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Churches, Hair Salons, Gyms, and More… Doctors Reveal What’s Safe, What’s Not During the Pandemic

In All Health Watch, Coronavirus, Featured Article

Now that pandemic lockdowns are ending, all of us face important decisions about where we will go and what we will do.

Should you finally get your hair cut? Should you go to the gym?

Four public health experts assessed the risk various activities pose to spreading the coronavirus. They are Dr. Matthew Sims, Beaumont Health director of infectious disease research; Dr.… Read More

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The Natural Solution for Depression

In All Health Watch, Diet and Nutrition, Featured Article, Mental Health

Depression can be among the most difficult illnesses to treat.

The first-line medications are drugs called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) like Prozac, Zoloft, and Lexapro. They are supposed to lift mood by increasing levels of serotonin, the “feel-good” compound, in the brain.

But SSRIs can take months to work, if they work at all. Or patients may have to spend years switching from one drug to another, trying to find the one that is effective for them.… Read More

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These Spices Fight the Underlying Cause of Cancer, Heart Disease, and Alzheimer’s

In All Health Watch, Alzheimer's and Memory, Cancer, Cognitive Health, Diet and Nutrition, Featured Article, Heart and Cardiovascular

Out-of-control inflammation is how COVID-19 kills.

And inflammation is the underlying cause of cancer, heart disease, Alzheimer’s, diabetes, and many other deadly health conditions. A recent medical journal review called inflammation “the most significant cause of death in the world today.”[1]

Harvard University researchers go even further. They say inflammation may cause all disease. They call it the “unifying theory” of illness.… Read More

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The Best Face Mask for Coronavirus Protection

In All Health Watch, Coronavirus, Featured Article, Health Warning

For the first few months of the pandemic, the science was unclear about whether face masks protected wearers from coronavirus.

The World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention initially said that most people didn’t need masks. The exceptions were people in high-risk groups (seniors and those with heart disease, high blood pressure, or diabetes), caregivers to infected people, and people who were confirmed to have COVID-19 or showed symptoms.… Read More

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Arthritis Sufferers Go to Pot

In All Health Watch, Arthritis, Big Pharma, Featured Article, Pain Relief

People with arthritis and other aches and pains are flocking to CBD and medical marijuana for relief—and they’re getting it, a new study finds. 

About 20% of orthopedic patients with chronic pain are using a cannabis product, researchers found. The patients say the supplements are working.

Nine out of 10 said CBD and/or medical marijuana effectively manages their pain. Four in 10 said the supplements allowed them to take fewer painkillers.… Read More

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The Heart Healthiest Way to Make Coffee

In All Health Watch, Diet and Nutrition, Featured Article, Heart and Cardiovascular, Heart Attacks, Heart Disease

For decades, coffee got a bad rap from mainstream doctors. It started with bad science…

A 1946 Johns Hopkins study found that people who drank lots of coffee had a 300% higher risk of heart disease.[1]

The research was nonsense.

The scientists didn’t control for smoking. Back in the day, many people smoked cigarettes with coffee. Subsequent studies discovered it was the smoking, not the coffee, that was causing heart disease in coffee drinkers.… Read More