Friday Favorites: Foods That Heal and Prevent Leaky Gut
Common drugs, foods, and beverages can disrupt the integrity of our intestinal barrier. Which foods...
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Friday Favorites: Micromorts – How Risky Is It to Go Under Anesthesia?
A micromort as a unit of comparing and communicating risk to patients equivalent to a one-in-a-million chance of dying.
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Risks and Benefits of Nicotinamide Riboside (NR), a NAD+ Booster
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Risks and Benefits of Nicotinamide (NAM), a NAD+ Booster
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Friday Favorites: Are Onions Beneficial for Testosterone, Osteoporosis, Allergies, and Cancer?
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Risks and Benefits of Nicotinic Acid (NA), a NAD+ Booster
Given niacin’s decades of use as a cholesterol drug, we have a good idea of...
Can NAD+ Boosters Increase Lifespan and Healthspan?
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Friday Favorites: The Dangerous Effects of Heavy Metal Music
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Friday Favorites: Cannabis for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Even though using cannabis may help with IBD symptoms in the short-term, it may make...
Nitrates in Food to Help Fight Respiratory Tract Infections
Perhaps it’s no coincidence that an infusion of spinach leaves has evidently been used since...
The Benefits of Saffron for Treating Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Eight threads of saffron a day can improve visual acuity in older adults with mild...
