…have the correct arm x-rayed!” I assured him that what he was looking at was indeed an x-ray of my left arm. He was amazed as there was no trace of my arm having been broken. All the holes in my bones where the hardware had been were completely gone, a process that would take a least six months to a year, or so I was told. Since then I have been absolutely fascinated with…
…and actually reverse damage to the body caused by chronic stress. Anxiety and depression are well known consequences of chronic stress. Curcumin helps to alleviate these symptoms in several ways. When given to rats, researchers found that curcumin normalizes the HPA Axis, reducing elevated cortisol levels and restoring normal adrenal function. The normalization of the HPA Axis is key to healing from chronic stress as our bodies tend to become stuck in the “fight or…
…positive effect on the prevention and treatment of cancer. Investigators have found that blueberries significantly inhibit the proliferation of breast, intestinal, gastric and prostate cancers. Oddly, the researchers found no correlation between blueberry’s antioxidant properties and cancer prevention indicating the presence of other cancer fighting compounds. One such compound, pterostilbene, is a powerful anti-inflammatory compound, high concentration of which is found in blueberries. Pterostilbene has been shown to induce apoptosis (pre-programmed cell death) in cancer…
…most recent bite was this past December! Being too rushed to follow my own advice to take precautions, I was outside working without “protection”. Fortunately, I noticed the tick relatively quickly and removed it without incident. Now if Lyme Disease, Ehrlichia, Babesia, Bartonella and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever are not enough, there is a new player on the field, the Powassan Virus. Recently I re-posted an article from NYUPSTATE.COM describing the CDC’s growing concern over the…
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