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08/29/2018 / By RJ Jhonson

Toxic metals used in medicine could be triggering diseases like multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis

Autoimmune diseases are scary. When you have them, it’s essentially like getting betrayed by your own body. Your own immune system, the very cells meant to protect you from disease-causing pathogens, attack your other healthy cells, causing your health to suffer. Over the past few years, autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis have […]

07/30/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Gut microbes play a significant role in the central nervous system — digestive health is linked to your risk of neurodegenerative diseases

Right now, we are seeing neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s in unprecedented numbers – and these figures are only expected to rise in the future. In fact, the number of Alzheimer’s patients in the United States is expected to grow from 5 million today to 14 million by the year 2050, which is roughly […]

12/24/2017 / By Zoey Sky

Healthy diet found to help reduce, delay symptoms of MS

A diet that incorporates “fruits, vegetables, and whole grains” has countless benefits, from improved overall health to weight loss. But according to a recent study, patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) can also reduce their symptoms with a healthy diet. Multiple sclerosis, an autoimmune disease, develops when an individual’s immune system accidentally attacks its own central nervous system. Study […]

07/20/2017 / By Rhonda Johansson

Lipoic acid in nutritional supplements found to help prevent multiple sclerosis, study finds

The results of a new pilot study showed the efficacy of lipoic acid in the reduction of whole brain atrophy among patients with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (SPMS) compared with recently approved FDA drug ocrelizumab (brand name Ocrevus). In a randomized, double-blind study, researchers found that a daily dose of 1,200 mg of lipoic acid […]

07/19/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Breastfeeding found to protect mothers from multiple sclerosis, new study finds

Breastfeeding is believed to have a plethora of benefits for both mother and child, and American researchers have uncovered another one. According to the team from Oakland, California-based health care company Kaiser Permanente, breastfeeding for at least 15 months may actually protect women against multiple sclerosis (MS), a chronic, progressive disease that affects the brain, […]

02/03/2017 / By Howard Roark

Leaked emails mention aspartame causing holes in brains of mice

WikiLeaks has released a John Podesta email that sheds light on the artificial sweetener aspartame that is anything but sweet. Besides pointing out how gravely dangerous NutraSweet is, the leaked email also shows the treachery involved in getting the adulterant approved as a food ingredient. According to Wise Mind Healthy Body, an email chain was […]

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