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Diet and nutrition

Are fever and chills during fasting a healing crisis that should not be suppressed with medication?

Ewa Dąbrowska believes that fever and chills during fasting may be a healing crisis and should not be suppressed with medication.

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Diet and nutrition

Is it genes that make us fat, or what’s on our plate?

Genes affect our susceptibility to weight gain, but they do not explain the rise in obesity on their own; food and the environment matter too.

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Diseases

Vegetable and fruit fasting — can the body really heal itself?

Dr. Ewa Dąbrowska writes that, in PCOS, fasting may help remove the cause of the condition and restore normal ovarian function.

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Diseases

The tongue — a mirror of health that nobody looks into?

Igor Dogocki links a low tongue position with mouth breathing, forward head posture, and sleep problems.

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Public health and WHO

Who pays for drug trials—and why are the results so often too good to be true?

Jerzy Zięba claims that the drug manufacturer analyzes the results itself and uses its own laboratories.

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Herbs and plants

Calendula — the golden flower that heals wounds better than pharmacy ointment?

Henryk Różański says that calendula helps wounds heal and has anti-inflammatory effects.

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Herbs and plants

Peppers and capsaicin — spicy pain or a potent remedy?

Henryk Różański also lists stimulating digestion and immunity, improving circulation, and warming the body.

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Herbs and plants

Rue — a herb for the eyes and varicose veins, or a dangerous poison?

Henryk Różański warns that rue may increase sensitivity to sunlight and that rue preparations should not be used during pregnancy.

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Herbs and plants

Hyssop — the biblical herb for the bronchial tubes that we have forgotten?

Henryk Różański reports that a recommendation from 1861 prescribed hyssop for asthma, whooping cough and chronic bronchitis.

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Herbs and plants

Bittersweet nightshade — a poisonous plant that treated the skin?

Henryk Różański describes bittersweet nightshade as a plant used for various skin, rheumatic, and respiratory complaints.

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Diseases

Parkinson’s and dementia — are toxins silently destroying the brain?

Jerzy Jaśkowski claims that fluoride can cross the blood–brain barrier and make it easier for aluminum to enter the brain.

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Vitamins and minerals

Iodine and the thyroid — too much or too little?

Andrzej Frydrychowski describes iodine deficiency as common and recommends kelp, which contains a lot of iodine.

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Herbs and plants

Dandelion—a lawn weed that supports the liver?

Henryk Różański states that dandelion was used as a liver remedy, and that its extracts and juice are said to stimulate bile production and secretion and detoxify the body.

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Herbs and plants

Saffron—the world’s most expensive spice for sadness and insomnia?

Henryk Różański attributes calming effects to saffron, saying it improves memory and concentration and supports digestion and bile flow.

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Herbs and plants

Houttuynia — an Asian fish herb for infections and allergies?

Henryk Różański describes Houttuynia as an edible plant and seasoning, as well as an herb used in folk medicine.

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Diseases

Senior immunity — what really protects you after 70?

Jan Jaśkowski stresses that regular exercise is essential for the health of older adults, while supplements can only provide additional support.

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Diet and nutrition

Milk and osteoporosis — does drinking milk protect bones?

Jerzy Zięba claims that drinking pasteurized milk promotes osteoporosis.

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Diseases

Asthma — can diet and herbs relieve shortness of breath?

Hubert Czerniak says that nettle may ease asthma attacks, while black seed may ease asthma symptoms and shortness of breath.

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Herbs and plants

Mistletoe — an herb for cancer that people only talk about in whispers?

Henryk Różański attributes anticancer and immune-stimulating effects to mistletoe preparations given by subcutaneous or intramuscular injection.

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Vitamins and minerals

Iodine and the thyroid — what aren’t patients told?

Jerzy Jaśkowski warns that iodine should not be given without a medical indication or outside the appropriate window in the event of a radioactive threat.

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