Food antioxidant ergothioneine may aid survival of cancer-causing H. pylori

Food antioxidant ergothioneine may aid survival of cancer-causing H. pylori

In a newly published Yale study, researchers have identified, an otherwise beneficial antioxidant compound, known as ergothioneine (EGT), may actually protect or selectively confer a competitive colonization advantage in host (stomach and duodenal) tissue, to the...
Vitamin D from the sun reduces all-cause mortality

Vitamin D from the sun reduces all-cause mortality

In my professional opinion, based on over 3 decades of research and clinical practice, those who have the highest vitamin D levels, from the sun, not supplementation, have the lowest all-cause mortality risk. In simple terms, it means that those who get the most sun...
Effects of Low Stomach Acid and PPI Use

Effects of Low Stomach Acid and PPI Use

This is a simplistic explanation of the downstream effects of being on a PPI (stomach acid blocker) or having low stomach acid (HCl) B1, B12, zinc, iodine, magnesium, and sodium chloride (salt) are needed to make HCl. Stomach acid is needed to break down protein...
Air Pollution Increases Inflammation Which Damages Our Genes and Cells

Air Pollution Increases Inflammation Which Damages Our Genes and Cells

New research has linked “Air Pollution Nanoparticles” to brain cancer for the first time. Acute and chronic exposure to the nanoparticles known as ultra-fine particles (UFP’s) has also be found to be linked to a host of other diseases and may be...