Andrew’s Blog

Parkinson's and Gut Health

A major epidemiological registry-based study from Aarhus University and Aarhus University Hospital indicates that Parkinson’s disease begins in the gastrointestinal tract; the study is the largest in the field so...
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The Dangers of Chemical Contraception

Br Med J. 1970 April 25; 2(5703): 203–209.Thromboembolic Disease and the Steroidal Content of Oral Contraceptives. A Report to the Committee on Safety of DrugsW. H. W. Inman, M. P....
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In Defense of Red Meat

How Americans Got Red Meat Wrong by NinaTeicholz The idea that red meat is a principal dietary culprit has pervaded our national conversation for decades. We have been led to...
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BPA Free Has a Significant Health Cost

A new study suggests the long-held industry assumption that bisphenol-A breaks down safely in the human body is incorrect. Instead, researchers say, the body transforms the ubiquitous chemical additive into...
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High-salt prevents weight gain in mice on a high-fat diet

Summary: In a study that seems to defy conventional dietary wisdom, scientists have found that adding high salt to a high-fat diet actually prevents weight gain in mice. The findings...
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Health Risks from GMO foods and Glyphosate based herbicides

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Calorie Restriction and Longevity

To those who enjoy the pleasures of the dining table, the news may come as a relief: drastically cutting back on calories does not seem to lengthen lifespan in primates....
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Worm now thrives on GMO Corn designed to kill it

By Zoe Schlanger One of industrial agriculture’s biggest GMO crops may have just backfired. Scientists have confirmed that corn-destroying rootworms have evolved to be resistant to the Bt corn engineered...
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