Stay healthy with full-fat dairy !

Studies have repeatedly failed to find an association between full-fat dairy and cardiovascular events. Instead, full-fat dairy actually reduces your risk of cardiovascular events and deaths thereof. Dairy products are also associated with lower risks of Type 2 diabetes, liver disease and more

Whole-fat dairy contains the odd-chain saturated fats (OCFAs) pentadecanoic acid (C15:0) and heptadecanoic acid (C17:0), which have significant health benefits

OCFAs are found only in small amounts in certain foods, primarily dairy fat, and your body only makes C17:0. Researchers now believe C15:0 may be an essential fat, as your body cannot make it 

Higher circulating levels of OCFAs in the blood is associated with lower risks of obesity, chronic inflammation, cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome, Type 2 diabetes, NASH, COPD, pancreatic cancer and all-cause mortality

OCFAs do not have an inhibitory effect on glucose burning because they are not converted to acetyl-CoA; rather, they enter the Krebs Cycle as succinyl-CoA. What this means in practical terms is that you don’t need to restrict your consumption of full fat dairy, as it won’t affect your ability to burn glucose
 

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Vitamin D reduces cancer

Vitamin D is involved in the biology of all cells in your body, including your immune cells. A large number of studies have shown raising your vitamin D level can significantly reduce your risk of cancer

Most recently, researchers found vitamin D and calcium supplementation lowered participants’ overall cancer risk by 30%

Having a serum vitamin D level of at least 40 ng/mL reduces your risk for cancer by 67% compared to having a level of 20 ng/ml or less; most cancers occur in people with a vitamin D level between 10 and 40 ng/mL
 

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Mushrooms & cheese support your heart

Polyamines such as spermidine, spermine and putrescine are derivatives of amino acids, found both in food and your gut microbiota, and are critical for cellular growth and
survival

Polyamines have potent anti-inflammatory activity, protect your DNA against free-radical damage and have been linked to longevity

In one study, those who had the highest spermidine levels had a 40% lower risk of heart failure
 

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The best sleeping position

If you frequently toss and turn during sleep, chances are you’re a side sleeper or stomach sleeper. For sound, healthy sleep, you need to sleep on your back, in a neutral position, with a pillow under your neck, not your head, to maintain proper spinal curve

Poor sleeping position is a common cause of aches and pains. It can also trigger or aggravate arthritic conditions

If you’re a chronic side sleeper, it may take up to four months to retrain your body to comfortably sleep on your back. It may take even longer if you’re used to sleeping on your stomach

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Healthy from inside out

One of the worst things you can do during pregnancy is to take an antibiotic. Young children also need to be shielded from antibiotics, as they devastate the microbiome

Other medications best avoided, due to their devastating impact on your microbiome include hormone treatments, including birth control pills, antibacterial products containing triclosan and proton pump inhibitors

Fiber-rich vegetables are massively important. Not only do they provide valuable nutrients your body needs, they also provide nutrition to the microbes in your gut, which feed on fiber 

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C-Sections increase autism

Studies have found an association between C-sections and autism. In one, children born by C-section had a 21% higher risk for developing autism

Folate deficiency has been shown to raise a child’s risk of autism by inhibiting detoxification of pesticides. Optimizing folate intake during pregnancy has been shown to ameliorate this risk

Women who took prenatal vitamins — which include folic acid — lowered their child’s risk of autism by as much as 30%. Another study found that taking the recommended amount of folic acid at conception lowered the child’s risk of pesticide-related autism specifically 

Pesticides, especially glyphosate, and C-sections both have an adverse effect on the child’s gut microbiome, thereby raising the risk of autism

Glyphosate (from Bayer/Monsanto) is widely used on genetically engineered crops, and the pesticide cannot be washed off, as it’s taken up into every cell of the plant. As a result, nonorganic foods are proving to be a significant source of glyphosate exposure

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Sensitive patients have more vaccine injuries

Ligamentous laxity is found to be commonly associated with a variety of complex illnesses, and is frequently seen in patients who have an increased sensitivity to their environment

A variety of unrecognized (and often treatable) factors in the modern environment have caused ligamentous laxity to become much more common in recent years

A novel hypothesis that explains many of the unusual complications of the COVID-19 vaccines is that they trigger a collapse of the iliac veins in susceptible persons (e.g., those with ligamentous laxity and a corresponding weakness of the tissue lining the vessels). This, in turn, causes a variety of complications including micro-clots and mast cell activation syndrome 

Many of the agents which significantly injure patients (e.g., vaccines) partially do so by causing the fluids in the body to clump together. This directly impairs the circulation within the body and indirectly impairs it by removing the repulsive force which prevents weakened vessels from compressing

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