Medicine

Summer Is in Full Bloom, but so Is Lyme Disease: 3 Natural Ways to Keep Ticks Away

Summer Is in Full Bloom, but so Is Lyme Disease: 3 Natural Ways to Keep Ticks Away

Bonjour! I hope you’re all doing well and getting some vitamin D-filled sun this summer! But just remember to watch out for ticks. Try these three remedies that keep ticks at bay. Ticks are everywhere nowadays. It’s kinda a bummer because the summer is the time for you to be outdoors to store up some vitamin D and immerse yourself in nature’s full glory. But there’s been an upswing in white-footed mice in the Northeast,...

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If Your Doctor Is Older, You Could Die Faster

If Your Doctor Is Older, You Could Die Faster

Yep. The title is definitely clickbait – but it’s still somewhat true! Experts just found out that older doctors’ patients have higher mortality rates. I don’t usually go to the doctor, except for my yearly physical and infrequent mammograms. If you’re a natural health buff, you know how wrong doctors can be. I mean – they even tell people with acne that they can eat whatever they want. They also encourage cancer...

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Want a New Body? A Surgeon Might Be Able to Transplant Your Head Onto Someone Else’s Body Soon!

Want a New Body? A Surgeon Might Be Able to Transplant Your Head Onto Someone Else’s Body Soon!

I never thought I’d see the day… Actually, I honestly thought it was completely impossible! But now two revolutionary neurosurgeons have advanced medical science with their new surgical method and technology that they say lets them perform a successful head transplant. Aloha! I think I almost spilled my herbal tea when I read this news article! It’s almost like out of the blue – two neurosurgeons from Italy and China announced...

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Wow, a Blood Test That Can Detect Cancer?

Wow, a Blood Test That Can Detect Cancer?

Medical advancements keep getting better and better! Now they can test your blood for cancer. Woot! I saw on the news today that Dr. Dao and United Airlines came to a settlement agreement! Good for him! Hopefully he got millions, and now United Airlines and other airline carriers won’t be treating us like poop anymore. Then I went to the health news section to scope out something nice to write about. And there it is – a cancer recurrence...

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Are Frogs the Answer to Your Sniffles?

Are Frogs the Answer to Your Sniffles?

Would you be willing to snort frog mucus? Because that’s what your doctor might write you a prescription for in the future! I read some interesting research today. It turns out that somewhere in southern India there are these magical frogs that secrete mucus that contains pathogen-fighting chemicals. Actually, all frogs have this – it’s why in ancient Russia, people threw brown frogs into their milk to preserve it (eww, right?). But...

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If You’re Feeling Sick, Hit the Kitchen Before Going to the Doctor

If You’re Feeling Sick, Hit the Kitchen Before Going to the Doctor

Hey everyone! As I was sitting on the sofa enjoying a nice cup of herbal tea, I recalled something from last summer that I thought I’d share with all of you. It’s kinda appropriate since this summer is approaching rather quickly. Maybe it will help you out too! I Caught Something It was the summer of 2016, and I was rather busy! The weather was surprisingly nice on most days, so I was mostly out enjoying. I went to a bunch of health...

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