Stop brain injury caused by Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s

As you may know, brain diseases like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s grow progressively worse over time. The reason is due to ongoing brain injury. These diseases literally destroy your brain. But new research suggests a potent mineral can slow and even halt this destruction of your brain.

In one new study, researchers gave 41 people over 60 with mild cognitive impairment either lithium (150 mg daily) or a placebo. Those getting the lithium had significantly less decline over time than the controls.

Another study on mice found that lithium could prevent the brain injury that Parkinson’s causes.

The simple habit that significantly
increases your stroke risk

Are you concerned about having a stroke? Is there a history of stroke in your family? Or do you have high blood pressure? A recent report from the Department of Neurology in the Royal Perth Hospital in Perth, Australia points to the most significant single dietary factor determining who will have a stroke. And it's not what most people think.

It’s not a vitamin or a mineral or any other kind of nutritional substance. It’s not even a specific diet. It's something simple.

Why men should avoid prostate cancer screening

Last week, I showed you how the vast majority of cancer screenings offered today are worthless — and in many cases, dangerous. One of the screening tests I mentioned was the PSA test. Now another report has come out confirming what I said.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, the group that told women in their 40s that they don’t need mammograms, has decided that men shouldn’t get prostate cancer screening. In fact, they recommended a “D” rating for the value of the PSA test. That means that there is a moderate or high certainty that the test has no net benefit.

Furthermore, their report adds that PSA testing actually can cause “harms related to subsequent evaluation and treatment.” The problem is that many of the cancers are small and slow- growing. They’ll never pose a risk to the patient. Other cancers might simply self-destruct. And, conventional treatment does more harm than good.