Health And Fitness
Understanding The Gut Microbiome
The Gut Microbiota. There are 10-100 trillion microbes that reside in our gastrointestinal tract, representing thousands of species. Understanding The Gut Microbiome The gut microbiota is a control center for multiple aspects of our biology including our immune status, metabolism, and neurobiology. The Gut Microbiota There are 10-100 trillion…
How Sauna Use May Boost Longevity & Prevent Alzheimer’s
In this article, I'm going to pick up where we just left off: Longevity. How Sauna Use May Boost Longevity & Prevent Alzheimer's In my video on the topic of sauna use, I suggested that hyperthermic conditioning might: * Improve Athletic Endurance * Prevent Muscle Atrophy * Improve…
The Trick To Keeping Friends As We Get Older (#GotBitcoin?
It’s hard to maintain friendships and make new ones. But it’s crucial. Two or three times a week, Alan J. Fink, 64, the owner and manager of a box business in Baltimore, listens as his mother wishes out loud that she had good friends to go out with. That is…
Experimental Drug Shows Promise Protecting Against Peanut Allergies (#GotBitcoin?)
Study offers hope to parents trying to protect their children from accidental exposure. An experimental drug derived from peanuts protected some children and adolescents with life-threatening peanut allergies, according to a study, allowing the subjects to eat small amounts of peanuts without suffering a serious reaction. The drug, from a…
New Guidelines For Treating High Cholesterol Take A Personal Approach (#GotBitcoin?)
Physicians should consider a patient’s family history of cardiovascular disease and in some cases a heart scan before prescribing drugs. A patient’s family history of cardiovascular disease and in some cases a heart scan are among the factors that physicians should consider before prescribing drugs to lower cholesterol, according to…
China Approves Use of Rhino, Tiger Parts For Medical Treatment And Research (#GotBitcoin)
Change eases 25-year ban and draws criticism from activists concerned to protect endangered species. China Approves Use of Rhino, Tiger Parts For Medical Treatment And Research (#GotBitcoin) China has relaxed a 25-year ban on the sale and use of rhinoceros and tiger parts amid efforts to bolster the traditional Chinese…
Could Organic Pesticides Be The Next Gold-Rush For Entrepreneurs? (#GotBitcoin)
Hunt for Beneficial Microbes Comes Amid Regulatory Scrutiny of Man-Made Chemical Insecticides. Could Organic Pesticides Be The Next Gold-Rush For Entrepreneurs? (#GotBitcoin) On his way to a conference in Orlando, Fla., Brian Vande Berg pulled his rental sedan over every 10 minutes to hike along beaches and marshes and…
Consumer’s Appetite For Organic, Antibiotic / Hormone-Free Food Outstrips Supply (#GotBitcoin?)
Nature’s Path buys cropland, while Chipotle provides financing for farmers Last year, executives at organic cereal maker Nature’s Path Foods Inc. grew so frustrated with organic-grain shortfalls that they took a radical step: They bought a farm. U.S. retail sales of organic food more than tripled to $32.3 billion over…
Ultimate Resource For Obamacare Health Law (ACA) (#GotBitcoin)
Recent and pending GOP efforts to chip away at Affordable Care Act cause new uncertainty as open enrollment begins. Ultimate Resource For Obamacare Health Law (ACA) (#GotBitcoin) The Affordable Care Act’s sixth open-enrollment season begins Thursday, marking a test of the health law’s stability following a series of Republican…
DirectPath Rewards Patients For Finding A Cheaper Procedure (#GotBitcoin?)
When Kathy Stilp had her annual mammogram last year, she chose one of the lower-cost options in her area — and was cut an $80 check for her efforts. Stilp normally would have no incentive to do so. As screenings intended to help detect breast cancer, mammograms are preventative procedures,…
Trump Offers Test Plan To Lower Medicare Drug Costs (#GotBitcoin?)
Under proposal, some drugs would shift to prices closer to those in other countries. Trump Offers Test Plan To Lower Medicare Drug Costs President Trump on Thursday offered a plan to drive down the price Medicare pays for some drugs, a move that could save taxpayers billions of dollars but also…
A Billionaire Pledges To Fight High Drug Prices, And The Industry Is Rattled (#GotBitcoin?)
Ex-energy trader John Arnold has put $100 million behind efforts to curb prices. A Billionaire Pledges To Fight High Drug Prices, And The Industry Is Rattled Billionaire John D. Arnold is spending a chunk of his fortune to campaign against America’s high drug prices. The drug industry is spending a chunk…