Two Clues to the Obesity Epidemic

Two Clues to the Obesity Epidemic

A study from Yale showed that certain bacteria in your colon may turn dietary fat into body fat to make you fat (Nature, June 9, 2016;534:213-217). Studies from New York University showed that giving young baby mice penicillin, in doses similar to what farmers give...
Get Rid of Fat in Liver to Cure Type II Diabetes

Get Rid of Fat in Liver to Cure Type II Diabetes

This week, a major breakthrough article from Johns Hopkins implies that most cases of type II diabetes could be cured by reducing the amount of fat in the liver and that some diabetics may have to rid themselves of most of the fat from the rest of their bodies before...
Jack Lovelock, the Wonder Miler

Jack Lovelock, the Wonder Miler

Jack Lovelock was a poor kid in New Zealand who was so smart and athletic that he won an academic scholarship to high school, was valedictorian of his class, the school boxing champion, the best swimmer and rugby player in his region and a champion debater.  He...
Anti-Inflammatory Lifestyle Reduces Deaths from Prostate and Breast Cancers

Constipation and Herpes

Herpes may be a common cause of chronic constipation and urinary tract symptoms, according to a study showing that infection with herpes viruses causes constipation in mice (Cell Host & Microbe, June 8, 2016). The researchers showed that the herpes virus spread...