Category: Healthy Living

Dieting May Slow Metabolism — But It Doesn’t Ruin It By Adam Collins, University of Surrey and Aoife Egan, University of Surrey via Natural Blaze When it comes to dieting, research shows the majority of people will regain some – if not most – of the weight they’ve lost. While there are many reasons why this weight regain may happen, some popular claims online are that it’s because dieting permanently wrecks your metabolism. But while it’s true that dieting slows your metabolism, it also improves your metabolism in many positive ways. When we talk about metabolism,…

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Bill Gates: ‘Rich Countries Should Move to 100% Synthetic Beef’ By Craig Bannister  for CNS News Countries that are well-off economically should give up meat entirely, billionaire Microsoft Co-Founder Bill Gates says. Gates made the claim in an interviewpublished Sunday in the MIT Technology Review, in which he touted his new book, How to Avoid a Climate Disaster. Asked if plant-based and lab-grown meats “could be the full solution to the protein problem” globally caused by addressing the “highly potent emissions from burping livestock and fertilizer.” Gates said that poorer…

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Researchers evaluate the antidiabetic activity of Mentha arvensis (wild mint) by: Evangelyn Rodriguez for Natural News In this study, Indian researchers investigated the ability of Mentha arvensis (wild mint) to inhibit postprandial hyperglycemia. They reported their findings in an article published in the Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine. Interest in the use of alternative medicines to control diabetes, oxidative stress and related disorders has increased in recent years. One promising therapeutic approach is to reduce the postprandial release of glucose in the blood. Two enzymes that can be targeted to achieve this are a-amylase…

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“Beyond Outrageous”: Big Pharma Using Loophole To Get Taxpayers To Fund Billions In Fines For Fueling Opioid Crisis By Kenny Stancil for Natural Blaze Four pharmaceutical corporations that agreed to pay a combined $26 billion to settle lawsuits resulting from a deadly opioid crisis they helped create reportedly plan to recoup a portion of those costs by deducting roughly $4.6 billion of the payouts from their taxes—sparking intense condemnation. Big Pharma is attempting to make the public cover some of the fines related to lawsuits filed by dozens of state and local governments…

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NAD+ Helps Restore Age-Related Muscle Deterioration by Dr. Joseph Mercola for Mercola The tendency is to lose muscle as you age, a condition known as sarcopenia. If you don’t do anything to stop it you can expect to lose about 15% of your muscle mass between your 30s and your 80s.1 An estimated 10% to 25% of seniors under the age of 70 have sarcopenia and as many as half those over the age of 80 are impaired with it.2 Enforced bedrest, due to hospitalization, for example, can also have a dramatic impact…

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Acetaminophen may Increase Stroke Risk in People with Diabetes by Julie Fidler for Natural Society Many people reach for a couple of acetaminophen tablets (acetaminophen is the main active ingredient in Tylenol) for a headache and other minor aches and pains. It’s easy to think that you’re safe taking a drug that is so readily available in pharmacies and supermarkets, but for people with diabetes, taking acetaminophen may increase the risk of having a stroke. According to a recent study, approximately 5% of people who took acetaminophen suffered strokes, compared to 4%…

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Public Health Officials Are Destroying Humanity by Dr. Joseph Mercola for Mercola The COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly been the most traumatic period of time in many people’s lives. The devastation wrought is incalculable when you take into account things that aren’t easily measured, such as mental health, physical abuse and food insecurity. The harsh truth, however, is that virtually none of it was necessary. The real damage occurred as a result of the decisions made by global, national and local health and government officials, acting in concert according to some predetermined…

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