What Doctors Don't Tell You Australia/NZ

Fasting—or restricting the calories in your diet— seems to improve our health and help us live longer, but scientists have only recently discovered why. It seems related to a gene, OXR1 (Oxidation Resistance 1), that influences longevity and brain he

Thirty-five people who suffered life-changing reactions to AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine are suing the company in what has been described as one of the biggest legal cases of its kind. Another 40 claims are expected to follow. The claims already amo

News travels slowly in the world of cancer therapy. Twelve years have passed since researchers demonstrated that chemotherapy promotes cancer growth and spread by invading healthy cells that surround the cancerous area. Five years later, other resear

Women are going for an outdoor swim in cold water to relieve their menstrual and perimenopausal symptoms—and according to one survey, it works. The women have said that the severity of typical symptoms, such as hot flushes, anxiety, mood swings and b

It’s not supposed to happen, at least according to the airline industry, but there’s a growing acceptance by the World Health Organization and even the US Congress that toxic fumes can seep into airplane cabins, causing anything from nausea to long-t

Feeling depressed? Your doctor is likely to prescribe an SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor) antidepressant drug or even to suggest psychotherapy—but taking up almost any type of exercise is a much more effective option. Walking or jogging

Flavanols, anti-inflammatory nutrients in vegetables and fruits, can reverse “cognitive aging” and memory loss as we get older. Consuming around 500 mg of flavanols, a type of flavonoid, every day can reverse the neurological damage that can happen a

We do it 25,000 times or so per day but rarely give it a passing thought. The life-sustaining work of inhaling and exhaling, infusing every cell of our body with oxygen and expelling carbon dioxide, happens automatically for us, usually a dozen times

Carl Stough was an American choral conductor who in the 1940s became fascinated with how the mechanism of breathing, particularly a prolonged exhale, could impact the strength and resonance of voices. His choirs in North Carolina and New York quickly

Hypertension, or high blood pressure, affects nearly half (44.4 percent) of adults in the United States.1 It’s a major risk factor for developing cardiovascular disease and metabolic syndrome.2 According to one study, roughly three quarters of all ad

Forty-three-year-old father of one Anthony was happily married and doing a job he enjoyed when he began experiencing panic attacks “out of nowhere.” They could happen anywhere—in the supermarket, on the train to work, even in the garden at home—day o

Twenty-eight-year-old working mom Lisa was so worn out when she came to see me, she couldn’t get out of bed. Just driving to my practice took everything she had. I listened to her story and recommended we test her adrenal glands. The results revealed

We are a sad species. According to the World Health Organization, major depressive disorder (MDD) is the most common of all psychiatric disorders, affecting nearly 322 million people globally. It’s a chronic condition that is usually episodic—coming

Whether it involves a standard or accelerated protocol and whether it uses a figure-eight coil or an H coil and helmet, the TMS session is fundamentally the same. The patient sits in a comfortable chair while the coil is secured at the appropriate sp

Because clinical depression is such a sensitive diagnosis, no patients were willing to talk directly to WDDTY about their TMS treatments. However, BrainsWay has numerous patient testimonials on its website (brainsway.com/knowledge-center/video-galler

A woman in her mid-60s was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and was actively suicidal when Ian Cook conducted her first TMS treatment. “Toward the end of that first treatment,” Cook remembers, “she suddenly said, ‘Those thoughts are gone!’ “When she c

The ketogenic diet has seen a tremendous increase in popularity in recent years, but it’s also received some bad reviews, especially for women. This is largely because many women haven’t been taught how to cycle their lowcarbohydrate diets with their

If you’re looking to begin a home herbal apothecary, these multipurpose plants are a great place to start. An essential part of my own herbal practice, these hardy herbs grow well in a range of conditions and climates, and they are safe and reliable

Type 2 diabetes (T2D) affects millions of people worldwide. In the US alone, over 38 million people have a type 2 diabetes diagnosis, and it’s estimated that a further 97 million people have prediabetes.1 Unmanaged, it can have devastating consequenc

Your body craves alkaline balance. This is indisputably proven in scientific literature. Study after study shows us that maintaining the correct pH throughout the organs, cells and fluids in your body is important to every system and process required

Oxygen is arguably the most critical element on Earth. Essential in so many capacities, from the air we breathe to the water we drink, this odorless, colorless, gaseous molecule plays a major role in countless life-sustaining functions. Every single