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Are Plastic Bottles and Packaged Foods Poisoning Your Arteries? — YES

Are Plastic Bottles and Packaged Foods Poisoning Your Arteries? -- YES

Article courtesy of Dr. Joel Kahn, MD, who is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at Wayne State University School of Medicine, one of the world’s top cardiologists, a best-selling author, lecturer, and a leading expert in plant-based nutrition and holistic care. He shared a recent interview to bring more attention to important questions and answers …

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Viral Infections Don’t Cause Neurological Damage Our Immune Responses Does

T cells can activate themselves to fight tumors

Image Credit: NIAID There is a long-held belief that acute viral infections are directly responsible for neurological damage, however, researchers from McMaster University have discovered that it is the immune system’s responses that are behind the damage, and they have published their research in Nature Communications.  “We were interested in trying to understand why so …

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Excess fluoride linked to cognitive impairment in children

Excess fluoride linked to cognitive impairment in children

Long-term consumption of water with fluoride levels far above established drinking water standards may be linked to cognitive impairments in children, according to a new pilot study from Tulane University. The study, published in the journal Neurotoxicology and Teratology, was conducted in rural Ethiopia where farming communities use wells with varying levels of naturally occurring …

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