The US Food and Drug Administration warns moderation on licorice, or liquorice, a low-growing shrub mostly grown for commercial use in Greece, Turkey, and Asia. It is in black licorice and has been used as a treatment for heartburn, stomach ulcers, bronchitis, sore throat, cough and some infections caused by […]
A population-based, prospective cohort study revealed that a trajectory of increasing disability became significantly steeper after stroke but not after myocardial infarction (MI). The study included 5888 individuals 65 years or older from 1989 to 2013, mean age was 72.8 years; 2495 were male. During a mean follow-up of 13 […]
An international consortium showed that patients with depression and increased appetite and/or weight (A/W) carried a higher number of genetic risk variants for body mass index (BMI) and levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) and leptin. Data sets were drawn from case-control, cohort, and population-based studies, with established psychiatric diagnoses and […]
A stiff neck typically is the result of muscles weakening over time from poor posture or misuse, and your body has a protective spasm. Simple remedies include: Use ice for the first 48 to 72 hours, then use heat; take over-the-counter pain relievers; keep moving, but avoid jerking or painful […]
In a prospective, population-based cohort analysis, mitochondrial DNA copy number is independently associated with incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) and may have clinical utility in CVD risk classification. The analysis included 21 870 participants (20 163 free from CVD at baseline, mean age 62.4 years, and 54.7% women) from 3 studies with a […]
According to Dr. Mark Hyman, the problem with migraines is to just treat the symptoms, not the causes. The most important causes of migraines are food allergy/bowel and gut imbalances, chemical triggers, hormonal imbalances, magnesium deficiency, and mitochondrial imbalances. Food allergy/bowel and gut imbalances may be treated with an elimination […]