Friday Favorites: The Optimal Vitamin B12 Dosage and Type
At age 50, everyone should start supplementing with B12-fortified foods or supplements regardless of the...
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Are Plant Sterols Effective for Lowering Cholesterol?
Even if we eat little or no cholesterol, phytosterols can block the reabsorption of the excess cholesterol our liver dumps into our intestines.
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Parabiosis Experiments Prove Bloodborne Aging Factors
Macabre experiments surgically attaching old animals to young ones show there is something in the...
How Well Do Medicines Like Fosamax Work to Treat Osteoporosis?
Doctors and patients alike vastly overestimate the power of bisphosphonate drugs to prevent fractures.
Friday Favorites: Benefits of Tea Tree Oil for Warts and Cold Sores
Does tea tree oil have enough antiviral activity to combat HSV-1 and papilloma viruses, the...
The Benefits and Side Effects of Ginseng
What do more than 100 clinical trials on red ginseng, white ginseng, and American ginseng...
How to Boost Your Endothelial Progenitor Cells (EPCs) for Heart Health
How can we improve the capacity of our blood vessels to repair themselves?
Friday Favorites: Are Beyond Meat and the Impossible Burger Healthy?
What happens when you compare the trans fats, saturated fat, sodium, and cholesterol levels in...
Diet and Caloric Restriction for Longevity—The Monkey Trials
How can we make sense of the disparate results from the four primate studies on...
The Efficacy and Safety of Fillers, Chemical Peels, and Laser Skin Resurfacing
Chemical peels and laser skin resurfacing may do more harm than good, and filler injections...
Friday Favorites: Does Marijuana Cause Strokes and Heart Attacks?
The temporary quintupling of heart attack risk associated with cannabis smoking may be due to...
The Efficacy, Safety, and Side Effects of Botox and Facelifts
Botox injections and facelift surgery are considered to be relatively safe with complications happening in...
Is Aging a Disease?
Aging is arguably one of the most important unsolved problems of humanity, yet less than...
