Tag: Mind & Body

18 Signs That You Need a Liver Detox

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) – deposits of fat in the liver that can’t be attributed to excessive drinking – currently affects well over 100 million Americans.  And, while nonalcoholic fatty liver disease can be quite mild, untreated NAFLD can lead to serious complications such as, liver cancer, liver failure and premature death.  Simply put, in this…


Covid Shrinks Your Brain: New Study Shows Where

Researchers have been steadily gathering important insights into the effects of COVID-19 on the body and brain. Two years into the pandemic, these findings are raising concerns about the long-term impacts the coronavirus might have on biological processes such as aging. As a cognitive neuroscientist, I have focused in my past research on understanding how…


Covid-19 Can Leave a Mark on the Brain

Researchers have been steadily gathering important insights into the effects of COVID-19 on the body and brain. Two years into the pandemic, these findings are raising concerns about the long-term impacts the coronavirus might have on biological processes such as aging. As a cognitive neuroscientist, I have focused in my past research on understanding how…


Shield Your Brain From Decline

Use the SHIELD acronym to remember the lifestyle habits that will help protect your memory and thinking skills. We are making encouraging progress in finding medications that prevent or even reverse cognitive decline. Until we get there, however, the most powerful way to protect the brain is to live a healthy lifestyle. The healthy habits…


New Study Confirms Ivermectin Outperforms Other Options

Tested on the Omicron variant, ivermectin outperformed 10 medications, including one approved for emergency use. Early treatment can lower hospitalization, mortality and symptoms of long COVID. At nearly no other time in history has there been this level of fear generated across the world as experienced thus far in 2020 and 2021. The depth and…


Dr. Peter McCullough: Findings From Early COVID-19 Vaccine Studies Potentially Alarming

How safe are COVID-19 vaccines? Should everyone be taking them? Are people who get vaccines more likely to get COVID-19? Can genetic material in the vaccines be incorporated into the human genome? These are some of the unknown questions that researchers around the world are currently investigating. With more initial findings and hypotheses now released…


Even Mild Cases of COVID-19 Can Lead to Brain Changes: Study

Mild COVID-19 cases were linked to changes in the brain in a newly published study. Approximately 785 people underwent a brain scan and about half later tested positive for COVID-19. All the people got a second brain scan, including those who had survived the disease. Researchers from the Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging at the University…


Immunology 101: COVID-19 and Natural Versus Vaccine Immunity

Have you ever wondered exactly how your immune system works? Or how natural immunity differs from vaccine-induced immunity when it comes to SARS-CoV-2, the virus more popularly known as COVID-19? Despite all the complicated terms you may read in the news, it’s actually quite simple—once you understand the basics and understand the soldiers and engineers…


Ivermectin Linked to Less Deaths in COVID-19 Patients Compared to Remdesivir: Study

In the treatment of COVID-19, ivermectin use is associated with decreased mortality compared to remdesivir use, according to a study published in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases. Researchers at the University of Miami retrospectively analyzed a national federated database of adults 18 years old and above with a recorded COVID-19 infection between January 2020…


Ivermectin Linked to Fewer Deaths in COVID-19 Patients Compared to Remdesivir: Study

In the treatment of COVID-19, ivermectin use is associated with decreased mortality compared to remdesivir use, according to a study published in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases. Researchers at the University of Miami retrospectively analyzed a national federated database of adults 18 years old and above with a recorded COVID-19 infection between January 2020…