Chitin is a polysaccharide found in the exoskeleton of most arthropods, which include insects, spiders, scorpions and centipedes, as well as crabs, crayfish and lobsters, but not in mammals. While most people discard the shell when dining on crab legs, an article in Futurity recently suggested, “Chowing down on crustacean shells may boost metabolism.”1 The […]

Editor’s Note: This article is a reprint. It was originally published April 14, 2018. The number of people requesting a direct-to-consumer DNA test during 2017 more than doubled. According to Ancestry.com, they claim the largest DNA database with more than 7 million people’s DNA stored.1 In combination with other companies collecting DNA data, the industry […]

Collagen — which provides structural support and strength to your tissues1,2,3 — accounts for about 30% of the total protein in your body. Twenty-eight percent of collagen, in turn, is made up of the amino acid glycine.4 Glycine, proline and hydroxyproline5 are the raw materials for connective tissue, but the benefits of glycine go far […]

Editor’s Note: This article is a reprint. It was originally published January 5, 2019. Kai-Fu Lee, Ph.D., a leading expert on artificial intelligence (AI), a venture capitalist and author of “AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order,” has spent decades working for tech giants such as Apple, Microsoft and Google, both in […]

Jan Jekielek, senior editor with The Epoch Times and host of “American Thought Leaders,” spoke with microbiologist Kevin McKernan — a former researcher and team leader for the MIT Human Genome project1 — about DNA contamination in COVID-19 shots.2 In a preprint study McKernan and colleagues assessed the nucleic acid composition of four expired vials […]

Yale University researchers have developed a new airborne method for delivering mRNA right to your lungs. The team has also used the method to vaccinate mice intranasally,1 opening the door for human testing in the near future. While scientists are hailing the creation as an easy way to vaccinate the masses, critics wonder if the […]

Editor’s Note: This article is a reprint. It was originally published June 23, 2018. Hand-washing is one of the simplest ways to reduce exposure to potential disease-causing germs.1 This may also reduce your chances of getting sick and/or spreading infection. Regular and proper hand-washing drastically decreases the number of germs having access to your body, […]

Organic, whole husk psyllium is an excellent fiber supplement, especially when taken two hours after a meal with a full glass of water. This ancient digestive aid has also started trending among a new generation — one that grew up watching their parents down psyllium-husk powder and water to stay regular.1 But there’s something to […]

Editor’s Note: This article is a reprint. It was originally published March 17, 2019. Annie Hopper is a limbic retraining specialist. While you may never have heard this term, limbic hyperactivity or dysfunction appears to be a foundational core of the dysfunction and challenges associated with multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS), electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS), chronic fatigue […]

The video above features a lecture by health consultant and author Denise Minger at the 2016 Icelandic Health Symposium. Her 2014 book, “Death by Food Pyramid,” explores the roots of our beliefs about food and provides readers with tools to navigate conflicting dietary claims, and she does so in this lecture as well. While Minger’s […]