„Jaborandi — the leaf that gave rise to a glaucoma medicine and makes you sweat”
Poppy seed oil — a healthy plant-based fat from a plant that inspires fear?
Henryk Różański lists poppy seed oil as helpful for skin care and for certain skin and digestive problems.
Read the answer →Poison lettuce — “poor man’s opium” instead of cough medicine?
Poison lettuce was used as a remedy for respiratory diseases, insomnia and neurosis.
Read the answer →Stomach ulcers — can a glass of cabbage juice work like medicine?
Henryk Różański describes cabbage juice as a natural source of vitamin U, which was believed to have anti-ulcer effects.
Read the answer →Vitamin C and radiation — a shield against X-rays and CT scans?
Thomas E. Levy recommends taking as much vitamin C as possible before tests involving radiation, such as mammograms and X-rays.
Read the answer →Palm oil in sweets for children — what are our little ones really eating?
Grażyna Cichosz points out that palm oil fractions are used to produce fats for chocolate coatings and candies.
Read the answer →Aronia — Can This Tart Fruit Protect the Heart and Eyes?
Henryk Różański attributes improved coronary and ocular circulation to aronia’s anthocyanins and flavonoids.
Read the answer →Elderflower — Grandma’s cold remedy we’ve forgotten about?
For a cold, Henryk Różański recommends drinking 100 ml of elderflower infusion every two hours.
Read the answer →Selenium — the element missing from Polish soil?
Jerzy Zięba points out that low levels of selenium in soil are linked to widespread deficiencies of this element.
Read the answer →Ivy — a poisonous climbing plant that treats cough?
Henryk Różański states that ivy preparations are used for cough and inflammation and infections of the respiratory tract.
Read the answer →Chlorella and Spirulina — Green Algae or an Expensive Myth?
Hubert Czerniak lists chlorella and spirulina as substances used to remove metals from the body’s shallow stores.
Read the answer →Calcium tablets — do they clog arteries?
Jerzy Zięba says that women who took calcium supplements were more likely to have arterial calcification, a heart attack, or a stroke.
Read the answer →Parasites — are more people carrying them than we think?
Henryk Różański states that 30 to 50 percent of people carry Helicobacter pylori, and that it causes no symptoms in most of them.
Read the answer →Osteoporosis drugs — do they strengthen bones or just improve test results?
Jerzy Zięba describes some osteoporosis drugs as agents that slow bone breakdown, but considers their treatment to be of limited effectiveness and associated with risks.
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 →100 years old with their own teeth — what do those who have kept them do?
Igor Dogocki points out that teeth’s resistance to decay depends on the amount of nutrients and hormones.
Read the answer →Stomach ulcers — are bacteria, stress, or painkillers to blame?
Henryk Różański says that Helicobacter pylori infection occurs in about half of people, while peptic ulcer disease affects about one in ten.
Read the answer →Lifestyle diseases: Does what we eat determine what we get sick with?
Ewa Dąbrowska says that limiting highly processed foods and overeating, and choosing plant foods, can help prevent lifestyle diseases.
Read the answer →Exercise While Fasting — Does Exercising on Vegetables Alone Speed Up Weight Loss?
Ewa Dąbrowska describes a fruit-and-vegetable fast combined with exercise as a way to address the causes of obesity, but does not say whether the weight loss lasts.
Read the answer →Water memory — nonsense or knowledge no one wants to hear?
Jerzy Zięba presents water as having structure, but water memory remains a disputed claim.
Read the answer →Saturated fat — have we been unfairly scared of butter for 50 years?
There is no unqualified “yes”: some authors consider the warnings exaggerated, while others link saturated fat to the risk of heart disease.
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