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Health Department Covers Up Illegal Lab in California
In mid-December 2022, Jesalyn Harper, a code enforcement officer for the city of Reedley, California, responded to a seemingly routine complaint about parked cars outside a run-down decades-old warehouse. She got suspicious when she discovered a garden hose protruding through a rear wall, and a foul odor coming from a ventilation fan. Inside, she was met by three Chinese women wearing lab coats, plastic gloves and surgical masks. The company, Universal Meditech Inc. — which was operating without a state license or other required permits —...
read moreAnimal and Plant Protein Sources Are Not Equal
Maintaining your muscle mass as you age is an integral part of staying healthy and independent. A 2023 study1 evaluated protein intake in young and older adults, two populations that historically have challenges in consuming protein-based foods. The data indicated that not all protein sources offer the same health benefit. After reaching your 40s, you can lose roughly 1% of muscle mass each year, which corresponds to a 1% to 3% reduction in strength.2 Losing muscle is associated with a loss of independence in the elderly and a downward...
read moreCan Fenugreek Boost Testosterone?
In this eight-minute video, Dorian Wilson reviews some of the effects fenugreek can have on hormonal balance. Fenugreek has a long history in traditional medicine and is a common ingredient in foods found in the Mediterranean region, Western Asia and Southern Europe, which is its native habitat. Fenugreek seeds smell and taste like maple syrup and the extract is used in many soaps and cosmetics. According to the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health,1 it’s believed to be safe in amounts commonly found in food but...
read moreTwo Common Mistakes Athletes Make
In this interview, Timothy Noakes, Ph.D., a physician and sports medicine researcher in South Africa, clarifies common confusions about sports hydration and high-carb diets. Noakes graduated from medical school in Cape Town, South Africa, in 1974, and received his research degree a few years later. Since then, he’s published more than 750 papers and a number of books, including the groundbreaking, “Waterlogged: The Serious Problem of Overhydration in Endurance Sports.” “Waterlogged” countered the conventional...
read moreWikipedia Is an Information Warfare Tool
Intelligence agencies have a long history of using propaganda as a tool of war, and the effectiveness of information warfare radically improved with the emergence of the internet, to say nothing of artificial intelligence and social media. If you’re over 50, you can probably remember a time when your family had a row of encyclopedias on the bookshelf — usually obtained at considerable cost — which were perused whenever you needed to learn more about a particular topic. Today, you can’t even give a complete set of encyclopedias away because,...
read moreHow the Heart Controls Where Blood Travels in the Body
One of my foundational beliefs is that many things exist around us that hide in plain sight and once you spot them, your entire perspective of reality and the way you live life can be profoundly transformed. A large part of my passion for medicine in turn arises from the fact I always discover things in the bodies, minds and spirits of my patients that I had completely missed each previous time it had been staring me right in the face. This process has given me a deep appreciation for how many facets of life simply cannot be explained within...
read moreWho Is Responsible for the US Border Crisis?
The video above features Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s mini-documentary “Midnight At the Border,” in which he travels to the U.S.-Mexico border in Yuma, Arizona, to investigate the illegal immigration issue firsthand. What he discovers, and reveals in this video, is a humanitarian crisis of shocking magnitude and a border security system crippled by politics and corruption. Along the way, Kennedy also gathers ideas for how to solve the problem. “I witnessed this dystopian nightmare of this uncontrolled flow of desperate humanity...
read moreLack of Sleep Can Cancel the Benefits of Exercise
If you intend to live a long and healthy life, you must make sleep a priority. Data now show that without adequate sleep, cognitive performance in active people in their 50s and 60s declines.1 Sleep is one of the great mysteries of life. For a long time, people believed that sleep might be little more than a waste of time. However, research has demonstrated sleep is a crucial component of a healthy lifestyle. In 2018, 51.8% of the U.S. population who were noninstitutionalized, civilian adults had at least one of 10 chronic conditions measured...
read moreFood Is Less Nutritious Than It Used To Be
One of the largest studies1 to draw attention to the declining nutrient value in fruits and vegetables was published in 2004 in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition. The researchers used data gathered from 1950 to 1999 and found that out of 43 foods evaluated, there were reliable declines in six nutrients. Those nutrients include protein, riboflavin, vitamin C, calcium, iron and phosphorus. The researchers evaluated data on seven other nutrients for which they found no statistically reliable changes. The team concluded that the...
read moreHow to Put an End to Heartburn, Without Pills?
Omeprazole (Prilosec), a proton-pump inhibitor (PPI) used to treat heartburn, stomach ulcers and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), is the sixth most common drug prescribed in the U.S.1 Other PPIs include lansoprazole (Prevacid), pantoprazole (Protonix), rabeprazole (AcipHex) and esomeprazole (Nexium) — and they’re often prescribed to reduce stomach acid,2 in a misguided attempt to relieve heartburn. An estimated 113 million PPI prescriptions are filled worldwide each year,3 but it’s estimated that up to 70% of people taking them...
read moreOpioid Addiction, Suicides Caused Decline in Life Expectancy
Editor’s Note: This article is a reprint. It was originally published December 13, 2018. Two years ago, U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) data revealed a sudden drop in life expectancy in the U.S. for 2015.1,2 It was the first decline in 20 years. The trend continued in 2016,3 and the latest data for 20174 show the downward trend continuing for the third year in a row, which makes it the longest downward trend since World War I and the 1918 flu pandemic.5 Overall, the average life expectancy for the total U.S. population in 2017 was 78.6...
read more$10 Billion PFAS Payout Just the Tip of the Iceberg
June 22, 2023,1 the American multinational conglomerate, 3M, agreed to pay $10.3 billion to at least 300 communities2 in a multidistrict litigation (MDL) to clean up “forever chemicals” in the water supplies. Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are known as “forever chemicals” because they don’t break down easily in the environment and they bioaccumulate in people and wildlife. In the human body, PFAS have half-lives of two to five years.3 These widely used chemicals have been added to industry and consumer...
read moreIs This the End of Natural Health Information?
Censorship is ramping up at a rapid clip, and much of it is clearly directed by the U.S. federal government, despite a federal judge’s order prohibiting federal agencies and officials from communicating with social media companies about content moderation.1 In recent days, several news stories have highlighted governments’ and Big Tech’s intent to increase censorship. There’s even a rumor that Google will ban independent media from its search results altogether.2 I’ve not been able to confirm this, but considering everything else going on,...
read moreLittle-Known Spice Helps Control Appetite and Burn Calories
For the better part of three centuries, the U.S. has been a meat and potato nation. This is slowly changing as more people are choosing authentic Middle Eastern, Indian or Thai cuisine. Cardamom is a spice recognized as important in ancient cooking that originated in tropical parts of India, Nepal, South Asia and the Middle East. Cardamom is known as one of the most expensive spices in the world,1 costing roughly $30 a pound, slightly less than vanilla, which can cost $50, and significantly less than saffron, which can command up to $5,000...
read moreRoyal Jelly Shows Promise in Assisting Stem Cell Research
Editor’s Note: This article is a reprint. It was originally published December 17, 2018. Aside from being vital pollinators, bees produce a number of products that benefit human health. Honey1 is an obvious one, but there are others as well, such as royal jelly, a nutritious substance secreted by nurse bees as exclusive nourishment for the queen of the hive. Research2,3,4 by Stanford University scientists found royalactin (also known as major royal jelly protein 1, or MRJP1), a protein found in royal jelly responsible for the queen’s...
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