Health Benefits of Ketones and the Ketogenic Diet
John Williamson Cameron Although glucose is the primary source of energy for the human body, ketones are an alternative energy source that is more efficient and can provide many health benefits. Small amounts of ketones are produced by the liver in the morning after depletion of glucose following an overnight fast. It is possible to […]
Fat and Diabetes: Bad Press, Good Paper, and the Reemergence of Our Good Friend Glutathione
Christopher Masterjohn When mitochondria are overloaded with more energy than they can handle, they begin making increasing amounts of the free radical superoxide. Superoxide carries out important signaling roles. Among them, it directs excess energy into fat synthesis. But it can also wreak havoc on the cell by forming oxidants that can damage vulnerable proteins, […]
Nutrition: The Anti-Aging Factor
Sylvia Onusic Aging has been predetermined in our genes, experts say, and cells can only divide forty to sixty times before they reach the “HayTick Limit,” a theory advanced in 1961 by Leonard HayTick at the Wistar Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Structures at the end of chromosomes called telomeres protect cells from deterioration or fusion […]
How Nebulized Peroxide Helps Against Respiratory Infections
Joseph Mercola Hydrogen peroxide sits inside and outside cells of your cells in low levels, ready and waiting to be generated in greater amounts as soon as a pathogen is detected by your immune system. Nebulizing hydrogen peroxide into your sinuses, throat and lungs is a simple, straightforward way to augment your body’s natural expression […]
How Pine Can Benefit Your Respiratory Health
Natures Wild Medicine Pine trees have shown remarkable health benefits for all sorts of symptoms and ailments including cardiovascular health and female health issues including menopause, but especially for respiratory health. Pretty much all of the pine tree from the needles to the bark to the oils and the nuts, have shown to elicit some […]
Potential Implications of Quercetin in Autoimmune Diseases
Pan Shen et al. Autoimmune diseases are a worldwide health problem with growing rates of morbidity, and are characterized by breakdown and dysregulation of the immune system. Although their etiology and pathogenesis remain unclear, the application of dietary supplements is gradually increasing in patients with autoimmune diseases, mainly due to their positive effects, relatively safety, […]
Autism-Heavy Metal Toxicity and Herbal Remedies: A Review
Vijayalakshmi S and K. G. Kripa Autism is a developmental disorder that appears in the first 3 years of life, and affects the brain’s normal development of social and communication skills. Many researches are supportive of the fact that toxic metals increase the symptoms of autism, PDD and ADHD. Current research ascertains the presence of […]
Autism and Vaccinations
Mary Megson The segment of children with “regressive autism,” the form where children develop normally for a period of time then lose skills and sink into autism, most commonly at 18-24 months of age, is increasing at a phenomenal rate. I am seeing several children in the same family a\ected, including in the last week […]
