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September 12, 2016 Black Tea and C-Reactive Protein Reference: Toxicology, ResearchGate,   I drink black tea. Quite a lot, in fact. I like chai. I’m also on the quest to find how to lower C-reactive protein. When I see research that addresses both topics, I pay attention. This is interesting.   The study design was pretty simple. Three cups… Continue reading Black Tea and C Reactive Protein‬

September 05, 2016 Apple Cider Vinegar and Your Heart Reference: BBC News Sept 2016,    It’s September, the apples are ripe. The farmers’ market is overflowing. We are all in a fall festive mood. The vendor at the farmers’ market hands you some apple cider samples. Delicious. She tells you about making vinegar and how it’s… Continue reading Apple Cider Vinegar and Your Heart

August 29, 2016 How Your Gut Bacteria Make You Fat  References: Science News, Nature,     Ok, this isn’t in humans, it’s in rats, but we share a lot of their basic physiology, and they are easier to cut open and examine and sample. If this holds up in humans, we will have gained quite a lot.… Continue reading How The Bacteria in Your Gut Make You Fat

August 22, 2016 Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone  References: Wikipedia, Curr. Alzheimer’s Res Aug, 2016,    Not your common table topic, is it? MSH is such an out-of-the-way hormone, virtually no one talks about it much. Until I read an abstract about it’s potential use in Alzheimer’s, I hadn’t heard much about it either. Just what does it do? And how… Continue reading Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone – Not Just For Tans Anymore

August 15, 2016 MARCoNs. Are you tired all the time?  Reference: Pakistan J Pharm Sci,   ‪ Ever heard of MARCONS? Pubmed calls it MRCoNs and it stands for Methicillin-Resistant Coagulase Negative Staph. If you pick your nose, you have Coagulase Negative staph bacteria on your finger. We all do. It lives in our nose and on… Continue reading MARCoNs and Chronic Fatigue

August 08, 2016 Resveratrol and your Brain  Reference: Science Daily July 2016, Neurology,    You’ve heard of leaky gut, right? That’s where the integrity of the gut membrane is compromised and larger molecules can leak in, setting your immune system off to make inflammation and set you up for auto-immune disease.  Did you know there is another… Continue reading Resveretrol and Your Brain

August 01, 2016 H2 – Hydrogen to Your Health!  Reference: Nature Medicine,   Elemental hydrogen is 75% of the universe, so it’s not actually very rare. But on planet earth it’s so light that as a gas, it evaporates and escapes off into space. In our atmosphere, it’s rare. Attached to other chemicals, like oxygen, however, and it’s… Continue reading H2 – Hydrogen to Your Health!

July 25, 2016 ‪Too Much Thyroid is Not a Good Thing for Your Brain  Reference: JR CLIN ENDO METAB,   What is too much thyroid? Our bodies have a unique method of telling us if we think we are getting enough thyroid hormone. Thyroid hormone is made in our thyroid gland, in the front of our necks.… Continue reading Too Much Thyroid is Not a Good Thing for Your Brain

July 18, 2016 ‪Another Reason Wheat is Toxic  Reference: Interdiscip. Toxicology, Entropy, The Healthy Home Economist,   Have you ever wondered why you or some of your close friends seem to get sick and just don’t feel good when you eat wheat products? Have you experienced the blossoming of gluten-free products with skepticism because your regular doctor scoffs at the… Continue reading Another Reason Wheat is Toxic Glyphosate

July 11, 2016 Walking Down the Stairs May Lower Your Blood Sugar More than Walking Upstairs   References: American Heart Meetings,   You can imagine! I’m going to the Mall over the 4th of July weekend and it’s sweltering hot outside. I’m with my nephew and niece and we’re going to check out school supplies. The mall is… Continue reading Walking Down the Stairs May Lower Your Blood Sugar More than Walking Upstairs