By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS Jim Wehtje/Getty Images What goes on inside your brain when you exercise? That question has preoccupied a growing number of scientists in recent years, as well as many of us who exercise. In the late 1990s, Dr. Fred Gage and his colleagues at the Laboratory of Genetics at the Salk Institute in [...]
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Banned in 160 Nations. Yet U.S. FDA Regards it as Safe?: “ A livestock drug banned in 160 nations and responsible for hyperactivity, muscle breakdown and 10 percent mortality in pigs has been approved by the FDA. The beta agonist ractopamine, a repartitioning agent that increases protein synthesis, was recruited for livestock use when researchers [...]
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Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Due to Brainstem Serotonin Abnormality: “From Medscape Medical News Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Due to Brainstem Serotonin Abnormality Pauline Anderson INFORMATION FROM INDUSTRY Optimize levodopa to regain symptom control Two treatments offer the flexibility and convenience to optimize any levodopa regimen when Parkinson’s symptoms begin to reemerge due to ‘wearing-off.’ Explore [...]
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An Expert Guide to Reducing Your Dementia Risk: “ There are lifestyle changes you can adopt which may reduce your chance of developing dementia by as much as 20 percent. A panel of independent experts evaluated more than 70 research papers and articles to come up with this series of tips for reducing your risk. [...]
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It’s banned but not gone: Lead paint is still a danger – USATODAY.com. NDF detoxification factors. Available at PacificHealth.com
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Aluminum in Drinking Water Connected to Dementia: “Exposure to aluminum in drinking water can increase your person’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, but silica could reduce the risk. In a recent study, researchers followed elderly subjects for 15 years to learn whether the presence of aluminum in their drinking water would increase their chances of [...]
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