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Mindset

135+ Ways To Increase Verbal Fluency, Fluidity, and Recall (And What To Avoid)

Talking can be hard sometimes. That's why there's science to help you increase your ability to speak well. Check out the sweet list below to increase verbal fluency!

6 min read
Parkinson's

The Role of DARPP-32 In Addiction, Schizophrenia & Parkinson's Disease

In this post, we will discuss how protein phosphatase 1 regulatory subunit 1B (PPP1R1B), also known as dopamine- and cAMP-regulated neuronal phosphoprotein (DARPP-32) plays a large role addiction,…

6 min read
Diet

Recipes for NRF2

In this post, we will go over some recipes that highly activate NRF2, the major detox pathway.

6 min read
Autoimmunity

Tuftsin: Our Natural Autoimmune Switch

Balance The Immune System With Tuftsin Tuftsin has powerful ability to balance and regulate the immune system. Tuftsin shifts the immune response from an inflammatory response to an anti-inflammatory…

8 min read
Alzheimer's

The 13+ Benefits Of Chitosan And Chitooligosaccharides

In this post, we will discuss the benefits of chitosan and chitosan derivatives.

10 min read
Lab tests

Tests (groups)

Links to tests and where to get them.

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Oxidative stress

8-OHdG: The DNA Damage Biomarker That Tells You How Fast You Are Aging At The Cellular Level

8-OHdG is the most widely studied oxidative DNA damage biomarker in human medicine. Every cell in your body produces oxidative damage to its own DNA every day, and the rate at which that damage…

18 min read
Diet

140+ Scientifically Proven Ways to Lose Weight That Don't Include exercise

Lose Weight with SCIENCE! #75 Is My Favorite:Disclaimer: Exercise and diet are beneficial for you in many ways. This is NOT a replacement for exercise and diet. Also some of these studies are small…

9 min read
Supplements

Topical Magnesium Cannot Cross Your Skin: The Biophysics Of A Hydrated Ion

Magnesium sprays, oils, and bath flakes promise to fix a deficiency through your skin, but a hydrated magnesium ion cannot cross the skin barrier in meaningful amounts. Here is the biophysics, what…

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Sun & Light

Red Light Therapy Has A Dose Ceiling: Why More Light Eventually Shuts Your Cells Down

Red light therapy works through cytochrome c oxidase in your mitochondria, but the benefit follows a biphasic curve that peaks and then reverses. Here is the real mechanism, why more is not better,…

12 min read
Hormonal Trending

Vasopressin (ADH): The Hormone That Controls Your Water Balance, Blood Pressure, And Stress Response

Arginine vasopressin (AVP), also called anti-diuretic hormone (ADH), is a nine amino acid peptide that determines how much water your kidneys retain, how much your blood vessels constrict, and how…

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Hormonal

Dr. Felice Gersh - PCOS, Menopause, and Estrogen Receptors

In this podcast, we will be discussing how estrogen plays a role in the body.

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Supplements

Stomach Acid And Hypochlorhydria: When You Need Betaine HCl

Hypochlorhydria, the chronic underproduction of stomach acid, is one of the most overlooked drivers of digestive dysfunction, nutrient malabsorption, and gut dysbiosis in the functional medicine…

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Mindset

Life Can Be Tough

Life can be tough and sometimes we want to give up.But if we gave up when the going got tough, where would be right now? In a world:Controlled by the USSR Without electricity Without pandas Without…

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MCAS

Gut Serotonin And Mast Cell Activation: The Upstream Driver Most MCAS Protocols Miss

Gut serotonin is one of the most underappreciated upstream drivers of mast cell activation. Enterochromaffin cells make roughly 90% of the body's 5-HT, restrained by SCFA tone and Bifidobacterium.…

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Supplements

Klotho: Become Smarter And Live Longer With 50+ Ways To Increase Klotho

Klotho may be one of our humans' natural adaptogens by its ability to help regulate cellular stress.In this post, we will discuss its role in longevity, muscle strength, cancer, cognition, and…

12 min read
Alzheimer's

The Glymphatic-Lymphatic Handoff: Meningeal Lymphatics And Brain Drainage

Meningeal lymphatic vessels are the drainpipes that carry cerebrospinal fluid waste out of the skull, and the glymphatic system is the pump that loads them, so when this two-stage handoff slows with…

14 min read
Parkinson's

MANF: What Is It And How To Increase Mesencephalic Astrocyte-Derived Neurotrophic Factor

Mesencephalic astrocyte-derived neurotrophic factor (MANF; also known as ARMET or arginine-rich mutated in early stages of tumor) belongs to the fourth family of neurotrophic factors. It plays a huge…

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