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07/11/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

Diet of vegetables and wild game found to prevent diabetes and asthma

Professor Tim Spector from King’s College London, author of The Diet Myth, said a hunter-gatherer diet, one which includes seasonal vegetables and wild game, can help replenish our gut bacteria. Spector spent three days consuming this type of diet during his stay with a Tanzanian tribe called the Hadza, who live in the Savannah and […]

05/04/2016 / By Julie Wilson

Does smoking cannabis actually improve lung function in asthmatics?

A growing body of research suggests that smoking marijuana may actually provide a beneficial effect on the respiratory system, in some cases reducing bronchospasm and cough, as well as decreasing airway resistance. Smoking THC has the ability to dilate respiratory passages, studies show. This is most likely due to cannabis’ anti-inflammatory properties. These effects could potentially benefit […]

03/30/2016 / By Tara Paras

Vitamin D has long been proven to prevent influenza more effectively than flu vaccines

A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial in 2010, led by Mitsuyoshi Urashima and conducted by the Division of Molecular Epidemiology in the the Department of Pediatrics at the Jikei University School of Medicine Minato-ku in Tokyo found that vitamin D was extremely effective at halting influenza infections in children. The study involved 334 children, half of […]

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