Medium Chain Triglycerides (MCTs), the primary type of fat found within coconut oil, have been found to boost cognitive performance in older adults suffering from memory disorders as serious as Alzheimer’s — and not after months or even days of treatment, but after a single 40 ml dose! Read more.
Archives for November 2022
GM Purple Tomatoes May Soon Appear in Your Local Grocery Store
Recently the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) approved the commercial production and sale of a new purple coloured genetically modified (GM) tomato, known as the “purple tomato”. The US Food and Drug Administration, which is responsible for food safety, has yet to approve it. Here, once again, we have an unnecessary food product, genetically engineered for patent protection – a financially motivated concept – and without human safety testing. Read more.
Mental Health: Nutrition Matters
I just got back from the American Nutrition Association Annual Summit in San Diego. The theme was the impact of nutrition on mental health. It was an awesome assembly of great researchers and speakers, and it’ll provide me with fodder for many Intelligent Medicine articles and podcasts in the new year. Read more.
Vitamin D — An Evolutionary Tale for Application
November 2nd was ‘World Vitamin D Day’ – we say every day should be a vitamin D day! If there was one vitamin that was, in fairly equal measure, controversial, maligned, disputed and yet completely essential for the proper function of nearly every cell and tissue in our bodies, it would be vitamin D – ‘the sunshine vitamin’. Read more.
Restoring Hormone Balance — Health from the Ground Up
Do your mood and energy fluctuate wildly? Do you crave sugar or salt? Are you depressed? Sleep poorly? Overweight and putting on more and more fat? Do you have dry skin and hair loss? Brain fog? Intolerance to cold? Constipation? If you’re a woman, do you suffer from irregular, painful, or heavy periods? If the answer to any of these questions is “yes,” it could be an indication that your hormones are out of balance, and you wouldn’t be alone. Half of women have reported experiencing the symptoms of hormone imbalance. Read more.
Doctors Silenced in Quest for Medical “Orthodoxy”
A close look at how the COVID-19 pandemic brought censorship and suppression of scientific debate to frightening new heights. Suppression of unwelcome or unwanted views is nothing new, but there are several indications that the censorship that occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic took on a new character. A new study aims to shed light on the features of this censorship, and it hits on many of the themes we’ve been reporting on for some time. Efforts to stifle free speech are culminating in state-level bills that threaten doctors’ medical licenses if they spread medical “misinformation” relating to the pandemic. Read more.
Exclusive Mexico to Proceed with GMO Corn Ban, Seeks International Grain Deals — Official
Mexico is considering direct agreements with farmers in the United States, Argentina and Brazil to secure non-genetically modified yellow corn imports, the country’s deputy agriculture minister said, adding that a 2024 ban on GM corn would not be amended. Read more.
PFAS Found in Tampons
More disturbing evidence of the presence of toxic “forever” chemicals in common consumer products. Action Alert! A new report has found that five of 23 tampon products tested positive for the presence of PFAS “forever” chemicals, including two brands labeled “organic.” This represents another route of exposure to these dangerous chemicals that seem to be ubiquitous in our environment and consumer products. How long will the EPA sit by idly and watch while Americans continue to be exposed to these dangerous chemicals? Read more.
With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility: Why “safe enough” is not good enough in Debates on GM Technologies
New genomic techniques (NGTs) are powerful technologies with the potential to change how we relate to our food, food producers, and natural environment. Their use may affect the practices and values our societies are built on. Like many countries, the EU is currently revisiting its GMO legislation to accommodate the emergence of NGTs. We argue that assessing such technologies according to whether they are ‘safe enough’ will not create the public trust necessary for societal acceptance. Read more.
4 Sugar Alternatives that Won’t Poison You
You may think that staying slim and eating healthfully means NO sweets, but guess what? There are natural and delicious sweeteners that won’t wreck your diet, and even have therapeutic ‘side benefits’. Read more.