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Fruit and Vegetable Cancer Cures. Herbs and Spices. Health. Medicinal Herbs/Flora (inc Aloe Vera) Sugar Harms Your Brain Health, Drives Alzheimer’s Epidemic. By Dr.

Sugar Harms Your Brain Health, Drives Alzheimer’s Epidemic

Joseph Mercola Guest Writer for Wake Up World Alzheimer’s disease, a severe form of dementia, affects an estimated 5.2 million Americans, according to 2013 statistics.[1] One in nine seniors over the age of 65 has Alzheimer’s, and the disease is now thought to be the third leading cause of death in the US, right behind heart disease and cancer. A growing body of research suggests there’s a powerful connection between your diet and your risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, via similar pathways that cause type 2 diabetes.

Contrary to popular belief, your brain does not require glucose, and actually functions better burning alternative fuels, especially ketones, which your body makes in response to digesting healthy fats. According to some experts, such as Dr. Sugar Damages Brain Structure and Function. This Is Your Brain on Drugs. The gray matter of the nucleus accumbens, the walnut-shaped pleasure center of the brain, was glowing like a flame, showing a notable increase in density.

This Is Your Brain on Drugs

“It could mean that there’s some sort of drug learning taking place,” speculated Jodi Gilman, at her computer screen at the - Center for Addiction Medicine. Was the brain adapting to marijuana exposure, rewiring the reward system to demand the drug? Dr. Gilman was reviewing a composite scan of the brains of 20 pot smokers, ages 18 to 25. What she and fellow researchers at Harvard and found within those scans surprised them. Moderate marijuana use by healthy adults seems to pose little risk, and there are potential medical benefits, including easing nausea and pain. Photo Marijuana samples seized by the federal Drug Enforcement Agency show the concentration of THC, the drug’s psychoactive compound, rising from a mean of 3.75 percent in 1995 to 13 percent in 2013.

Consider Eliminating 3 Harmful Foods. Uruguay's Victory Over Philip Morris Will Change The World. It was easy to miss in the United States, but newspaper front pages across the globe have been shouting about a decision on July 8 from a little-known and opaque tribunal.

Uruguay's Victory Over Philip Morris Will Change The World

After more than six years of litigation, the International Centre for Investment Disputes found against Philip Morris International (PMI) in its suit against the government of Uruguay over rules on tobacco packaging. To emphasize their decision, the tribunal ordered PMI to pay most of Uruguay’s legal costs. The public health community, rightfully, is still gushing over this David-beats-Goliath victory. Uruguay, a developing country whose GDP is dwarfed by PMI revenues, refused to back down, insisting that the health of its citizens takes precedence over corporate profits. Congratulations have filled the email inbox of Uruguayan President Tabaré Vázquez, an oncologist. Unlike Iceland’s victory over England in the Eurocup, however, the decision is much more than a feel good story in an otherwise depressing news cycle. 55. Delete Facebook. In between two worlds.

Spices and Herbs as potential cures. Medicinal plants & herbs. Survival Food Series: Medicinal Plants for the Survival Garden. Plants have been revered through out history for their magical healing powers.

Survival Food Series: Medicinal Plants for the Survival Garden

In a dire situation where over the counter medicine is no longer available, many will be forced to turn their backs on modern medicine and reacquaint themselves with more homeopathic and natural forms. In this type of situation, many will be turning to alternative medicines to alleviate and assist some of the more chronic health issues such as high blood pressure, menopausal symptoms, migraines, anemia and arthritis. Acquiring books on herbal medicines for a disaster scenario would be a great knowledge source to add to any preparedness library. In the book, Herbal Medicine: The Natural Way To Get Well and Stay Well by Dian Dincin Buchman, Ph.

D, the author advises how important natural medicine is. 1. “Cayenne pepper is a powerful stimulant, producing a sense of heat in the stomach, and a general glow ove r the body without a narcotic effect. This pepper can assist as a digestion aid. Why Procrastinators Procrastinate. PDF: We made a fancy PDF of this post for printing and offline viewing. Buy it here. (Or see a preview.) pro-cras-ti-na-tion |prəˌkrastəˈnāSHən, prō-| noun the action of delaying or postponing something: your first tip is to avoid procrastination. Who would have thought that after decades of struggle with procrastination, the dictionary, of all places, would hold the solution. Tim Urban: Inside the mind of a master procrastinator. The 4 Rituals That Will Make You An Expert At Anything. We hear a lot about “10,000 hours” being what it takes to become an expert.

The 4 Rituals That Will Make You An Expert At Anything

But the majority of people totally misunderstand the idea. So I decided to go to the source and talk to the guy who actually created the theory. Anders Ericsson is a professor of psychology at Florida State University. His wonderful new book is Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise. So what does everybody get wrong? First, the “10,000 hour rule” is not a rule and it’s not an exact number.