If you’ve hung around us here for more than a minute, you know that we’re big believers that what we eat significantly impacts our health. And you know that ultra-processed foods like candy, soft drinks, pizza, and chips obviously don’t contain enough beneficial nutrients the body requires. Generally speaking, the more ultra-processed foods people eat,…
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In some not-so-surprising news, a recent study found that participants who consumed sugar substitutes showed an altered microbiome and spikes in blood glucose. Since the introduction of diet drinks in the 1950s, the decades-long controversy around the safety of sugar substitutes has continued. Theories surrounding sweeteners such as saccharin, sucralose, and stevia contend that they…
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This past June, we posted about PFAS, often called “forever chemicals” found in drinking water. These harmful manufactured chemicals are present everywhere — in the air we breathe, the soil, and the food we eat. Recent research even reports rainwater anywhere on the planet contains hazardous PFAS levels. What’s worse is that PFAS are almost…
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Stop taking your pills the way you’ve been taking them. It’s the wrong way! Or, so a new study from researchers at Johns Hopkins University says. The study simulated how pills and tablets dissolve in the human stomach and are released into the upper intestine. As soon as you take a pill, it begins a…
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According to a new study, researchers from the University of Reading found that young adults who took high-dose vitamin B6 supplements for a month reported feeling less anxious and depressed. “Vitamin B6 helps the body produce a specific chemical messenger that inhibits impulses in the brain, and our study links this calming effect with reduced…
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Last week, some shocking allegations made concerning a prevailing theory of Alzheimer’s shook the research community, calling into question the validity of the study’s authoritative results. Apparently, part of a pivotal 2006 study of Alzheimer’s disease may have been fabricated. Science magazine proclaimed that it uncovered evidence that images may have been altered in the…
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*PLEASE CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR BEFORE STOPPING ANY MEDICATION!* NOTE: We typically try to let this sort of research speak for itself, this topic is complicated and fraught with risks. Depression, Anxiety, and mood disorders in general are very real and can have awful consequences. To be perfectly clear: – This research DOES NOT show that…
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According to a press release by Incyte, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted approval for a topical treatment for vitiligo in patients 12 and older. The Delaware-based pharmaceutical company announced on Monday that its Opzelura cream, known as Ruxolitinib, is the first FDA-approved treatment for repigmentation in patients with nonsegmental vitiligo, the most…
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There’s some exciting news coming out of Chapel Hill, NC. It looks as though scientists have discovered a drug that may hold the key to curing Hepatitis A. A team from the UNC School of Medicine found that the virus needs specific interactions between the human protein ZCCHC14 and a group of enzymes called TENT4…
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“I believe this is the first time this has happened in the history of cancer.” It’s a bold statement, but the results from a cancer trial that left every patient in remission might give Dr. Luis A. Diaz Jr. an excellent reason to exclaim them. And according to the New York Times article, the study…
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