The knee is a sophisticated design with three long leg bones (tibia, fibula, and femur), and join them at the knee cap. Now add several connecting ligaments and muscles to make it move and to ensure joint stability. The knee has many moving parts, but they all work together to function like a hinge that…
Cannabis Is No Better Than a Placebo for Treating Pain – New Research
Cannabis is one of the most widely used drugs in the world. While there are only a few countries where cannabis is legal for recreational use, many more countries have legalised the use of cannabis for medical reasons. Reducing pain is one of the most common reasons people report using medical cannabis. According to a…
Are Athletes Dropping Dead From the COVID Jab?
Despite ‘fact’ checkers’ best efforts to dismiss it as normal, the number of people in this group who died suddenly between January and April 2022 was 1,696% above the historical monthly norm. Is this the deadly combo that’s causing it? STORY AT-A-GLANCE Over the past two years (2021 and 2022), more than 1,650 professional and…
Is High Blood Pressure Overtreated?
Concerned about a high blood pressure reading at your last doctor’s appointment? Your concern may be misplaced. Some doctors believe that hypertension is commonly over- or misdiagnosed, and official blood pressure guidelines from medical organizations around the world differ. Blood pressure measures the force the heart exerts on blood vessels. Systolic pressure (the first or…
Coconut Quinoa Pudding (Recipe)
Top off your healthy meals with this satisfying, homey dessert. Instead of corn syrup-sweetened pudding, make a homemade one that uses healthy coconut oil, dried fruit and protein-rich quinoa. You’ll satisfy a sweet tooth without overdoing added sugars. Servings: Makes 4 to 6 Ingredients: 1 cup cooked quinoa 2 ½ cups coconut or almond milk (not…
Muscles Weaken with Aging Even If You Exercise
With aging you can expect to lose muscle size and strength, which increases risk for lifestyle diseases and disabilities (GeroScience, 2020;42:1547–1578), such as: • heart attacks (Eur Geriatric Med, 2016;7(3):220–3) • diabetes (Med J Aust, 2016;205(7):329–33) • osteoporosis and fractures (Arch Endocrinol Metab, 2015;59(1):59–65; J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci, 2018;73(9):1199–204) • depression and memory…
China’s Covid Numbers are Manifestly Absurd
The Wall Street Journal published a piece titled “Shanghai Has Recorded More Than 130,000 Covid Cases—and No Deaths.” Seeing the darkly comic headline, I was excited. Finally, after two years, the WSJ appeared to be calling out the data fraud that was the foundation for this whole sordid experiment in totalitarian virus mitigation, however belatedly….
NIH Reports: Thrombi Are Long, Require Hospitalization, and Are Life Threatening
Throughout the disastrous COVID-19 injection campaign, desperate patients have often asked me which is the safest vaccine? It is odd that two years into mass vaccination there is no declared “best in class” vaccine. Entities that mandate the vaccine don’t care which vaccine is administered, only that a student, athlete, employee, or soldier has been…
Meditation and Mindfulness May Be as Effective as Medication for Treating Certain Conditions
Many people look to diet trends or new exercise regimens – often with questionable benefit – to get a healthier start on the new year. But there is one strategy that’s been shown time and again to boost both mood and health: meditation. In late 2022, a high-profile study made a splash when it claimed…
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Swiss Audience Finds Message of Hope and Divinity in Shen Yun
LAUSANNE, Switzerland—This Sunday, Jan. 15, spectators from all over Switzerland attended the second performance of Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Théâtre de Beaulieu. Luca Granieri and Sylvia Bellomo come from the province of Valais in French-speaking Switzerland. He is an entrepreneur in the steel industry, she is a pharmacist. “It’s fantastic!” said Mr. Granieri,…