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Sometimes when your nose stuffs up and your throat’s sore, a doctor may give you an antibiotic “just to be safe.” Turns out that drug prescription is anything but. A study at Oregon State University shows that an antibiotic’s side effects can be much stronger and potentially more complicated than doctors recognize. And those effects may lead to long-term health problems. It’s generally recognized that antibiotics can distort the healthy…
Although a variety of studies seem to show that frequently eating red meat may increase your risk of heart problems, if you eat a paleo diet, you may be protected from this threat. Medical researchers are still arguing about the effects of red meat on the body. One of the main areas of controversy surrounds its effect on cardiovascular health. Large population studies have suggested that people who indulge in…
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Until the beginning of the development of modern antibiotics in the 1940s, colloidal silver was the natural antibiotic of choice and had been for 50 years. Pharmaceutical antibiotics looked like miracles because, in the beginning, there were no antibiotic-resistant strains of disease organisms. There was a lot of excitement over the new wonder drugs. So, naturally, colloidal silver disappeared into the memory hole. Colloidal silver contains the very important electrolytes…
Aches and pains are a struggle any time of day. But first thing in the morning, even prior to getting out of bed, pains can really knock the wind out of you and steal the joy of a day before it’s even begun. In today’s video article we’ll look at how sleeping posture can be a factor (for better and worse), and my colleague Dr. Brett Cardonick shows several exercises…
Life exists because of a series of self-correcting chemical reactions. There is a very specific concentration of sodium, potassium, calcium and magnesium that must exist within and outside our cells. When the concentration of various minerals gets either too high or too low, the cells die. When too many cells die, we die. Because of that self-correcting chemistry, we have tremendous capability to reverse the damage caused by chronic disease.…
When researchers in Brazil decided to measure how a popular vegetable oil could reduce blood pressure, they didn’t expect the remarkable results they discovered. Scientists at the Biotechnology Center at the Federal University of Paraiba in Brazil wanted to learn how coconut oil and exercise could help drop high blood pressure, so they designed a set of lab tests that could analyze changes in oxidative stress and baroreflex sensitivity –…
Knowing your risk for disease can help you take steps to lower your chance of getting ill. With men, they often avoid worrying about their health until they already have a problem. Women are better at prevention, which is why it is important to know if your husband is at risk for prostate cancer so you can help him lower his risk factors. Prostate cancer has many risk factors. Some,…
One of the biggest dangers to your immune system–making you more vulnerable to illnesses like multiple sclerosis and lupus–may be what you eat for dinner tonight. A study at the University of Michigan shows that for younger women of childbearing age, eating seafood that is high in mercury can increase the risk of autoimmune difficulties, stimulating immune cells to attack healthy tissue. These types of illnesses primarily affect women and…
Many of us distort our hormonal health and immunity by getting too little sleep. But researchers in France say there’s a quick way to get those hormones back on track. Take a 30 minute nap. About 30 percent of Americans get six or less hours of sleep a night, too little to keep the immune system functioning properly or keep hormones in proper balance. According to the U.S. Centers for…