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Category: Function & Health

The First Trial of Commercial CBD Products Found Significant Anxiety Relief in Women
ArchivesMedicine

The First Trial of Commercial CBD Products Found Significant Anxiety Relief in Women

June 9, 2021July 28, 2023

A new trial looking at the effects of a line of commercially-available CBD health products from a company called…

The Medical Wonders of Caloric Restriction: Part 1
ArchivesPhysiology

The Medical Wonders of Caloric Restriction: Part 1

June 1, 2021December 31, 2023

In 2007, researchers at the Duke University School of Medicine studying caloric restriction in humans set out on Phase…

MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy Meaningfully Reduces PTSD Symptoms by 88%—On Track for FDA-Approval
ArchivesMedicine

MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy Meaningfully Reduces PTSD Symptoms by 88%—On Track for FDA-Approval

May 20, 2021September 16, 2023

In a phase III, randomized placebo-controlled trial, the psychedelic chemical MDMA, colloquially known as ecstasy, was found to greatly…

A Sardine a Day Keeps Diabetes Away—Spanish Study
ArchivesNutrition

A Sardine a Day Keeps Diabetes Away—Spanish Study

May 7, 2021December 31, 2023

Spanish cuisine loves small oily fish like sardines and anchovies, and so Diana Rizzolo Ph.D. was unsurprisingly ecstatic when…

Even More Evidence Links Shorter Sleep Duration to Increased Risks of Dementia
Physiology

Even More Evidence Links Shorter Sleep Duration to Increased Risks of Dementia

April 21, 2021

Neurology has shown us that the body has but one onboard mechanism for preventing dementia in our later years:…

Scientists and CEOs Expand Grey Markets of Cannabis to Break the FDA Stranglehold on the Medical Field
Physiology

Scientists and CEOs Expand Grey Markets of Cannabis to Break the FDA Stranglehold on the Medical Field

April 1, 2021

Cannabidiol, (CBD) the non-psychoactive component of marijuana, is now widely available in the United States for treating things like…

Million Gardens Movement Wants to Remove All Modern Barriers to Gardening Through Education and Community
Nutrition

Million Gardens Movement Wants to Remove All Modern Barriers to Gardening Through Education and Community

March 25, 2021

PICTURED: The home page of the Million Gardens Movement, featuring legendary actor Harrison Ford who lent his voice of…

Japanese Cuisine Has Always Increased Lifespan — But What About Healthspan?
ArchivesNutrition

Japanese Cuisine Has Always Increased Lifespan — But What About Healthspan?

March 8, 2021September 25, 2023

After years of gaining popularity as some sort of secret aging cure, the traditional Japanese diet and method of…

Maternal Diets High in Inflammation Could Lead to Late-Childhood Obesity or Smaller Children
Nutrition

Maternal Diets High in Inflammation Could Lead to Late-Childhood Obesity or Smaller Children

February 23, 2021

In a clever new study, researchers at University College Dublin put together 7 European mother-offspring birth study groups, and…

US to Let Artificial Intelligence Determine Dietary Recommendations After Gargantuan 10-Year Nutrition Study
Nutrition

US to Let Artificial Intelligence Determine Dietary Recommendations After Gargantuan 10-Year Nutrition Study

February 10, 2021

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is preparing to embark on a 10-year multi-lateral research project to conduct the…

This Protein Seemingly Links Exercise Mediation and Sauna Use to Risk-Reductions of Neurological Disease
Physiology

This Protein Seemingly Links Exercise Mediation and Sauna Use to Risk-Reductions of Neurological Disease

January 26, 2021

Taken from an earlier article from World at Large… A growth-factor compound produced in our brains and muscles is…

D.C. Advocacy Group Got Mushrooms Decriminalized – Now Pushes for $100 Million in Federal Psychedelic Research Grants
Medicine

D.C. Advocacy Group Got Mushrooms Decriminalized – Now Pushes for $100 Million in Federal Psychedelic Research Grants

January 25, 2021

In November, voters in Washington D.C. voted overwhelmingly for Initiative 81 which, not completely, but effectively decriminalized ‘entheogenic plants…

BDNF — Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor is a Major Cognitive Enhancer and Functional Medicine Goldmine
ArchivesPhysiology

BDNF — Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor is a Major Cognitive Enhancer and Functional Medicine Goldmine

January 22, 2021January 24, 2025

A growth-factor compound produced in our brains and muscles is emerging as having potentially mitigative effects on neurological disease,…

Physiology

NR Supplementation Reduced Levels of Notable Cancer Enzyme While Increasing NAD+

January 11, 2021

Nicotinamide Riboside (NR), a compound being broadly researched as a potential multi-use nutritional supplement and therapeutic intervention, has been…

Physiology

Chronic Inflammation Lowers NAD+ Linking Two Critical Aging Pathways Together

December 14, 2020

A breakthrough in the study of aging occurred within the labs of Dr. Eric Verdin at the Buck Institute…

Medicine

Blind Mice Cured of Glaucoma and Damaged Eyes When Epigenetic Changes were Programmed Away

December 10, 2020

Blind mice had their eyesight restored by the activation of proteins which rolled back a sort of genetic scarring…

Medicine

Sustainable Long-Term Relief of Depressive Symptoms Found From Psychedelic Psilocybin

November 4, 2020

In another study on the use of psychedelic compounds as medicine, two doses of psilocybin, the compound that gives…

Nutrition

Resveratrol for Cold and Flu: Anti-Aging Compound Shown Promise as Flu and COVID Treatment

November 2, 2020

While many countries around the world shelter in place waiting for a vaccine to be developed that can end…

Physiology

Just Move Around Your House or Office Again: Study Shows Any Kind of Movement is Beneficial for Health

October 19, 2020

“Move more at any intensity – the more the better,” say a quartet of researchers writing for The Conversation,…

Physiology

Human Memory Prioritizes Remembering Where High-Calorie Food Is: So Don’t Bring it in the House

October 12, 2020

A study from the Netherlands demonstrated that for those among the population seeking to lose weight, one of the…

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