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Herbal Remedies for Lyme-Induced Social Anxiety

Studies show social anxiety is often linked to an overactive amygdala, a part of the brain which is commonly overstimulated in patients with chronic Lyme disease. When the amygdala is overstimulated, emotional responses to external situations completely bypass the neo-cortex of the brain and go straight from the thalamus to the amygdala [1]. Typically, emotional… Read More »

Herbal Remedies for Lyme-Induced Social Anxiety

Lyme disease survivor and book author Shelley White shares about the link between social anxiety and Lyme disease, along with some remedies for reducing anxiety. – ProHealth.com Source: Herbal Remedies for Lyme-Induced Social Anxiety

How Are People Who Retired In The Year 2000 Doing Today? – Forbes

An interesting implication of the following chart is the predicted sustainable withdrawal rate of only 3.12% for a retiree in January 2000. At that point, market valuations had reached a historical peak (about 50% higher than seen in the historical period when we could estimate the sustainability of the 4% rule). With […] Source: How Are People… Read More »

The L.E.D. Quandary: Why There’s No Such Thing as “Built to Last” – The New Yorker

The thousand-hour life span of the modern incandescent dates to 1924, when representatives from the world’s largest lighting companies—including such familiar names as Philips, Osram, and General Electric (which took over Shelby Electric circa 1912)—met in Switzerland to form Phoebus, arguably the first cartel with global reach. The bulbs’ life spans had by then increased… Read More »

Methylene blue Boosts Brain’s Memory Centers

The “beauty” of methylene blue is that side effects are “minimal” at low doses. He cautioned, however, that if the drug were to become widely used, new safety issues could crop up. The findings were published online June 28 in the journal Radiology. Source: Old Drug Boosts Brain’s Memory Centers | Health Care | US… Read More »

Minnesota Priest’s Memo Says Vatican Ambassador Tried to Stifle Sex Abuse Inquiry – The New York Times

The Vatican’s former ambassador to the United States quashed an independent investigation in 2014 into sexual and possible criminal misconduct by Archbishop John C. Nienstedt of St. Paul and Minneapolis and ordered church officials to destroy a letter they wrote to him protesting the decision, according to a memo made public on Wednesday. The detailed… Read More »

The Immune System Controls Social Interactions!

Shocking New Role Found for the Immune System: Controlling Social Interactions July 13, 2016 Josh Barney, jdb9a@virginia.edu In a startling discovery that raises fundamental questions about human behavior, researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have determined that the immune system directly affects – and even controls – creatures’ social behavior, such as… Read More »

Toxic shock? Perfume Illness?

A lot of things caused Susie pain: scented products, pesticides, plastic, synthetic fabrics, smoke, electronic radiation – the list went on. Back in “the regular world”, car exhaust made her feel sick for days. Perfume gave her seizures. Then she uprooted to Snowflake, Arizona. “I got out of the car and didn’t need my oxygen… Read More »

A New Way to Prevent Muscle Cramps – WSJ

Nobel Prize winner Rod MacKinnon found that pungent and spicy tastes can hinder neurological misfires that cause muscle cramping. He and others developed the spicy drink, Hotshot, to help. Source: A New Way to Prevent Muscle Cramps – WSJ

INFLAMMATION: The Cardiac Killer

Citations Willerson JT, Ridker PM. Inflammation as a Cardiovascular Risk Factor. Circulation. 2004; 109: II-2-II-10 [Link] Barter P, Gotto AM, LaRosa JC, Maroni J, Szarek M, Grundy SM, Kastelein JJ, Bittner V, Fruchart JC; Treating to New Targets Investigators. HDL cholesterol, very low levels of LDL cholesterol, and cardiovascular events. N Engl J Med. 2007… Read More »

How Our Immune Systems Are Directly Tied To Our Personalities

Source: How Our Immune Systems Are Directly Tied To Our Personalities As part of the research conducted at the University of Massachusetts Medical School and the University of Virginia, scientists keyed in on an immune system molecule called interferon gamma. This particular immune system molecule is activated in certain animals – including humans – when… Read More »

Retiring Happily Abroad: 21 Best Places – TheStreet

Note: If you’re thinking of retiring overseas, know that it will impact your Medicare coverage, and that you will still have to file your federal tax returns. So, which cities made the list? Click through to find out. 21. Da Nang, Vietnam Monthly Cost of Living: $840 A coastal city that was once a French colonial… Read More »

Good fats can cut risk of death by 27% – CNN.com

“This study is by far the most detailed and powerful examination of the relationship between different types of dietary fats and mortality,” said Dr. Frank B. Hu, professor of nutrition and epidemiology at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health. “Our study demonstrates that not all fats are created equal, and eating healthy… Read More »

Palliative vs. curative treatments (MPKB)

Palliative vs. curative treatments Many first-line treatments for chronic disease were developed before it was understood that the death of chronic bacteria necessarily results in an immunopathological response and temporary feelings of malaise. Such treatments are designed to slow the immune response under the mistaken premise that autoimmune disease<a class=”explain” href=”/home/… Source: Palliative vs. curative… Read More »