tomtomLet’s start with the fact that almost every drug for this disease that works in animals does not work in humans. This is often cited as an example of why we should not believe in studies that show something cures animals. Why is the percentage of effective therapies so low? The solution, as usual, is … Read more
The internet is buzzing. All the keto, carnivore, or whatever-is-trendy-now websites are linking to one study, shouting that we finally have proof—meat isn’t harmful, it actually improves your health! Let’s take a look: https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/apnm-2023-0594 On the surface, everything seems to add up: the more meat you eat, the lower your risk of death, including from … Read more
This month, the Czech scietists published a study analyzing, among other things, the relationship between attractiveness and preferences. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0327477 It takes two to tango: A directed two-mode network approach to desirability on a mobile dating app I am writing about it because there are articles in serious media suggesting that the problem lies with men … Read more
Apart from cost of treatment, avoiding tooth decay is also important for the reason that any dental intervention weakens the tooth. Once a filling is placed, it will no longer be as strong as before. Here the principle of “prevention is better than cure” is particularly relevant. I’ll skip the things that everyone knows about, … Read more
I guess an explanation of why the entry was created in the first place is in order. People will always reach for alternatives, for various reasons. Some don’t believe in doctors, others have been told to go home, lie down and wait to die (how supplement can harm them, will they die more from it?). … Read more
Tryptophan is one of my favorite supplements. It is rare to find something that helps such a large percentage of people with a very strong and pronounced effect. Most of the specifics I discuss on the blog generally help a small number of sufferers and require a long supplementation, for example, omega 3, which is … Read more
One of the the most interesting dietary conundrums I’ve encountered. Basically, every study that has been done with it has shown some kind of positive effect – you could say it’s good “for everything”. On the other hand, it is found basically only in animal products; on a vegan diet it is practically absent. Paradoxically, … Read more
A difficult topic. It’s hard to decide whether this element should be supplemented or rather avoided. Official medicine washes its hands, while unofficial medicine is divided into two groups – one part wants to outlaw copper altogether and banish it from common supplements, while the other urges everyone to take as much of it as … Read more
Iron deficiency is one of the most commonly diagnosed diet-related ailments. Few people know, however, that in order to properly determine it, it is necessary to test not iron levels per se, but ferritin levels. In a nutshell, ferritin is an indicator of how much iron is stored in the liver. The level of the … Read more
I am sure that the topic will arouse a lot of interest. After all, many people suffer from sinus problems, while the therapies offered by medicine are not very effective and have a lot of side effects. To begin with a small note – self-diagnosis of sinusitis is quite dangerous, in one study it was … Read more