Health

When it comes to nutritional supplementation regimens, most research focuses on what's in the bottle. Far fewer studies investigate the more decisive question: what makes a person actually take it, day after day, long after the initial motivation has faded? Because the finest nutrient ever formulated does nothing if it ...

Americans now consume linoleic acid (LA) at levels that would have been unimaginable a century ago — close to 30 grams per day, up from just 2 grams in the 1860s. That's led to a fundamental change in the way your body operates at the cellular level. This polyunsaturated fat ...

We don't fight food the way we fight pills. There's a reason a child will happily eat a strawberry and fight you over a vitamin. We are wired for food. It's familiar, it's pleasurable, it belongs to some of the most enjoyable parts of our day. Taking a pill, by ...

Over the last year, I've worked to bring the public's attention to dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) a forgotten natural therapy which rapidly treats a wide range of conditions and that many studies have shown is very safe (provided it's used correctly), and most importantly (thanks to the 1994 DSHEA act which ...

Walk any supplement aisle and you're basically walking through a contest of numbers; 1,000 milligrams of this, 5,000 units of that. High potency. Extra strength. Mega dose. The entire pitch rests on a single unspoken promise: that more is better, and the biggest number on the bottle wins. Most people ...

Children sit in a dental chair with little say over the material placed in their mouth. The choice may depend on the dentist they see, what their insurance covers, or which government program pays for the procedure. Parents may simply hear "dental filling" and consent without being told that dental ...

Chocolate has a history that stretches back thousands of years. Ancient civilizations prized cacao as both a food and a ceremonial drink, and today dark chocolate is often promoted as a healthier choice because it contains antioxidant compounds called polyphenols. You break off a square or two expecting something close ...

You may have heard of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), an organosulfur compound, as a remedy for joint pain or inflammation. DMSO is produced both naturally and synthetically. It's found in trace amounts in certain foods and widely used as a solvent in scientific research and industrial processes due to its ability ...

If I were stranded on a desert island or knew the world was ending and I could only bring a few therapies with me, one of them, without a doubt, would be DMSO. This is because: It effectively addresses acute injuries (e.g., sprains) and chronic musculoskeletal disorders (e.g., arthritis). It’s ...

For nearly 40 years, beta blockers have been a standard prescription after a heart attack. Today, more than 80% of patients who survive an uncomplicated myocardial infarction leave the hospital with one of these drugs.1 A myocardial infarction, better known as a heart attack, occurs when blood flow to part ...

When most people think about the body’s internal clock, sleep usually comes to mind. However, the circadian rhythm regulates far more than just your sleep-wake cycle. Each organ, including the brain, liver, and skeletal muscles, operates according to its own internal timing mechanism governed by this rhythm.1 Skeletal muscles, in ...

If you're dealing with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), you've probably been told it's a hormone problem and handed a prescription that treats one symptom at a time. But emerging research points to a different origin entirely. PCOS affects far more than your ovaries. It's a full-body metabolic disorder that shows ...