America Has Reached Peak Therapy. Why Is Our Mental Health Getting Worse?
The U.S. has reached peak therapy. Counseling has become fodder for hit books, podcasts, and movies. Professional athletes, celebrities, and politicians routinely go public with their mental health struggles. And everyone is talking—correctly or not—in the language of therapy, peppering conversations with references to gaslighting, toxic people, and boundaries.
All this mainstream awareness is reflected in the data too: by the latest federal estimates, about one in eight U.S. adults now takes an antidepressant and one in five has recently received some kind of mental-health care, an increase of almost 15 mil...
Source: TIME: Health - August 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Brain lesions on DWI-MRI don't necessarily imply higher stroke risk
Brain lesions identified on diffusion-weighted MRI (DWI-MRI) after a patien...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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Stroke indicator found on MRI could help with treatment strategies (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - August 28, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
This Overlooked Nutrient May Be The Key To Brain Power
Aging is inevitable. But have you noticed that some very elderly people still don’t miss a thing?
Some of my patients fall into this category. I’ve worked with many centenarians who remain quick-witted, with keen memories and focus.
You can be one of these people, too — an all-star senior…
Inside all of you, your cells are constantly busy dividing up to two trillion times per day. The new cells replace old, damaged, or dead cells and help you live, grow and thrive.
Human cell lines have built-in mortality. As your cells divide, there’s a limit at which their limit is reached.
There’s an internal mechanism o...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - August 25, 2023 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Jacob Tags: Brain Health Source Type: news
Too Little Sleep Destroys DNA?
I talk to my patients about the danger of not sleeping all the time. Unfortunately, it’s a common problem that affects 75 million Americans.
People who don’t sleep, or sleep poorly, have up to 400% more accidents that those who get a good night’s rest. Not getting enough sleep also increases your risk of developing chronic diseases.
Studies, including a large meta-analysis of 470,000 adults, found that those who slept less than six hours developed a:1,2,3,4,5
48% increase in the incidence of coronary heart disease
30% increased risk of dementia
15% increase in the incidence of stroke
50% cancer risk
17% higher risk ...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - August 25, 2023 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Jacob Tags: Anti-Aging Health Source Type: news
Don ’ t Get Dragged Down By “ Zombie Cells ”
Did you watch any of the zombie shows that were all over the airways a few years back?
I confess my sons and I really got into the program The Walking Dead. Watching the cast of characters try to survive in a world overrun by dead zombies was a fun way to spend some time together and wrap up a Sunday night.
Typically, when I think of the word “zombie,” I’m thinking of science fact, not fiction…
Zombie cells are known scientifically as senescent cells. These are dysfunctional cells that have stopped dividing and are nearing the end of their natural lives.
Zombie cells are too sick and damaged to carry out the...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - August 25, 2023 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Jacob Tags: Anti-Aging Source Type: news
UK facing ‘brain drain’ of cancer researchers after failure to join EU scheme
Delay joining the Horizon Europe programme making it more difficult to attract and retain the brightest scientistsTop young cancer researchers are leaving the UK in a “brain drain” fuelled by the continuing failure to reach an agreement over the EU’s study programme, scientists warn.The two-and-a-half-year delay in joining the £85bn Horizon Europe scheme, the largest collaborative research programme in the world, has “damaged the UK’s reputation” and made it more difficult to attract and retain the brightest researchers into the nation’s labs.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - August 25, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Ian Sample Science editor Tags: Cancer Science Health Society Source Type: news
Chemoimmunotherapy Safe, Effective for Untreated Lung Cancer Brain Metastases
(MedPage Today) -- Chemoimmunotherapy for untreated lung cancer brain metastases delayed progression and use of whole-brain radiation, a prospective phase II study showed.
Atezolizumab (Tecentriq) plus carboplatin and pemetrexed led to a 12-week... (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - August 24, 2023 Category: Hematology Source Type: news
The family torn apart by cancer: Father, 53, who lost all THREE of his children to brain tumors and leukemia dies from disease - leaving behind his wife
Regis Feitosa Mota, 53,[left] from Fortaleza had battled off cancer three times since 2016. But in January this year he was diagnosed with the blood cancer multiple myeloma. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Pennsylvania Study Suggests Links Between Fracking and Asthma, Lymphoma in Children
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(HARRISBURG, Pa.) — Children who lived closer to natural gas wells in heavily drilled western Pennsylvania were more likely to develop a relatively rare form of cancer, and nearby residents of all ages had an increased chance of severe asthma reactions, researchers said in reports released Tuesday evening.
The taxpayer-funded research by the University of Pittsburgh adds to a body of evidence suggesting links between the gas industry and certain health problems.
In the reports, the researchers found what they called significant associations between gas industry acti...
Source: TIME: Health - August 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: MARC LEVY / AP Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news
AI could help evaluate brain tumors on PET
A group in Germany has developed an AI model for PET imaging that could hel...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
PET imaging effective for guiding treatment of pediatric brain cancer
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SNMMI: FET-PET could have answers for brainstem glioma (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - August 15, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
She went to Germany for a new brain cancer treatment. She wonders why she had to learn about it online
Aisha Uduman, her family and some experts say patients in Canada should be made aware of novel or experimental treatments available outside the country, so they can make the decision themselves on whether to take the risk. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - August 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Radio/White Coat, Black Art Source Type: news
PET/CT links stress and poor outcomes in cancer patients
PET/CT scans have shown for the first time that brain activity associated wit...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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COVID-19 anxiety during pregnancy may affect infant brain development (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - August 10, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Farmed and Dangerous
I was in my office getting ready to join my staff for a meeting when I overheard it…
“One of Norway’s top scientists calls farmed salmon the most toxic food in the world.”
I immediately asked to see the study.
As a regular reader, you know I always recommend wild-caught fish. But what I read in this report surprised even me.
As it turns out, farmed salmon is five times more toxic than every other food the researchers tested.1
You know that I’ve warned my patients against eating farm-raised animals for decades. Whether beef, fish, or eggs, these Big Agra mass-produced foods harm your health.
I’ve been exposi...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - August 9, 2023 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Jacob Tags: Health Nutrition Source Type: news
The Invisible Cause of Inflammation
A patient came to me with a surprising problem…
This patient was suffering from a lack of energy. He had trouble concentrating during the day. He’d lost his appetite and was in a kind of general malaise.
He’d gone to two other doctors who sent him to a lab for tests…and he brought his lab reports with him.
He had no other symptoms except his blood pressure was a bit high. Right away, the doctor who looked at the report put him on a blood pressure pill.
But he didn’t feel better.
I told him that we were going to stop the medication and test for a suspicion I had. So we measured his heavy metals.
We found t...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - August 9, 2023 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Jacob Tags: Health Source Type: news
The 5-Steps to Relieve Tinnitus
My patient T.K. was a wreck. He looked like he hadn’t slept in a week. I asked him what was going on.
“It’s nothing you can fix, doc,” he said. “I’ve been to three specialists, and they all told me the same thing…
“I’ve got tinnitus, and I just have to live with it.”
Luckily, I was able to help him.
Tinnitus is an aggravating, nerve-racking, and unseen condition.
The constant ringing in your ears robs you of sleep, makes you miserable as it drowns out your hearing, and, over time, makes you more prone to illness. Tinnitus also shatters your focus and concentration.
Sadly, up to 25% of the U.S. populatio...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - August 9, 2023 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Jacob Tags: Anti-Aging Source Type: news
