you they wished they could have seen it coming earlier — before the biopsy, before symptoms began, and before they or their physician had any inkling that trouble was brewing. We all know that it’s much easier to direct the path of a…
Avoid Curettage After Miscarriage, Use Diet to Recover
September 29, 2022
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Chinese medicine practitioners (CMP) believe in preventing disease and regulating the body through eating certain foods. Ever since I was a child, when I got sick, my parents always consulted Western doctors. I did the same as an adult, and didn’t think about seeing a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practitioner. However, an experience I had…
Doctor Who Promoted COVID Shots on TV Calls for Global Stop to COVID-19 Vaccines: Study
September 29, 2022
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Lately, Dr. Aseem Malhotra, a British cardiologist who was previously supportive of COVID-19 vaccines has been the topic of breaking news stories for demanding a global stop to the distribution of the same vaccines he once promoted. It was certainly a first for a doctor who had heavily promoted the vaccines to publicly demand a…
Eating Well: 5 Things Dietitians Eat When They Want to Boost Their Mood
September 29, 2022
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You probably already know that what you eat and drink can influence your mental wellness. From daily stressors to anxiety, depression, ADHD and chronic stress, the nutrients you put into your body have the potential to help, or hinder, how you feel and think. With this in mind we asked a handful of dietitians what…
30-min Module Turns Teen Stress Into a Positive Force
Psychologists have developed a tool to help teens turn everyday stressors that could lead to anxiety and depression into a positive force. “Adolescents today are more stressed than ever, exhibiting record levels of stress-related internalizing symptoms, such as anxiety and depression,” says Jeremy Jamieson, an associate professor of psychology at the University of Rochester. There…
A Mini Stroke Is a Warning! a Stroke May Follow
A mini stroke is also called a Transient Ischaemic Attack or TIA. It is a brief episode of dysfunction in the brain. Like a stroke, TIA’s onset is sudden, over a few seconds or minutes. People having a mini stroke can experience a variety of symptoms. The most important are weakness on one side affecting…
Manuka Honey Helps Combat Antibiotic Resistant Lung Infection
September 29, 2022
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Even serious lung infections are no match for the antibacterial properties of manuka honey, which is effective against antibiotic-resistant pathogens and more. STORY AT-A-GLANCE The nectar from manuka flowers contains dihydroxyacetone, a precursor to methylglyoxal (MGO), an antimicrobial compound not found in most other honey The presence of MGO is credited for much of manuka…
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