It’s well-established that healthy fats such as animal-based omega-3s — especially DHA — are vitally important for your brain health, but other nutrients such as vitamins are also necessary for cognition and the prevention of neurological disease and mental disorders. Psychiatry typically relies on drugs as a first line of treatment, but even more severe psychiatric problems … [Read more...] about How B Vitamins Improve Brain Health by Dr. Mercola
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Arthritis
Arthritis (from Greek arthro-, joint + -itis, inflammation; plural: arthritides) is a form of joint disorder that involves inflammation of one or more joints. There are over 100 different forms of arthritis. The most common form, osteoarthritis (degenerative joint disease), is a result of trauma to the joint, or infection of the joint. Other arthritis forms are rheumatoid … [Read more...] about Arthritis
Aging = Sickness? Video
What is the genetic capacity for humans to live? What is the average age? Why is there a big difference? Are we all destined to get some sort of disease as we get older? Dr. Peter Glidden says no. Find out why this is and why the perception is that we will all get sick at some point. … [Read more...] about Aging = Sickness? Video
NSAIDs: The Painful Truth Behind Painkillers
Are you or someone important to you suffering from pain caused by rheumatoid arthritis, back pain, headaches, or a physical injury? Chronic pain can be very crippling, and it's natural for anyone to seek ways to relieve it. Millions of Americans who suffer from chronic pain take painkillers and believe it to be one of the primary methods for pain relief. Today, 60 million … [Read more...] about NSAIDs: The Painful Truth Behind Painkillers
What Are ORAC Units?
The antioxidant values of foods listed are expressed in ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) units, a unit of measurement for antioxidant content which was originally developed by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). You can browse foods alphabetically to find their ORAC values, or if you want to get straight to the best … [Read more...] about What Are ORAC Units?