Quercetin has a wide range of benefits, which has made it useful for a variety of different health conditions. In the last two years, the antiviral benefits of quercetin have been the focus of many studies. However, there are other, lesser-known benefits, including the effects as a senolytic agent against senescence-mediated cancer growth. Read more.
Archives for August 2022
Why Bugs Are Better than Pesticides
An unlikely pesticide alternative shows how effective working with, rather than against, nature can be. A recent study found that, under certain conditions, ants can be more effective than pesticides at pest control and increasing crop yields over time. This is exactly the kind of practice we should be thinking about more seriously to reduce our need for dumping toxic chemicals on plants—a practice which is helping to drive the chronic disease epidemic. Read more.
Will Curcumin be Eliminated?
European countries are taking aim at curcumin supplements, showing why we should not follow in their footsteps with Sen. Dick Durbin’s disastrous, anti-supplement policy. Action Alert! Following a spate of adverse events purportedly linked to curcumin supplements, Italy has prohibited all health claims related to curcumin. Read more.
CDC streamlines COVID-19 guidance to help the public better protect themselves and understand their risk
Today, CDC is streamlining its COVID-19 guidance to help people better understand their risk, how to protect themselves and others, what actions to take if exposed to COVID-19, and what actions to take if they are sick or test positive for the virus. Read more.
Fueling the Immune System for the 21st Century
Infectious diseases are a major threat to human survival and quality of life. In 1996, the World Health Organization raised concern regarding over 17 million people dying each year from infectious diseases. [1] That’s over 46,000 people per day. In 2014 HIV/AIDS caused 1.6 million deaths, tuberculosis caused 1.3 million deaths, pneumonia killed 1.1 million children under the age of 5, infectious diarrhea killed 760,000 children under the age of 5, malaria killed 627,000 people, Rabies killed 55,000 people, and Dengue killed 20,000 people and made 400 million ill. Read more.
10 Medicinal Uses for Comfrey: Wound Healer, Muscle Relaxer, Ulcer Treatment, Eyewash and More
Comfrey is a powerful healing plant that is sometimes called the king of the vulneraries (healing plants). Unfortunately, comfrey bears a stigma. In the 1970s, scientists discovered the presence of pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs) in comfrey that could harm the liver. Panic spreads much faster than prudence or careful research, and soon comfrey had fallen out of favor. The medical community turned against comfrey. Some countries even banned its sale. Read more.
Six Top Reasons to Try Grape Seed Extract
Grape seed extract, made from crushed grape seeds, contains high levels of proanthocyanidins, polyphenols that give grapes their deep red and purple hues. Heralded for its strong antioxidant activity, grape seed extract has risen in popularity as a functional food. Read more.
President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act is Massive Subsidy to GM Crops
Some have hailed the bill as the greatest US investment to date addressing the climate crisis. But Center for Food Safety’s executive director Andrew Kimbrell said that not only will it fail to mitigate the catastrophic effects of industrial agriculture on the climate, but it allocates potentially billions of dollars in taxpayer subsidies to the cultivation of GM crops. Read more.
Unexpected 40% Increase in ‘All Cause Deaths’ in 2021
U.S. life insurance companies have reported an overwhelming and unexplainable increase in all deaths among 18 to 49 year-olds. Along with that, there’s also been an increase in certain medical diagnoses such as miscarriages and Bell’s palsy. … [There was] an alarming increase in certain things. For example, they saw a 270 percent increase in myocardial infarction in 2021, a 300 percent increase in incidence in Bell’s palsy and of certain neurologic complaints, a 470 percent increase in pulmonary embolism—blood clots to the lungs—and many many other huge increases that they found alarming. Read more.
Ever Had Migraine Auras? Maybe This Will Help
It is estimated that migraines affect 12% of the population of the U.S. Chronic migraines are the second most disabling condition and are associated with psychiatric disease, sleep disorders and cardiovascular disease. Migraines often start before the age of 40 and usually during adolescence. Read more.