Back in 2012 I made a science documentary called Eat, Fast And Live Longer which explored the science behind approaches to extending healthy life and holding back the hands of time. I concluded that the only proven way to do this was by calorie restricting. Now, eight years later, there’s stronger proof of the benefits from calorie […]
Category Archives: Health
Like everything else concerning the coronavirus pandemic, the usefulness of Vitamin C is subject to various medical opinions. Some physicians and hospitals in the United States and elsewhere around the world are providing intravenous Vitamin C treatment for those affected. Other medical experts and clinicians remain unconvinced of its effectiveness. FULL STORY HERE
James P. Allison believed that unleashing the immune system was a way to beat cancer when almost no one else did. A Nobel Prize and a growing list of cancer survivors vindicate him. FULL STORY HERE
What Is SLS? What is SLS exactly? SLS, or sodium lauryl sulfate, is a common ingredient in beauty products, washes, toothpastes and even cleaning products. When we use a wash or beauty product on our skin, it’s probably a liquid made of a water phase and an oily phase. As we know, oil and water […]
A man in Germany had so much fat in his thickened, pale blood, it basically looked like milk, scientists report – and it could have killed him if doctors hadn’t resorted to a long-abandoned treatment pioneered by ancient healers thousands of years ago. FULL STORY HERE
A splashy study published in JAMA Pediatrics this week titled Associations Between Screen-Based Media Use and Brain White Matter Integrity in Preschool-Aged Children suggests that increased screen time could detrimentally affect preschooler brain structure. The findings sound extreme: More screen time meant lower expressive language, less ability to rapidly name objects, and decreased literacy skills. There were also physical changes to […]
Dr. Hassan Nemeh, the surgeon who led the team that performed the first double lung transplant on a vaping patient in the United States, said that the damage to the previously healthy teen’s organs was unparalleled. “What I saw in his lungs is like … FULL STORY HERE
Not all cholesterol is created equal. Cholesterol — a waxy substance made by the body and found in some foods — is something the body needs, at least in small amounts. Increased blood levels of cholesterol — particularly the LDL or “bad” cholesterol — have been linked to a greater risk of heart disease, according […]