The Double-Edged Sword of IGF-1: What Your Hormone Levels Say About Your Health
Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) plays a key role in supporting growth, tissue repair, and metabolism. But new research is shedding light on a more complex reality: both too much and too little IGF-1 may increase your risk of chronic diseases and early death. A large study from the EPIC-Heidelberg cohort followed over 7,000 people for […]
Role of Vitamins and Minerals in Energy Metabolism & Well-Being
By E HUSKISSON, S MAGGINI, AND M RUF Physicians are frequently confronted with patients complaining of fatigue, tiredness and low energy levels. In the absence of underlying disease, these symptoms could be caused by a lack of vitamins and minerals. Certain risk groups like the elderly and pregnant women are well-recognized. Our aim was, therefore, […]
Treat chronic pain with medical marijuana
“States with medical marijuana laws experienced a nearly 25% drop in deaths from opioid overdoses compared to states that did not have those laws” (Sifferlin, 2016). This article from TIME Magazine explains how opiod deaths are declining while medical marijuana recommendations by doctors are increasing. This movement is not only saving lives, but also saving […]
Pharmacologic ascorbic acid concentrations kill cancer
Action as a pro-drug to deliver hydrogen peroxide to tissues Human pharmacokinetics data indicate that i.v. ascorbic acid (ascorbate) in pharmacologic concentrations could have an unanticipated role in cancer treatment. Our goals here were to test whether ascorbate killed cancer cells selectively, and if so, to determine mechanisms, using clinically relevant conditions. Cell death in […]