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Diseases

Ozone at the Dentist — Can Gas Treat Teeth Without Drilling?

Igor Dogocki describes ozone therapy as a method that may speed up the healing of wounds that are difficult to heal, including during dental treatment.

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Diet and nutrition

Eggs and metabolic syndrome — foe or ally?

Tadeusz Trziszka believes that 2–4 eggs a day do not harm people without physiological dysfunction and may have a beneficial effect on their health and well-being.

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Vitamins and minerals

Taurine — an underrated ally of the heart?

Jan Jaśkowski says that taurine may limit tissue damage after a heart attack associated with the restoration of blood flow.

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Herbs and plants

Field horsetail — a weed that rebuilds bones better than calcium?

Henryk Różański says that silica from horsetail is supposed to stimulate the regeneration of connective, bone, and cartilage tissue.

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Herbs and plants

Valerian — natural calming without feeling groggy after taking pills?

Henryk Różański points out that valerian’s calming effect requires a large dose of tincture, and that improper drying, storage, or processing can deprive it of valuable constituents.

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Vaccines

The BCG Vaccine for Tuberculosis — Why Does It Still Raise Questions?

The STOP NOP Association states that vaccination does not reduce the number of cases, but does reduce severe forms of tuberculosis in children.

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Diseases

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.

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Public health and WHO

Mercury in fillings — can amalgam in the mouth be harmful?

Piotr Witczak believes that amalgam can be harmful because he lists it as a source of mercury and links mercury to disorders and diseases.

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Herbs and plants

Avens — a clove-scented root for diarrhea and gums?

Henryk Różański notes that avens rhizome helps with diarrhea and inflammation of the stomach and intestines.

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Herbs and plants

Borage — the flower once thought to calm the nerves and heart?

In the 19th century, borage was considered a calming remedy used for hysteria, hypochondria, and palpitations.

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Herbs and plants

Beard lichen—a tree-growing lichen stronger than many antibiotics?

Henryk Różański describes beard lichen as an antimicrobial agent used for infections.

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Diseases

Sore gums—can they be cleaned without a dentist?

Daily care includes brushing your teeth, cleaning your tongue, and rinsing your mouth.

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Diseases

Heartburn and hyperacidity — do stomach tablets do more harm than good?

Henryk Różański says that Shostakovsky’s Balm was taken orally for heartburn and hyperacidity, at a dose of 5–10 ml once a day after dinner.

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Herbs and plants

Butterbur — an herb for allergies and migraines with a hidden risk?

Henryk Różański advises not using butterbur regularly for longer than 2–3 weeks because it contains pyrrolizidine alkaloids.

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Diet and nutrition

The Ketogenic Diet for Epilepsy — An Old Method Returns?

Paul Clayton describes a low-fiber ketogenic diet as one that raises the seizure threshold.

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Vitamins and minerals

Apricot kernel amygdalin — a banned cancer drug or a dangerous myth?

Henryk Różański warns that swallowed amygdalin releases hydrogen cyanide, which does not destroy only cancer cells.

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Vitamins and minerals

Calcium tablets — do they end up in the bones or the arteries?

Jerzy Zięba points out that the cited studies linked calcium supplements to a higher risk of arterial calcification, heart attack and stroke.

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Vitamins and minerals

Folic acid in pregnancy — are all forms equally good?

Andrzej Frydrychowski recommends L-methylfolate, which is meant to bypass the problem related to methylation.

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Diet and nutrition

Does sugar feed cancer? Can one dietary ingredient drive the disease

M. Williamson, N. Moustaid-Moussa, and L. Gollahon point out that high blood sugar facilitates cancer cell metabolism.

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Diseases

Spinal pain — myths that keep us taking pills for years?

Jan Jaśkowski explains that spinal pain can occur without significant damage, and that stress, fatigue, and lack of sleep can also affect it.

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