Lipitor Long Term Side Effects

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If you have high cholesterol or know someone with high cholesterol, there is a good chance you have heard of Lipitor. Lipitor is the brand name for atorvastatin, a medication belonging to a group of drugs called statins. It is used by millions of people worldwide to help lower their LDL cholesterol. Lipitor works primarily […]

How Cancer Grows By Parasitically Altering Its Host’s Gut Microbiome

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A compelling new study is comparing cancer cell populations to parasites, describing how it can alter the body’s ability to metabolize glucose to create more energy sources that help tumors grow. One of those strategies involves reducing a type of gut bacteria that keeps blood glucose levels in check. Several studies have revealed a variety of observational […]

Food Additives Linked to Anxiety

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A wide range of foods contain ingredients that we call emulsifiers. A new study in mice shows that these compounds can produce both physiological and behavioral changes. Food additives have always generated a great deal of attention, and, rightly so, as they are all-pervasive, so we should scrutinize their impact on our health. Recently, emulsifiers […]

EPA Hiding Proof of Formaldehyde Causing Leukemia

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During a Senate hearing in late January, Ed Markey asked then-EPA director Scott Pruitt about a little rumor that he’d overheard. “It’s my understanding,” the Massachusetts senator said, “that the EPA has finalized its conclusion that formaldehyde causes leukemia and other cancers and that [the] completed new assessment is ready to be released for public […]

Air Quality In Cars Needs Regulation

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Experts have called for the regulation of car air conditioning systems after new trials revealed that popular models are letting in dangerous amounts of pollution.​Safety tests on 11 types of car have shown huge variation the the ability to purify incoming air, exposing those inside to millions of poisonous particles with each breath. The Toyota C-HR performed […]

Smoking Linked To Gene Damage Over 3 Generations

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A study released Wednesday in Plos Biology shows that some effects of dad’s nicotine use can get passed onto his kids — and to some degree to his grandkids. Pradeep Bhide, Ph.D., director of the Center for Brain Repair at the Florida State University College of Medicine, led a team of scientists who showed that the cognitive effects of nicotine […]

Glyphosate Classified As a Carcinogen

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Glyphosate, the main ingredient in Monsanto‘s Roundup herbicide, is recognized as the world’s most widely used weed killer. What is not so well known is that farmers also use glyphosate on crops such as wheat, oats, edible beans and other crops right before harvest, raising concerns that the herbicide could get into food products. ​ Escalating […]

Ketamines New Link To Opioid’s Changes Perspective

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In a paper published Wednesday, a team of psychiatrists and anesthesiologists showed that ketamine’s rapid effects are due, at least in part, to its activation of the opioid receptors. Amid the ongoing opioid crisis in the United States, this finding could serve to complicate the redemption narrative that ketamine is currently enjoying in the public eye. “We think ketamine […]

azWHOLEistic Trademarks The New Combined Cannabinoid

CBG-and-CBN = CBG Cannabigerinol

I believe that the combination of these two Natural Cannabinoids will create an optimal relaxing supplement that shall be named “Cannabigerinol”. CBGN has effective properties to bring on a state of relaxation through influence to specific neurotransmitters and may be more beneficial than Pharmaceuticals that typically cause side effects. CBGN has no psychotropic properties like […]

Cholesterol Found To Play A Role In Alzheimer’s

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A new study, led by researchers at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom, concludes that cholesterol may play a significant role in the development of Alzheimer’s disease. Cholesterol builds up and can clog in arteries, but it may play a role in Alzheimer’s, as well. Cholesterol is a waxy substance that can build up on […]