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While Alzheimer’s disease cannot be cured, it can be prevented through proper nutrition. An article in Natural Health 365 states that one of the natural ways to avoid this and other forms of dementia is to increase your intake of nicotinamide riboside. This is a formulation of vitamin B3, which helps produce and regulate energy levels in cells. Vitamin B3 also helps burn carbohydrates and fats. The human body converts nicotinamide riboside into nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+). The latter form ensures the good health of mitochondria that power cells, promote the repair of damaged cellular DNA, and keeps brain cells…

Known as “gandusha” to Ayurvedic healers, oil pulling is an ideal oral detoxification procedure done by swishing a tablespoon of oil in your mouth for around 20 minutes. The process – as simple as it seems to be –  has been observed to dramatically improve oral health and prevent the formation of plaque between teeth. Oil pulling is now being touted as a safe and effective alternative to modern medicines, especially as it offers little to no side effects. A systematic review of the traditional folk remedy discusses just how effective oil pulling is in decreasing the risk of more…

For a lot of women, going into menopause is one of the worst stages in life. With all the symptoms – fatigue, weight gain, moodiness, hot flashes – most of the time, food is the only comfort. However, no matter how tempting that piece of chocolate is, women might want to resist and opt for healthier choices as these can help make the menopausal stage easier to deal with. A recent study showed that eating legumes, peas and green beans, and oily fish – salmon, sardine, and mackerel – can delay the onset of menopause. On the other hand, a diet rich in refined carbs,…

Taking calcium supplements is encouraged for women even before the onset of menopause that causes bone loss. In an article in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Chinese researchers reported an additional benefit of increasing one’s intake of the bone-loving mineral: Additional calcium can help reduce weight and prevent the onset of obesity for premenopausal women. More than 30 years ago, researchers first discovered an inverse relationship between calcium intake and body weight. Several studies into the matter found that calcium supplements could increase the amount of weight lost during excretion and oxidation of fat, as well as improving the effectiveness…

Food supplementation can, at best, only serve to encourage a person to comply with their diet, as stated in a study published in the Journal of Nutrition & Intermediary Metabolism. In the paper, researchers from Australia conducted a systematic review of earlier studies to understand how food supplementation affects dietary interventions. In the study, researchers established that overweight individuals require changes in their lifestyle to regulate their weight. One of these changes is nutrition counseling, with meal plans being an ideal method to measure a person’s compliance with their diet and improve their outcome. Researchers used Scopus, PubMed, and the Cochrane Library…

A new study published in the journal Human Reproduction has found that exposure to air pollution is associated with menstrual cycle. The study authors believe that exposure to air pollution may lead to an irregular menstrual cycle, particularly in teenage girls who are 14 to 18 years old. The researchers of the study looked at the link between air pollution exposure, menstrual irregularity, and time to menstrual cycle regularity. The menstrual cycle is known to be responsive to hormonal regulation, and particulate matter air pollution was found to affect hormonal activity. In conducting the study, they used health and location…

Researchers have found that a combination of bitter kola (Garcinia kola) and garlic (Allium sativum) extracts may contain antimicrobial properties. The study, which was published in the IOSR Journal of Environmental Science, Toxicology and Food Technology, was conducted to investigate the effects of the plants’ extracts on known respiratory pathogens when used separately and when combined into one mixture. The study answers the need for alternative treatments against antibiotic-resistant respiratory pathogens, as researchers believe that developing plant-based antimicrobials will stop this developing trend. For this study, the properties of G. kola and A. sativum were studied. These products are used to treat respiratory infections in…

A study published in Clinical Nutrition has touted the anti-inflammatory benefits of aged garlic extract, providing evidence that its supplementation can decrease inflammatory markers among obese individuals. The double-blind, randomized study involved 51 healthy adults. Their mean age was at 45.6 years while their mean body mass index (BMI) was at 36.1 – well within the obese range. The subjects were matched according to BMI and divided into two groups. One group received aged garlic supplementation while the other was given a placebo. Capsules labeled either A or B were provided to the subjects who, along with the researchers, were not privy to…

It’s well-known that antioxidants can provide a myriad of health benefits — including protection against sunburn and the damage it causes. But according to the FDA, only drugs and creams that have been made by their industry masters can offer health benefits. Is toxic sunscreen really the only option consumers have when it comes to protecting themselves against sun damage — or is the FDA really just that ridiculous? Recently, the FDA cracked down on a number of manufacturers who were producing “sunscreen supplements,” antioxidant mixes featuring compounds like lycopene, lutein and zeaxthanin. Multiple studies have pointed to the benefits…

Once in Sacramento, Nelha, 24, relied on a county translator to help her enroll in Medi-Cal, California’s Medicaid program, to cover the cost of visiting an optometrist. “I need glasses to pass my eye test and get a driver’s license so we can start looking for work,” Nelha said through an interpreter. She plans to find a job in one of the city’s dozens of Ukrainian and Russian restaurants.The thriving Slavic communities in the California cities of Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego, and San Francisco have become magnets for Ukrainians fleeing war less than a year after the state experienced…

The pandemic has taken a toll on everyone, but those who work in health care have suffered disproportionately, according to a new report from the office of U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy.And it’s not just the workers who are at risk. “If not addressed, the health worker burnout crisis will make it harder for patients to get care when they need it, cause health costs to rise, hinder our ability to prepare for the next public health emergency, and worsen health disparities,” according to the report.Murthy is the 21st surgeon general — and also the 19th, having served under President…

Annissa Holland should be excited her son is coming home from prison after four long years of incarceration. Instead, she’s researching rehab centers to send him to as soon as he walks out the gate.She doesn’t know the person who’s coming home — the person who she said has been doing every drug he can get his hands on inside the Alabama prison system. She can hear it in the 34-year-old’s voice when he calls her on the prison phone.As the opioid crisis ravages America, overdose deaths are sweeping through every corner of the nation, including jails and prisons. Criminal…

The gun safety law forged through tense bipartisan talks in the Senate last month has been heralded as the first federal legislation in 30 years to combat rising gun violence. But what often falls below the radar is the new law’s focus on improving mental health services.The pairing of these initiatives in the legislation spearheaded by a small group of senators after the May 24 school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, was a result of Republicans’ insistence that any gun reform effort must also address mental health, even as Democrats disavowed a connection between the two concerns.A central question about this…

A bipartisan U.S. Senate agreement negotiated after high-profile mass shootings in Texas, New York, and Oklahoma lacks gun access restrictions that advocates say are needed to prevent such attacks. But the deal’s focus on mental health has raised hopes — and doubts — that it will help reduce gun suicides, particularly in rural Western states with wide-open gun laws.Conservatives in Congress, mirroring their counterparts in those Republican-led states, are resisting sweeping policies that would restrict access to guns, such as raising the minimum age for purchasing AR-15-style rifles to 21. Proposals to change age limits emerged after guns of that…

The transcript for this segment is being processed. We’re working to post it four to five days after the episode airs.Episode 8: “Tribal Values, Tribal Justice”“I don’t think any human being is disposable,” she said. “Our system is designed to help you return to the community and be an asset in the community.” Episode 8 explores the intergenerational impact of historical traumas on the Yurok people and a local tribal court’s work to meet community needs.Voices from the episode:source

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