Diseases
We have 322 expert articles with research and specialist opinions on health — in 14 languages
Gout—the disease of kings that is making a comeback at our tables?
Hubert Czerniak describes gout as the buildup of uric acid, most often in the big toe.
Read the answer →Cancer — how much blame lies with our environment and lifestyle?
Hubert Czerniak points to food as the main culprit behind the rapid spread of cancer.
Read the answer →An antibiotic for every childhood infection — a favor or years of harm?
Hubert Czerniak believes that two-year courses of several antibiotics can devastate the bacterial flora.
Read the answer →Statins—Is the Price of Low Cholesterol Sore Muscles and Weaker Memory?
Jerzy Jaśkowski claims that lowering cholesterol reduces brain capacity.
Read the answer →Osteoporosis drugs—do they strengthen bones or just the numbers in test results?
Jerzy Zięba describes some osteoporosis drugs as agents that slow bone breakdown, but considers their treatment minimally effective and associated with risks.
Read the answer →High blood pressure pills — do they treat the cause or just the reading?
Andrzej Frydrychowski points to the blocking of angiotensin receptors in blood vessels and argues for acting at a higher level of regulation.
Read the answer →Kidney stones — are we growing them ourselves?
Andrzej Frydrychowski rejects the claim that high doses of vitamin C cause kidney stones and says that taking it regularly may reduce the risk.
Read the answer →Psoriasis — can herbs and diet soothe the skin?
Henryk Różański states that field pansy extract may soothe psoriasis and skin inflammation.
Read the answer →Insomnia — why are we sleeping worse and how can we change that without pills?
Jan Jaśkowski says that adults need 7–9 hours of sleep, and regularly sleeping for 5–6 hours or less is not enough.
Read the answer →Migraine—what really triggers it, and how can you cope without pills?
Jan Jaśkowski emphasizes that the cause of migraine cannot be clearly determined, and tension-type headaches can resemble it.
Read the answer →Paracetamol — Is the popular painkiller quietly harming the liver?
Andrzej Frydrychowski warns that an overdose of paracetamol can lead to liver failure, and that, rarely, the risk also exists at normal doses.
Read the answer →Tired eyes — which herbs and exercises help our eyesight?
Jan Jaśkowski lists infusions of cornflower, calendula, marigold, bilberry leaf, and ginkgo.
Read the answer →Hashimoto’s — Can Herbs and Diet Support an Ailing Thyroid?
Henryk Różański mentions, among other things, hare’s ear, water plantain, pumpkin seed oil, and preparations made from chaste tree and other herbs.
Read the answer →Depression — can herbs and lifestyle help more than pills?
Henryk Różański points out that only alcoholic and oil extracts of St. John’s wort have antidepressant effects.
Read the answer →Memory and dementia — can diet protect the brain from Alzheimer’s?
Paul Clayton points out that ultra-processed foods are linked to a faster decline in mental ability, and that a low-calorie ketogenic diet may be beneficial for Alzheimer’s disease.
Read the answer →Heart Attack—What Really Causes It, and How Can It Be Prevented?
Jerzy Jaśkowski and Andrzej Frydrychowski present conflicting explanations: Jerzy Jaśkowski points to chemical changes, while Andrzej Frydrychowski says a coronary artery becomes blocked.
Read the answer →Acidosis and type 2 diabetes — a hidden mechanism of the disease?
M. S. Sater and H. A. Giha suggest that chronic metabolic acidosis may be an underappreciated factor in the development of type 2 diabetes.
Read the answer →Cholesterol and statins — are we lowering the wrong number?
Andrzej Frydrychowski and Jerzy Jaśkowski warn that lowering cholesterol too much may be harmful because the body needs cholesterol.
Read the answer →Diabetes—can it be reversed without medication?
Bracia Rodzeń claim that a properly followed low-carbohydrate diet can lead to remission of type 2 diabetes.
Read the answer →High blood pressure — is salt to blame, or a lack of potassium?
There is no single agreed answer: Jerzy Zięba rejects salt as a cause of high blood pressure, while Prof. Klaus F. Kopp points to a bicarbonate deficiency.
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