Category: Longevity
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Food Aversions: Causes and Reasons
Food aversion is the opposite of food cravingsโa strong dislike or repulsion toward certain foods. It can be caused by physical, psychological, or metabolic factors and may indicate underlying health conditions or nutrient imbalances. ๐ฝ๏ธ Common Causes of Food Aversions๐ฉบ 1. Nutrient Imbalances & Body Signals๐น The body might reject certain foods if it doesnโt…
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Are Cravings a Sign of Nutrient Deficiency?
Cravings can sometimes indicate a nutrient deficiency, but they can also be influenced by hormones, emotions, habits, or even gut bacteria. While not all cravings are linked to deficiencies, some patterns suggest the body might be signaling a need for specific nutrients. ๐ฝ๏ธ Common Food Cravings and Their Possible Nutrient Deficiencies ๐ง Other Causes of…
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Do People Lie in Questionaries?
“Indeed, lots of people who self-identify as plant-eaters donโt really eat that way, Glynn Tonsor, a professor of agricultural economics at Kansas State University, told me. He runs the national Monthly Meat Demand Monitor, which asks survey respondents to self-declare their diets and then report what they ate the day before. โThe number that tell…
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Vegetable oils and their Susceptibility to Peroxidation
Cooking oil peroxidation causes Alzheimer’s: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37693644/ Given the tremendous number of worldwide people suffering various lifestyle-related diseases, it is valuable to consider how ฯ-6 PUFA-rich vegetable oils is implicated for the organ disorder. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36819480/ Linoleic Acid and Its Susceptibility to PeroxidationLinoleic acid (LA) (found in soybean, corn, sunflower oil) is a polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA)…
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How my Mother Was Accused of Trying to Poison a Patient
It was 1953, at the time of the infamous Doctors Plot. In the last throes of Stalin’s rule a huge antisemitic campaign has begun. It was supposed to culminate with pogroms and mass deportations of Jews to Siberia. My mother was then a young doctor at a clinic treating coal miners in Stalino (now Donetzk).…
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Tried Ashwagandha for the Second Time.
Withania somnifera popularly known as Aswagandha or Indian Ginseng/Poison Gooseberry have thousands years of history of use in Indian traditional medicine. Besides, finding place root of the plant as Indian Ginseng, Ayurveda also uses root of this plant as general health tonic, adaptogenic, nootropic, immunomodulatory etc. For the second time in a month I got…
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How I almost wasn’t born
I was born 5 years after WW2 in Chernowitz, now Ukraine. That was a time of heavy antisemitic atmosphere in the Soviet Union. My mother, told me about the time she went to the hospital to give birth to me. When she arrived, the midwife who was Jewish was about to go home after her…
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Methylcobalamin vs. Cyanocobalamin: vs. Hydroxocobalamin. Are They Interchangeable?
Two articles: ๐ก Methylcobalamin vs. Cyanocobalamin: Are They Interchangeable?Both methylcobalamin and cyanocobalamin are forms of vitamin B12, but they are not entirely interchangeable due to differences in absorption, function, and bioavailability. Letโs break down the key differences and when each form might be more suitable. ๐งฌ 1. Chemical Structure:Methylcobalamin: Contains a methyl group (CHโ), which…
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Collagen and Vitamin C Improve Skin Wrinkles
Daily dose of 5 g hydrolysed collagen with 80 mg of vitamin C (CP product) and their combination with 30 mg of hyaluronic acid were tested. All improved the skin condition, but hyaluronic acid didn’t show advantage over collagen alone. The Effects of Dietary Supplementation with Collagen and Vitamin C and Their Combination with Hyaluronic…