(Explore Your Mind) Our immune system is ready for all kinds of attacks from outside forces. Each of its components plays a role depending on the pathogen involved.
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Brucella Infection Outbreak Blamed on Raw Milk Producers Turns out to Be Caused by Brucella Vaccine in Commercial Dairies
(Health Impact News) Recent headlines about a Brucella outbreak in 19 states blamed raw milk dairies.
Toxic Water: How Surface Mining is Poisoning Our Wells
(Will Justice) Imagine your home’s water was rust-orange and smelled like rotten eggs. Every time you showered or washed your hands, you got rashes and dry skin.
This Is Your Body (and Brain) on Gluten
(Kelly Brogan, M.D.) “You should consider eliminating all gluten and dairy from your diet for 3 months.” Gulp. Those words hung in the air like an alien spacecraft hovering between us. When I had the good sense to consult a naturopath after my diagnosis with postpartum thyroiditis, this was the backbone of her recommendation to me. To me, as a psychiatric fellow, 9 years into my medical training, gluten had no relevance to the non-celiac population.
The Science of Yin Yoga
(Jessica Humphries) The long-held, deeply restful postures of Yin Yoga provide a welcome contrast to the more dynamic, Yang dominated practices that are popular in the modern, Western world. A remedy to our fast-paced lifestyles, Yin is a practice that encourages people to slow down–immersing in the kind of stillness that can lead to the expansion of consciousness.
The Foreskin: Why Is It Such A Secret In North America?
(Spoony Quine) The male prepuce, or foreskin, is a highly mobile and extraordinarily sensitive double fold of tissue that is the end of the penis. Why do Americans go out of their way to remove this part of human anatomy, when the rest of the world does not?
Another Reason to Choose Organic over Processed: Consuming Raw Fruits and Veggies Is Linked to Better Mental Health Outcomes
(Ellaine Castillo) Countless evidence proves the importance of eating fruits and vegetables. Unfortunately, many of these studies fail to consider the effects of various food processing techniques like cooking and canning on their nutritional content and benefits. Recently, a team of researchers from the University of Otago in New Zealand has found that the consumption of raw fruits and vegetables leads to better mental health outcomes compared to their processed counterparts.
Vegan Deficiencies Debunked | the SCIENCE EXPLAINED!
Vegan Deficiencies Debunked | the SCIENCE EXPLAINED!
How the Corruption of Science is Contributing to the Collapse of Modern Civilization
(Richard Gale and Gary Null Ph.D.) This year will likely mark another milestone in science and medicine. Again, Americans will spend more money on diagnostic tests, surgeries and other medical procedures, and patients will consume more drugs and receive more treatments than any other time in US history.
CBD Oil Is More Than Just A Fad: Holistic Vets Effectively Use It On Dogs
(Sara Tipton) CBD oil (cannabidiol oil) is proving itself as more than just a fad. It seems like everyone, from athletes to everyday busy moms, and even veterinarians are using it as a natural and safe holistic treatment for a variety of ailments.
Why The Law Forbids The Medicinal Use of Natural Substances
(Collective Evolution) According to the FDA’s legal definition, a drug is anything that “diagnoses, cures, mitigates, treats, or prevents a disease.” The problem with this definition is that there are numerous substances, as readily available and benign as found on our spice racks, which have been proven by countless millennia of human experience to mitigate, prevent and in some cases cure disease, and which cannot be called drugs according to the FDA.
Breakthrough: Vitamin D Supplements Taken During Pregnancy Found to Prevent Autism in Children
(Russel Davis) Taking vitamin D supplements during pregnancy can prevent the onset of autism spectrum disorder in children, a recent animal study showed. Researchers at the University of Queensland in Australia say that pregnant mice who are given active vitamin D treatment during their equivalent first trimester bear offspring that do not not exhibit autism-related behaviors.
Ditch the Aspirin! Ginger Works Just as Well … With None of the Side Effects
(Mary Miller) A daily dose of one aspirin a day is often prescribed for the prevention of heart disease to those who are at risk. However, just like with other over-the-counter (OTC) drugs, the use of aspirin comes with health risks and unwanted side effects. Some of these risks may include excessive bleeding, kidney and liver failure, ulcers, tinnitus, and hemorrhagic stroke. The good news is that ginger can be used as a suitable alternative to aspirin without the potential adverse effects.
The Startling Link Between Alzheimer’s and Heavy Metals
(Will Justice) It is estimated that 5.7 million Americans are suffering from Alzheimer’s disease at this very moment. By 2050, that number is projected to more than double to almost 14 million.
Smoking Pot Just Once May Increase Teen Brain Volume: Why That Could Be Bad
(Yasemin Saplakoglu) Smoking pot just once might be linked to changes in young brains, a new study suggests. Adolescents who smoked marijuana one or two times had increased amounts of gray matter — a combination of neuron bodies and cells that feed them — in their brains compared with those who hadn’t, according to a new study published yesterday (Jan. 14) in the Journal of Neuroscience.