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Autophagy: What It Is & How Fasting Activates It

Our understanding of autophagy began with a lone scientist staring into a microscope, watching a quiet miracle unfold inside a starving yeast cell. Yoshinori Ohsumi had no funding for a grand project, no cutting-edge laboratory tools, and no reason to believe anything remarkable would happen.

Yet as he peered through the eyepiece in his small Tokyo lab, he saw tiny vesicles—little membrane bubbles that cells use to carry things—drifting inside the cell’s vacuole, its roomy storage chamber. In that still moment, inside a creature no bigger than a dust mote, Ohsumi glimpsed a hidden recycling system at work.

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Bringing Light to Off-grid Maternal Health Clinics

When the power goes out in rural clinics, maternal health and newborn life hang in the balance. Enter the Solar Suitcase, a lifesaving device developed for maternal health clinics in Africa, South America, Asia, and beyond.
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maternal health, rural clinics, solar-powered

Cancer Prevention: A Metabolic Understanding

For decades, cancer has been framed chiefly as a genetic disease—mutations in key genes driving cells to grow when they should not. But according to a growing body of researchers, that view is at best a partial picture of how cancer develops.
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cancer prevention, health innovations

Mamavation’s Role in the Fight Against PFAS

Harmful chemicals are often hidden in everyday products. However, a grassroots organization called Mamavation offers a lifeline to consumers who want to stay informed about toxins in the products they buy and consume.
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chemicals cleanup, environmental toxins, forever chemicals, PFAS

PFAS under Fire: Battling Toxic “Forever Chemicals”

Both awareness and concern continue to grow regarding PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals,” as their persistent nature in the environment and the human body becomes increasingly clear.
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chemicals cleanup, environmental toxins, forever chemicals, PFAS

Somatic Experiencing: Unlocking the Body’s Power to Heal Trauma

In the world of Western medicine, it can be mind-expanding to learn of proven therapies for serious health conditions that rely exclusively on the human body’s ability to self-heal. Such therapies do exist and can be found even in the mainstream of the healing arts. Dr. Peter Levine’s somatic experiencing (SE) is one.
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Peter Levine, PTSD, somatic experiencing, trauma

Spirulina and Chlorella: Two Superfoods Perfected by ENERGYbits

Spirulina and its lesser-known algae cousin chlorella have been known for years for their extraordinary health benefits. Spirulina and chlorella products have been around for decades—so what’s different about Catherine Arnston’s company ENERGYbits and her spirulina and chlorella brands?
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health innovations, nutritional supplements

Insomnia: Causes, Effects, & Solutions

Insomnia can result from a variety of factors, including lifestyle habits, medical conditions, and environmental influences. The good news is that a number of these factors can be mitigated with personal lifestyle adjustments.
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insomnia causes, insomnia solutions

The Amazing Benefits of a Good Night’s Sleep

Everybody sleeps, but not everyone sleeps well. Far from it. There is good news, though. Because insomnia is so common, it also has been studied in detail. Its causes have been identified and a reliable body of knowledge has been distilled on how to consistently get that proverbial good night’s sleep.
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insomnia, sleep

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