CRITICAL HEALTH ALERT: One of These Restaurant Meals Equivalent to Chain-Smoking 20 Cigarettes

In 1995, California was the first state to enact a statewide smoking ban for restaurants, with many other states following suit shortly thereafter as the dangers of secondhand smoke became apparent. But diners today who enjoy non-smoking restaurant areas may unknowingly be harming themselves even more by partaking in certain foods—especially those foods that are cooked in vegetable oils. Vegetable oils are those oils extracted … Continue reading CRITICAL HEALTH ALERT: One of These Restaurant Meals Equivalent to Chain-Smoking 20 Cigarettes

A Mortal Enemy of Your Liver, It’s Not Alcohol

STORY AT-A-GLANCE Choline, found in ample amounts in egg yolks, is an essential nutrient for brain, nervous system, cardiovascular and liver function, and is essential for prevention of fatty liver disease, including nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) An estimated 90% of the U.S. population are deficient in choline, a nutrient required to move fat out of your liver NAFLD is the most common form of … Continue reading A Mortal Enemy of Your Liver, It’s Not Alcohol

As We Begin 2022, Let’s Journey on to Find out How to Live a Healthier Life & Boost our Immune System

Sesame seeds are tiny, oil-rich seeds that grow in pods on the Sesamum indicum plant. Unhulled seeds have the outer, edible husk intact, while hulled seeds come without the husk. The hull gives the seeds a golden-brown hue. Hulled seeds have an off-white color but turn brown when roasted. Sesame seeds have many potential health benefits and have been used in folk medicine for thousands of years. … Continue reading As We Begin 2022, Let’s Journey on to Find out How to Live a Healthier Life & Boost our Immune System

Florida Surgeon General Promotes Nutraceuticals for COVID-19

Florida’s new surgeon general, Dr. Joseph Ladapo, has issued a statewide public service announcement in support of commonsense COVID prevention strategies such as optimizing your vitamin D, staying active, eating nutrient-dense foods, and boosting your immune system with supplements. Florida Health’s HealthierYouFL.org website now urges Floridians to “Talk to your health care provider about how certain supplements or foods containing vitamins and minerals might help boost your … Continue reading Florida Surgeon General Promotes Nutraceuticals for COVID-19

STARTLING STUDY ON COVID AND DANDELION: Common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) efficiently blocks the interaction between ACE2 cell surface receptor and SARS-CoV-2 spike protein D614, mutants D614G, N501Y, K417N and E484K in vitro

Abstract On 11th March 2020, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, was declared as a global pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). To date, there are rapidly spreading new “variants of concern” of SARS-CoV-2, the United Kingdom (B.1.1.7), the South African (B.1.351) or Brasilian (P.1) variant. All of them contain multiple mutations in the ACE2 receptor recognition site of the spike … Continue reading STARTLING STUDY ON COVID AND DANDELION: Common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) efficiently blocks the interaction between ACE2 cell surface receptor and SARS-CoV-2 spike protein D614, mutants D614G, N501Y, K417N and E484K in vitro

Here’s to Baking Soda for Far Better Health!

Many of you may have been using baking soda around your home for years without ever even knowing what it is. We did a little digging to uncover the mystery. It turns out that sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) is a chemical salt that, in its natural form, is the mineral nahcolite. Baking soda can react as both an acid and a base, although in an aqueous solution it … Continue reading Here’s to Baking Soda for Far Better Health!