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CancerMethionine Restriction Vs Addition: The U-Shaped Amino Acid Behind Longevity, Cancer, And Frailty
Classic research says restrict methionine for longevity, but a June 2026 Cell Metabolism study says add it back to a low-protein diet. Both are right, because methionine follows a U-shaped curve…
SupplementsThe 11+ Benefits of Moringa Oleifera
Moringa oleifera (M. oleifera) has been used to treat varoius conditions and diseases, but only a few of the health claims have been studied scientifically.Moringa leaves have been reported to act as…
SupplementsThe 11+ Benefits of Damiana (Turnera Diffusa or Aphrodisiaca)
Damiana is a shrub native to southern Texas in the United States, Central America, Mexico, South America, and the Caribbean. Maya Indians called this species mis kok ("broom for asthma"). Damiana has…
SupplementsHomocysteine: The Methylation Marker That Links B Vitamins To Your Heart And Brain
Homocysteine is the exhaust of your methylation cycle, and when it climbs it tracks with a damaged endothelium and a faster-shrinking brain. Here is what it actually is, why it rises through the…
DrugsThe Gateway Drug of the Pharmaceutical Industry (NSAIDs Part 1)
If you were to look in your home medicine cabinet right now, I’m willing to bet you have at least one bottle of a pain reliever—perhaps a generic ibuprofen or a well-known brand like Tylenol or…
HormonalEstrogen Receptors, Estrogenics, And The Rise of Western Disease (Part 1)
In this post we are going to be discussing estrogen receptors and how estrogen affects the body.
SupplementsBenefits Of Rhodiola Rosea And Rhodiola Crenulata
Rhodiola rosea and Rhodiola crenulata are two distinct adaptogenic plants with overlapping but not identical compound profiles, different traditional uses, and different bodies of clinical evidence.…
SleepHow I Consistently Get 3-4 Hours of Deep Sleep Every Night (Without Supplements)
In this post, I will discuss how I am able to get 3-4 hours of deep sleep every night.
SupplementsThe 27+ Benefits Of Burdock (Arctium lappa)
Burdock root has been used for centuries (over 3000 years) in China and in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for "purifying the blood", but in this post we will discuss the actual ways burdock works…
Hormonal TrendingVasopressin (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…
NeuroinflammationThe Integrated Stress Response (ISR) and eIF2alpha: The Cell's Master Stress Switch
The integrated stress response is the single eIF2-alpha switch that four stress kinases converge on. Here is how it shuts down translation while raising ATF4, why a stuck ISR drives fatigue, brain…
DrugsParasites And Biliary Health: What Lives In Your Bile Ducts And What To Do About It
Parasites of the biliary tract are far more common than most Western clinicians appreciate and are a frequently overlooked cause of gallbladder symptoms, gallstone formation, and cholangitis. This…
DietThe Sluggish Gallbladder: Understanding, Preventing, and Reversing Biliary Sludge and Stones
Gallbladder sludge is a precursor to gallstones that most people never hear about until it shows up on ultrasound. In this post, we discuss what biliary sludge actually is, what drives it at a…
GutSIFO (Small Intestinal Fungal Overgrowth): The Reason Your SIBO Treatment Did Not Work
Small Intestinal Fungal Overgrowth is an excess of fungal organisms in the small bowel that produces the exact same symptoms as bacterial overgrowth and is invisible to every breath test. This covers…
BrainSabroxy (Oroxylum Indicum): How The Bark Extract Works On Dopamine, BDNF, And Aging Memory
Sabroxy is a standardized Oroxylum indicum bark extract marketed as a natural methylphenidate candidate, and the evidence on it runs from an 82-person randomized trial to an eight-fold BDNF signal in…
SupplementsThe 28+ Benefits Of Embelin (Embelia Ribes) And Its Natural Sources
Embelin suppresses cancer, combats inflammation, ameliorates autoimmunity, and destroys many infectious agents.It also has anti-diabetic, anti-obesity, neuroprotective, and cardioprotective…
Sun & LightBlue Light's Unique Effects On Our Health
In 1958, researchers looked at how each unique color affected organisms. They found out that blue light could change the circadian rhythm of algae, and this was later found out to be true with humans…
Sun & LightGet Out Into The Sun! (Sun Part 1)
Did you know that the sun gives off way more wavelengths than humans can perceive? These visible and invisible waves contain a variety of benefits for your physical and mental health and wellbeing. …