Several years ago, Byron Richards, CCN, reported that Neurontin and Lyrica are a death sentence for new brain synapses. Today there is more evidence to support the adverse effects these drugs have on the nervous system. If you have used one of these drugs or are currently using them, there is even more incentive to protect your nerves and reverse damage.

The recently discovered “gut-retina axis” describes a delicate inter-relationship between gut flora, immune cells that signal the retina, and the eye microbiome.

Two new studies add to an overwhelming amount of data that supports the assertion that artificially-sweetened and sugar-sweetened soda beverages cause disease. Will Coke, Pepsi, and others in the billion-dollar sugar industry experience the same legal troubles as those in the tobacco industry? I struggle to care whether ignorant and addicted people choose...

Several recent studies are throwing water on Big Pharma’s statin parade. Shockingly, mainstream media-- who is paid big money by Big Pharma--is running headlines like this, Statins: Bad Idea for People with Good Hearts? At risk is the juggernaut PR machine of Big Pharma and tens of billions of fraudulent drug sales every year.

Upgrade your vitamin E! Research shows tocotrienol vitamin E to be far more biologically potent than tocopherol vitamin E, offering significant protection for the brain, heart and liver.

A new animal study shows that consumption of whey protein can offset the disease-producing effects of a high fat diet by lowering weight gain by 32%, preventing insulin resistance, and preventing the build up of fat in the liver.

Cholesterol anchored arabinogalactan for asialoglycoprotein receptor targeting: synthesis, characterization, and proof of concept of hepatospecific delivery

Hepatic gene expression related to lower plasma cholesterol in hamsters fed high-fat diets supplemented with blueberry peels and peel extract.

Plasma homocysteine concentrations and serum lipid profile as atherosclerotic risk factors in subclinical hypothyroidism.

Evaluation of hypocholesterolemic effect of oleuropein in cholesterol-fed rats.

Effects of escin mixture from the seeds of Aesculus hippocastanum on obesity in mice fed a high fat diet.

Green tea intake lowers fasting serum total and LDL cholesterol in adults: a meta-analysis of 14 randomized controlled trials.