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The mushroom benefit you probably missed: protection from toxins
In recent years Western countries have finally started to acknowledge what traditional medical systems in Asian countries have known for centuries: mushrooms convey numerous nutritional and medicinal properties. As a food, mushrooms are low in calories, but rich in...
Study highlights benefit of a complete nutrition supplement to lower risk of malnutrition
A new study from Taiwan is highlighting the life-extending benefit of a comprehensive nutritional supplement for the elderly. While most studies on elderly nutrition focus on vitamins and minerals (micronutrients), the new Taiwanese study examined the benefits of a...
Early detection of micronutrient deficiencies reduces neuro-degenerative disease risk, study says
In today's toxic world, exacerbated by nutrient-deficient processed foods, obtaining critical nutrients from supplements is literally a life-saver for many people. This was demonstrated dramatically during the Covid pandemic when study after study showed...
Algae helped fight radiation poisoning after Hiroshima bombing, and it can protect you from toxins too
If you feel tired, regularly suffer brain fog, or suddenly struggle with several seemingly-unrelated health issues at once, a build-up of toxins in the body may be to blame. Everyone suffers from some degree of toxic build-up---it's impossible to avoid it in a modern...
Probiotics offset toxicity in the gut caused by microplastics, new review finds
While the world has been focused on Covid-19 another plague has grown in scale, and will ultimately affect the health of far more people than the Covid virus: plastic toxicity. Plastic is toxic to humans and animals, but since the exposure happens slowly it takes a...
Happy birthday resveratrol: Twenty years since publication of groundbreaking Harvard study
The nutrient resveratrol, best known as the bioactive ingredient in red grapes, is celebrating a birthday of sorts. In September 2003 Harvard University researchers published a study showing resveratrol was able to increase the lifespan of human cells. That research...
While media glorifies obesity, heart disease deaths related to obesity triple in two decades
Unless you've been living on another planet for the past decade or so, you will have noticed the widespread trend of glorifying obesity. Morbidly obese singer Lizzo tops charts as she pumps out videos specifically designed to showcase her excess weight. Tess Holliday,...
Ginger supplements provide anti-inflammatory benefit to autoimmune disease patients in new study
Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is one of the most commonly consumed dietary condiments in the world. This popularity is due to the fact that it not only helps other foods taste better, but also because it has been utilized as a medicinal for thousands of years. The 2011...
Cold symptoms, indigestion, weight gain, inflammation: Studies show curcumin fights them all!
If you're looking for one herb that supports just about every health condition known to man, it would be difficult to find one that fits the criteria better than curcumin. Just in 2023 alone, new studies demonstrated curcumin's effectiveness in four areas: Treating...
Colostrum supplement study demonstrates immune enhancement in young school children
Researchers at Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Poland appear to be on a mission to demonstrate just how effective colostrum is in preventing upper respiratory tract infections (URTI). Earlier this year the researchers published a study showing colostrum...
New study offers hope that natural L-carnitine supplements may one day replace toxic statin drugs
The American Heart Association website reports that cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been the leading killer of Americans for decades. Notwithstanding this infamous ranking, the website also proclaims that "medical advances and prevention efforts have helped Americans...
Study shows you should eat your vegetables—and when you have the flu, eat even more!
By now everyone knows that mom had good reason to tell you, "Eat your veggies." Vegetables contain just about every nutrient that growing kids---and adults---need for optimal health. But now new research is showing that eating vegetables is even more important when...