Fun Fact Friday
You’re chances of dying are greater in the taxi cab on the way to/from an airport than on the actual flight itself. Having excessive body hair is linked to higher intellect. When digested, cheese...
View ArticleMagic Mushrooms can ‘Reset’ Depressed Brain
A hallucinogen found in magic mushrooms can “reset” the brains of people with untreatable depression, raising hopes of a future treatment, scans suggest. The small study gave 19 patients a single dose...
View ArticleAnother Good Reason to Eat More Mushrooms
New research suggests that two antioxidants found in mushrooms may help protect us from age-related health issues, like Alzheimer’s. The study, published in the journal Food Chemistry, found that...
View Article8 Foods That Fight Colds
If someone asked you which foods were good for helping fight a cold, you would probably think of things like oranges, because they are known to contain vitamin C. You might also suggest chicken soup,...
View ArticleSelenium: What It Does and Where To Find It
Selenium Protects a Specific Type of Interneurons in The Brain Exactly 200 years ago, the Swedish scientist Jöns Jacob Berzelius discovered the trace element selenium, which he named after the goddess...
View ArticleMushrooms May Reduce Risk of Cognitive Decline in Older Adults
Older adults who consume more than two servings of mushrooms each week may reduce their risk of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) by 50 percent, according to a new 6-year study conducted by researchers...
View Article2 Portions Of Mushrooms Halve Risk Of Memory Loss
Any variety of mushrooms may well have the beneficial effect as they all contain an antioxidant called ergothioneine. Two portions of mushrooms a week halve the risk of memory loss, research finds....
View Article22 Interesting Facts
Happy New Year! In honor of 2022, I present to you 22 interesting little factoids to ponder. Avocados are toxic to almost every other animal except humans. Your body is actually designed to get 4 hours...
View Article‘Magic Mushrooms’ Provide Fast, Long-lasting Depression Relief: Study
Treatment with psilocybin, the psychedelic compound found in “magic mushrooms,” relieves major depression for up to a year, and perhaps longer, new research shows. In a study of adults with a long-term...
View Article5 Foods For a Strong Immune System
There are a number of ways your lifestyle can enhance your immune system, but one of the most important is eating the right foods. So how do we choose? It seems like every few weeks there is a new...
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