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The Benefits of Topical Vitamin C for Reversing Skin Aging
What are the pros and cons of alpha hydroxy acid lotions and chemical peels, as well as the roles of topical antioxidants vitamin E and C, in reversing the signs of aging skin? This is the last video in this four-part series on anti-aging skin products. If you missed any of the others, see: • […]
Continue readingThe Benefits of Topical Niacinamide for Reversing Skin Aging
Niacinamide, a form of vitamin B3 also known as nicotinamide, is a precursor to two potent antioxidants that can help reverse signs of skin aging. This is the third in a four-part series on skin products. If you missed the first two, check out What Is the Most Important Anti-Aging Cream Ingredient? ( ) and […]
Continue readingTopical Retinoids to Reverse Skin Aging
Tretinoin, also known as all-trans retinoic acid (sold under a variety of brands including Retin-A), can reverse the signs of aging skin, but at what cost? What Is the Most Important Anti-Aging Cream Ingredient? ( ). That was the question posed and answered in my previous video. In the next two videos, I look at […]
Continue readingWhat Is the Most Important Anti-Aging Cream Ingredient?
Most anti-aging creams may work no better than typical moisturizers. The daily application of sunscreen is considered to be the single most important thing to maintaining youthful skin. This is the first in a four-part series on so-called anti-aging skin products. Stay tuned for: • Topical Retinoids to Reverse Skin Aging ( ) • The […]
Continue readingSoy Foods for Menopause Hot Flash Symptoms
Soy can be considered a first-line treatment for menopausal hot flash and night sweat symptoms. If you missed the previous video, see Menopausal Hot Flashes Are Not Inevitable ( ). What about soy and breast cancer? See my video Is Soy Healthy for Breast Cancer Survivors? ( ). I recently did a series on vaginal […]
Continue readingMenopausal Hot Flashes Are Not Inevitable
Why do 85 percent of menopausal women suffer hot flashes in some countries but only 15 percent in others? I continue with this topic in the next video, Soy Foods for Menopause Hot Flash Symptoms ( ). Also see Dietary Approach to Naturally Treating Menopause Symptoms ( ). I recently did a series on vaginal […]
Continue readingDoes Prevagen Really Work?
Why did the makers of Prevagen settle a class action lawsuit in 2020 with the FTC over deceptive business practices and false advertising? A couple of weeks ago, I released a video on a controversial Alzheimer’s drug that used the same scam: Controversy Around FDA’s Approval of Biogen Alzheimer’s Drug, Aducanumab ( ). With supplements […]
Continue readingVSED: The Downsides of Fasting for Ending Life
What are the pros and cons of voluntarily stopping eating and drinking to end your life? This is the last video in a three-part series on the process of dying. The first two were How to Die a Good Death ( ) and VSED: The Benefits of Fasting for Ending Life ( ). Please take […]
Continue readingVSED: The Benefits of Fasting for Ending Life
Even under hospice with excellent palliative care, some spend their last months in uncontrollable suffering. What can be done in places in the United States that outlaw physician-assisted dying? Voluntarily stopping eating and drinking offers a legal way to have control over the end of your life. The first video in this three-part series was […]
Continue readingHow to Die a Good Death
Hospice is often framed as “giving up,” but, ironically, hospice patients sometimes actually live longer. I take a look at hospice and palliative care. This is the first of three videos on how to have control over your death. Please take care while watching these videos if this is a difficult topic for you. I’ll […]
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