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Matthew Medinsky

Weekly Health Quiz: Cooking Oils, Gut Health and Autism Research

1 What do cholesterol dehydrogenase enzymes, encoded by ismA genes, do in the gut? * Increase cholesterol absorption * Convert cholesterol into coprostanol Cholesterol dehydrogenase enzymes encoded by ismA genes convert cholesterol into coprostanol, a form less easily absorbed by the body. Learn more. * Break down dietary fiber * Produce harmful endotoxins Cholesterol

Can Puzzles and Games Prevent Alzheimer's?

In the later stages of life, the specter of Alzheimer's disease looms large, affecting over 50 million people worldwide and projected to surpass 150 million by 2050.

When Is the Best Time to Take Your Supplements?

Supplements have become increasingly popular with more people aiming to improve their health and well-being.

Sticking Wires into the Brain is not new

Considering Elon Musk’s efforts to wire people’s brains to send messages to a receiver, Dr.

Convivial Economics

“It’s not a usual thing to do, you know, to invite total strangers into your home,” the woman says as she steps across the threshold. Four o’clock in the afternoon, already quite dark outside, but we’ve lit a couple of marschaller, the large outdoor candles that Swedes

Beyond Growth: The promise of a wellbeing economy

In this guest blog, econometrician and sustainability researcher Gaya Herrington considers whether a transition to a Wellbeing Economy is possible and what that would mean for our society and how we interact with the natural world. Why, despite all our innovative capabilities, do problems like poverty, hunger, and environmental destruction

Blood Pressure Influences Your Risk for Alzheimer's Disease

High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is one of the most common health conditions affecting Americans today.

Oxygen stimulates the body to heal

Chronic illness is typically caused by some underlying cellular dysfunction. Two of the primary reasons for that are toxicity and/or poor gut health. Infected root canals and cavitations are also common causes of chronic health problems. Oxygen therapy stimulates your body to heal itself. You can stimulate joint cartilage

The New Neuroscience of Sleep and Dreams

What factor contributed significantly to the ineffectiveness of hospital protocols during COVID-19? * Hospitals prioritized natural therapies over pharmaceutical treatments * Financial incentives encouraged the use of unproven, profit-driven treatments like remdesivir Profit-driven protocols, such as remdesivir, were incentivized over effective alternatives, contributing to poor patient outcomes. Learn more. * Hospitals lacked adequate

Unlocking Pregnancy Health — The Powerful Impact of Relaxation

Stress and anxiety during pregnancy are alarmingly common, affecting a significant proportion of expectant mothers today.

Vitamin D and autoimmune diseases; a deficiency disrupts the foundation of our immune systems

Vitamin D deficiency disrupts thymus function and immune tolerance, triggering autoimmune diseases by allowing self-reactive T cells to escape into the bloodstream. Vitamin D enhances both innate and adaptive immunity by boosting antimicrobial peptides, suppressing inflammatory responses and promoting regulatory T cells that maintain immune balance. Beyond immune function, vitamin

Structures found in mRNA injection samples are neither “nanobots” nor contaminants; they are lipid nanostructures

In response to a paper published some months earlier interpreting microstructures found in samples of covid injections as “nano-robots,” chemistry professor Dr. Anne Ulrich, who has seen a lot of these structures during her research over 20 years, explained that they were structures and crystals formed by self-assembling lipids. Simple

How Fermented Foods Help Promote Better Mental Health

Fermented foods stand out as a potent intervention when it comes to inﬂuencing your mental health by impacting a symbiotic relationship inside the body, which is called the gut-brain axis.