Particular caution should be used for NAD+-boosting supplements by those with cancer, a personal or strong family history of cancer and perhaps also by those with inflammatory disorders and certain active infections.
Obesity can be so devastating to our health that the downsides of any effective drug would have to be significant to outweigh its weight-loss benefits.
How common are serious potential side effects of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, such as suicide, pancreatitis, bowel obstruction, thyroid cancer, and pancreatic cancer?
How might we mitigate the gastrointestinal and muscle loss side effects of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs?
The pros and cons of all the NAD+ supplements and what are the ways to boost NAD+ naturally with diet and lifestyle?
I explain why I no longer consume chlorella.
As a mild mitochondrial poison, metformin carries a variety of downsides.
Soy milk is compared to dairy milk and other plant-based milks.
Do the benefits of short-term fasting during cancer therapy found in the lab translate into the clinical setting?
How safe are fourth-generation sweeteners, such as the rare sugar allulose?
Are yellow-fleshed potatoes healthier than white? And, what about the glycoalkaloid toxins?
Prunes, figs, and exercise are put to the test as natural home remedies for constipation.
Sham surgery trials have shown us that some of our most popular surgeries are themselves shams.
The extent of risk from bariatric weight-loss surgery may depend on the skill of the surgeon.
More than half of IBS sufferers appear to have a form of atypical food allergy.
What are the risks versus benefits of drinking kombucha?
Zinc may help slow the replication of other coronaviruses, but what about SARS-CoV-2?
What does the clinical course of COVID-19 look like for both those who survive and those who don’t?
The reasons why fasting longer than 24 hours, and particularly three or more days, should only be done under the supervision of a health professional and preferably in a live-in clinic.
Most Americans get less than half the recommended minimum fiber intake a day and the benefits of fiber go way beyond bowel regularity.
What to avoid and what to eat to help with dyspepsia.
Do the benefits outweigh the risks for acid-blocker drugs (proton pump inhibitors like Nexium/Prilosec/Prevacid)? What about baking soda?
What effect does mobile phone radiation have on your parotid gland?
There have been at least 46 studies involving more than a thousand people to see if those suffering from electrosensitivity are deluding themselves.
There have been at least eight randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials of ginger for pain.
The evidence clearly indicates that long-term marijuana use can lead to addiction, but are there negative consequences?
What did the 2017 National Academies of Sciences’ 468-page report conclude about cannabis?
What are the effects of both oral and topical application of the spice saffron for impotence in men?
A quarter- to a half-teaspoon a day of powdered ginger can be as pain-relieving as ibuprofen, without the risk of damage to the intestinal lining.
Why do those eating plant-based diets appear to suffer less from morning sickness?
Is carbonated water good or bad for heartburn, dyspepsia, and bowel regularity?
Powdered ginger can be a highly effective, cheap, easy-to-use, safer treatment for nausea, migraine headaches, and menstrual blood loss and pain. Does it also work for IBS intestinal cramping?
Can cannabis and ginger be considered safe and effective treatments for hyperemesis gravidarum (severe morning sickness during pregnancy)?
A double-blind, placebo-controlled trial found a dramatic effect of the anti-inflammatory spice pigment curcumin against inflammatory bowel disease.
CT scans confirm that daily vinegar consumption can lead to a significant loss of abdominal fat.
Fennel seeds can work as effectively as drugs like ibuprofen for painful periods, and an eighth of a teaspoon of ginger powder three times a day can cut menstrual bleeding in half.
Syncope (fainting) triggered by standing, strong emotions, or common phobias to blood, injections, and injuries can be easily prevented with a number of safe, simple, effective exercises.
Bariatric weight-loss surgery (like Roux-en-Y gastric bypass) is increasingly performed in children as young as five years old.
Is the relief of nausea and vomiting after surgery from sniffing peppermint extract due to the mint, the alcohol vapors, or just the controlled breathing?
Freedom of Information Act documents show drug companies hid critical findings from doctors and the public.
