Tag: brain
Synthetic progestins, but not progesterone, increase risk of a brain tumor (meningioma)
Once again, the false equivalence between bioidentical progesterone and synthetic progestins (which medicine has been promoting for…
Vitamin D ameliorates late-stage multiple sclerosis (MS)
The role of vitamin D in auto-immune conditions and especially MS has been studied for decades. It…
Depression Is “A Normal Brain Responding to Stress or Adversity”
Actual title of the article, quoting the main author of the Nature op-ed. There has been a…
Vitamin K is anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective, may help Alzheimer Disease (AD)
Another win for vitamin K – one of the least studied, yet most versatile vitamins. While vitamin…
US Government: Fluoridated water damages brain and lowers intelligence in humans
Honestly, I did not think that an official government admission of the dangers of fluoride would occur…
Thyroid hormone (T3) promotes curiosity, exploration, novelty-seeking
Curiosity is one of the most common observations in healthy children and is even an established biomarker…
Aspirin improves cognition, lowers brain inflammation due to sleep deprivation
The study was with humans, which makes it that much more relevant. As most of my readers…
Brain energy production determines our psychosocial experience; stress damages it
Well, it does not get any clearer than the findings of the study below. Namely, the old…
SSRI drugs, serotonin (5-HT) can cause chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)
Mainstream medicine does not officially recognize the condition commonly known as CFS. Depending on which doctor one…
PUFA intake during pregnancy is neuro-, cardio, and hepato-toxic to offspring
So much for the recommendation to increase PUFA intake during pregnancy, which is a mantra virtually all…