So Long, Sunscreen? Scientists Suggest Red Wine Helps Prevent Sunburn By Ryan Jaslow (CBS) Think sunscreen is the only way to prevent sunburn? A new study suggests there’s another way besides a tube of sunscreen – and it can be found at your nearest grocery or liquor store. Spanish scientists discovered that grapes contain compounds [...]
Neanderthal sex boosted immunity in modern humans By Matt McGrath, from BBC Sexual relations between ancient humans and their evolutionary cousins are critical for our modern immune systems, researchers report in Science journal. Mating with Neanderthals and another ancient group called Denisovans introduced genes that help us cope with viruses to this day, they conclude. [...]
Antibiotic Use Linked to Increased Risk for MRSA in Children Written by Laurie Barclay, MD, from Medscape Medical News August 9, 2011 – Antibiotic use in children is associated with a dose-dependent, increased risk of acquiring methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in the community, according to the results of a population-based, case-control study reported online August [...]
There are millions of people on this planet who practice Caloric Restriction and who “Exercise” regularly, but their health is not good–in fact, in general these people suffer many medical problems and their life expectancy is short. I am describing the billions of poor people on this planet who only have enough money for subsistence [...]
A total food, such as milk, when fermented, is actually better than a total food, not fermented. Drink yogurt, kefir or buttermilk and enjoy a healthy life!
Drinking Alcohol Regularly Reduces Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Study By Iona Craig Regular alcohol consumption provided protection against rheumatoid arthritis and its painful effects, U.K. researchers found in the first study to show the link in humans. Non-drinkers were four times more likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis than people who drank alcohol on more [...]
The CDC says 70 million obese people in U.S. today! It has occurred to me and other physicians that the current epidemic of obesity that is covering the planet is not a result of greedy humans who cannot control themselves, but, perhaps, of a viral infection their brains. There are several centers in the brain [...]
Dr. Pinna says: Obesity and inactivity are the two most common causes of cancer. These two factors are found all across the planet, including Asia. The type of food eaten is also involved. Seed oils, especially coconut and corn oil are more associated with cancer than fish oil, which seems to protect against cancer. The [...]
