Category: health

The Surprising Benefits of Cold Plunge Therapy

Perhaps you’re familiar with the polar bear plunge, where individuals willingly jump, run, or dive into icy cold water. Such events are typically done as fundraisers and aren’t a routine activity. However, some people participate in cold plunge therapy, a healing technique that can be helpful for a wide variety of conditions and ailments when…


Why Goals Fail, and How to Do Better

A goal is any outcome in your life that wouldn’t happen without an intervention. It’s a detour from the path of least resistance. Maybe you recognize that your current habits aren’t cutting it. You have greater ambitions for your life than the trajectory your current behaviors have you on. You’re going to need to change…


Protein May Reverse Age-Related Memory Loss

Exercise is important for your body and your brain at any age. A new study reveals how physical activity may slow the decline in learning and memory as you get older. Researchers looked at the brains of young and old mice. Some had access to a running wheel in their cage, while others did not….


Judge Green Lights Lawsuit Challenging San Diego’s COVID Vaccine Mandate for Employees

A lawsuit challenging San Diego’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for municipal employees will move forward after a federal judge on Tuesday rejected the city’s request to dismiss the complaint. This article was originally published by The Defender – Children’s Health Defense’s News & Views Website A lawsuit challenging San Diego’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for municipal employees will move…


Eat These ‘Salt-Removing’ Foods to Help Decrease Mortality Risk by 20 Percent

Eating overly salty foods and consuming too much salt can cause high blood pressure, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancers, and many other diseases in the long run. Fortunately, some “salt-removing foods” can help reduce this burden on our body. It’s not that salt isn’t good or necessary for our health. People often recommend cutting salty or…


Kids Born Premature Lag in Elementary School, But Most Catch Up Later

While babies born prematurely may lag behind their elementary school peers, they eventually catch up, British researchers report. By the end of high school, only the kids born before 32 weeks of gestation were continuing to struggle, according to a new study published online Aug. 17 in the journal PLOS ONE. A team led by…


Extra Protein Does Not Enlarge Muscles

A review of 49 studies on a total of 1800 weightlifters, who lifted at least twice a week for at least six weeks, found that doubling the recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) of protein increased strength gains by nine percent and added about a pound of muscle (British Journal of Sports Medicine, Mar 1,2018;52(6):376-384). With aging,…


New and Recurrent Cancers After MRNA Vaccines, Studies Suggest Immune Changes

Since receiving Moderna COVID-19 vaccines, Bonnie Eisenberg experienced relapse of her breast cancer 7 years after being in remission. The 73-year-old was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer in 2012. After successful treatment, she had been in remission since 2014. Ever since then, her doctor has measured tumor marker levels in her body to monitor…


Research Project Takes Aim at Magnesium Deficiency

Nearly half of Western people don’t get enough of this nutrient that’s crucial to brain and cardiovascular health, muscle and nerve function, detoxification, mitochondrial function and activation of other nutrients. Even subclinical deficiencies can be deadly, so don’t take a chance. STORY AT-A-GLANCE Magnesium is required for the functioning of more than 300 enzyme systems…


How the Brain Clears Toxins

Many of you have heard of the lymphatic system—the waste removal system of the body responsible for clearing out cellular debris, fluid, and inflammatory byproducts. The lymphatic system is found throughout the body and comprises multiple organs including the spleen, tonsils, adenoids, and the thymus gland. Lymph nodes are small, bean-shaped organs located along lymph…