Posts Tagged ‘liver’
Hepatitis A
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…
Read MoreKilling Cancer
There’s some promising news coming out of Oregon State University. A team of researchers at OSU has discovered a new class of anti-cancer compounds capable of killing both liver and breast cancer cells. These new compounds, called Select Modulators of AhR-regulated Transcription or SMAhRTs, weren’t the research team’s only discovery. They also identified the genetic…
Read MoreJuicing Doesn’t Detox
In the last blog, we talked about why juice cleanses aren’t the smartest way to lose weight. In this post, we’ll look at how they’re also not a good choice for detoxing. Put simply, if you’re only drinking juice, you’re overloading your body with sugar. Yes, it’s natural sugar, but even natural sugar isn’t awesome…
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