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Can Moderate Drinking Decrease Alzheimer’s Brain Proteins?
Excess alcohol consumption is known to harm brain health. In the case of binge drinking or heavy alcohol consumption, it may even make it more likely that your brain may accumulate damaging beta-amyloid proteins, potentially contributing to the development of Alzheimer’s disease.1 However, controversy remains over whether all alcohol consumption is harmful, with some research suggesting that moderate intake may instead have a protective effect. Preclinical studies from both animal and cell culture models have shown that consuming...
read moreWhy Is It so Hard to Compost Our Waste?
Food waste might be considered the stepchild of recycling. Conscientious people and even countries have embraced recycling as an urgent measure to stop environmental pollution, but the problem of food waste is often ignored. Yet, thrown-away food — as much as 40% of all food1 — is mostly dumped in landfills where it generates destructive methane emissions. With a few exceptions, most governments have not invested in large-scale composting or biogas generation operations because that would require political consensus, and public...
read moreIs Plastic Recycling Just a Big Fraud?
As plastic pollution has become a more well-recognized problem, public awareness about the need for recycling has grown as well. The question is whether or not recycling is a viable answer. Growing evidence suggests plastic recycling efforts can have only a minor impact even under the best of circumstances. As reported by The Guardian:1 “Consumers are led to believe that the Earth would be healthy, if only they recycled properly, when, in reality, there is no market for most plastics to be recycled … Past studies have shown only...
read morePFAS Chemical Producers Under Criminal Investigation
It may sometimes look like alphabet soup when scientists begin writing about perfluorinated chemicals, historically abbreviated PFC. Interestingly, the abbreviation PFC refers to two similar, yet distinctly different chemicals: perfluorinated chemicals and perfluorocarbons.1 Perfluorinated chemicals include perfluorocarbons and other per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, such as PFOA and PFOS. To reduce confusion, the EPA made the move to use “PFAS” to refer to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances that describe chemicals in this...
read moreFlu Vaccines Failing Seniors
Ever since the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention began recommending that all Americans 6 months of age and older get an annual flu shot, it’s been touted as the best method of preventing influenza. While it’s true that influenza is a highly infectious airborne disease, controversy exists over the use of influenza vaccines, commonly known as flu shots, for its prevention, and this is particularly true for high-risk groups like seniors. For starters, more than 80% of the respiratory influenza-like illness infections...
read moreWill Wearing a Mask Protect You Against Coronavirus?
With 101,606 reported COVID-19 cases across 96 countries and territories as of March 6, 2020,1 and no known cure, people are seeking ways to protect themselves against infection. Logically, many are resorting to wearing face masks when venturing out in public. However, as face masks are becoming harder to come by, health experts are issuing public statements saying the masks won’t protect healthy people against infection. Is that true? Or is it a ploy to ensure an adequate supply for health care workers? As reported in a March 4, 2020,...
read moreSchool Sues to Force Autism Test on 7-Year-Old
The Dallas Independent School District (DISD) is suing Angela Bolton-Smith trying to force autism testing on her son, Trent, who is 7 years old and a former student in the district. Trent has been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and dyslexia, so Bolton-Smith requested that DISD evaluate him for special education services. DISD began the testing, but then decided they needed to conduct additional evaluations to determine if the boy has autism. Bolton-Smith, who is a special education teacher who has evaluated...
read moreMore Data Support Heart Healthy Benefits of Omega-3s
For many years I’ve been recommending that you eat a diet rich in healthy saturated fats, and avoid vegetable oils and trans fats. Over the past decade, public opinion has turned against partially hydrogenated oil, a source of trans fatty acids, a movement that triggered many restaurants to substitute with 100% vegetable oil. Even the Food and Drug Administration has found partially hydrogenated oils to be unsafe, determining they are not “generally recognized as safe,”1 and announced that removing them “from processed...
read moreWeekly Health Quiz: Coronavirus, Saunas and Teeth
1 Which of the following supplements are thought to be helpful for the prevention of coronavirus infection, thanks to their ability to strengthen immune function and inhibit infection? Vitamin A and K2 Multivitamins with essential minerals Elderberry and NAC Supplements thought to be useful in the prevention of coronavirus infection include NAC, elderberry, spirulina, beta-glucan, glucosamine, selenium, zinc, lipoic acid, sulforaphane, resveratrol, vitamin D, Bifidobacterium bifidum strain probiotics and sporebiotics. Learn more. Vitamin B6...
read moreEffectively Treat Your Sore Throat — Naturally
The most common reason you may experience a sore throat is a viral infection, such as a cold or flu, which affects the pharyngeal area, or back of your throat. The Guardian characterizes the common cold as having1 “the twin distinction of being both the world’s most widespread infectious disease and one of the most elusive.” Both the cold and flu can cause a sore throat, so it’s helpful to know the difference. Both are viral illnesses but are caused by two different types of viruses. A cold is usually milder than the...
read moreQuercetin and Vitamin D — Allies Against Coronavirus?
As the outbreak of novel coronavirus, COVID-19,1 continues to spread around the world,2 researchers are feverishly searching for effective remedies. According to a February 15, 2020, Nature article,3 more than 80 clinical trials are underway testing remedies ranging from intravenous vitamin C and stem cells from menstrual blood to HIV drugs and malaria medication. There’s also a study looking at serum obtained from patients who recovered from laboratory confirmed COVID-19 infection — the idea being that it will contain antibodies...
read moreHealth Starts in Your Mouth
In this interview, Dr. Dominik Nischwitz, author of “It’s All in Your Mouth: Biological Dentistry and the Surprising Impact of Oral Health on Whole Body Wellness,” discusses his “all-in-one” holistic treatment program, and why addressing your oral health can have far-reaching whole body benefits. Nischwitz is a biological dentist, like his father before him, and has served as president of the International Society of Metal Free Implantology (ISMI) since 2019. As a child, Nischwitz “was always a little bit...
read moreThe No. 1 Thing to Do to Protect Yourself From EMFs
Dr. Mercola Interviews the Experts This article is part of a weekly series in which Dr. Mercola interviews various experts on a variety of health issues. To see more expert interviews, click here. In this video, which is Part 1 of a two-part series, Brian Hoyer and I answer your questions about electromagnetic field (EMF) radiation. Brian is a leading EMF expert1 and a primary consultant for my new book, “EMF*D,” which is being released today. In the video, Brian shares his personal journey and training, which includes nutritional...
read moreDoes Your Morning Wake Up Routine Dictate Your Alertness?
Sleep is a curious thing. For decades, many considered sleeping to be a poor use of their time. Yet, a growing body of evidence now points to the importance of sleep in relation to many facets of health and wellness. Sleep deprivation has been linked to heart disease,1 accidents2 and cognitive impairment.3 A lack of sleep increases your risk for Alzheimer’s disease4 as well as insulin resistance,5 which is the root cause of many chronic conditions. Sleep quality and quantity are important to your health, as demonstrated by one study...
read moreThe Importance of Muscle in Healthy Aging
The older you get, the more important your muscle mass becomes. Not only are strong muscles a requirement for mobility, balance and the ability to live independently, but having reserve muscle mass will also increase your chances of survival1 when sick or hospitalized. Muscle is lost far more easily and quicker than it’s built, so finding ways to continuously promote and maintain your muscle mass is really crucial, especially as you get older. Age-related loss of muscle mass is known as sarcopenia, and if you don’t do anything to...
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