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11/14/2025

https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news/2025/10/use-hair-dye-associated-uterine-fibroids-black-women-study-finds The use of hair dyes can cause greater concentrations in the body of multiple chemicals that can interfere with the hormone system. One solution can be to look for chemical free hair dyes or to avoid dying your hair at all.

Using hair dye may be linked to developing non-cancerous tumors in the uterus, particularly among Black women, a recent study suggests.

11/09/2025

Luckily today more and more people and providers are aware of the dangers of Lyme.

WHEN LYME KILLS: The New York Times tells the story how the tragic death of Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Liam Coen's mother Beth at the age of 46 shaped his life

"Roughly a decade before her death, Beth Coen returned home from a teachers’ conference in Nantucket, Mass., with a bullseye on her neck, the sign of a tick bite that likely occurred while she was at a cranberry bog. She was treated for Lyme disease and, for years, had it under control.

Things took a turn in 2004. Beth suffered from extreme exhaustion and had immense pain in her legs and back among a laundry list of debilitating symptoms that were physically and mentally draining. Doctors were stumped. Maybe chronic fatigue syndrome. Maybe depression. They prescribed painkillers until they could figure it out.

Eventually, Beth was diagnosed with chronic Lyme disease and referred to a specialist in Boston. But the disease returned with such vengeance that she had to leave her job as a teacher.

The final year of her life was devastating. The hope for an improved quality of life diminished and, eventually, disappeared. She often told Tim she couldn’t do it anymore. She talked of ending her life multiple times, only for Tim to talk her out of it."..
“That disease just ate her up,” Tim says. “It got to the point where she felt she was holding Liam and me back. That’s what caused the end. I told Liam when it happened a lot of people are going to say that was a selfish act, but she did that for us.”

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6780341/2025/11/06/jaguars-head-coach-liam-coen-family-mom-death/

FLDA Note: This heartbreaking story highlights the perils of inadequate early treatment and the lack of effective remedies for late stage, persistent Lyme disease. Patients often experience tremendous pain, fatigue, and psychiatric symptoms such as depression. We must better support patients to avoid such tragic outcomes.

The Jaguars have supported Lyme disease awareness in the past by taking the Lyme Disease Challenge numerous years.

09/12/2023

A non-invasive prostate cancer combination test has been shown to have a positive predictive value of 93%*, meaning that out of 100 patients testing positive for prostate cancer 93 will truly have the condition. The study, published in the journal Cancers, 6 February 2023, shows that combining the standard prostate specific antigen (PSA) test with readouts of three-dimensional genomics significantly reduces the number of false positives compared to standard PSA testing alone.

https://cancerworld.net/new-prostate-cancer-blood-test-psa-epigenetic/ #:~:text=The%20Prostate%20Screening%20EpiSwitch%20(PSE,part%20of%20DNA%20touches%20another.

06/15/2022

Strength Training Linked to Less Premature Mortality, CVD, and Diabetes
It doesn’t take much to achieve the benefits either, just 30-60 minutes per week, researchers report.

https://www.tctmd.com/news/strength-training-linked-less-premature-mortality-cvd-and-diabetes

06/15/2022

According to new discoveries, there is a specific type of brain cell connected with Parkinson's Disease. Scientists believe this could lead to new prevention and treatment strategies.

A reduction in dopamine-making neurons is what contributes to Parkinson’s Disease symptoms and this is why replacing dopamine is the mainstay treatment. But a new study has further differentiated which neurons contribute to Parkinson’s Disease progression.

06/06/2022

A study, to evaluate if electroacupuncture is safe and efficient, includes 138 patients who had PTSD caused by earthquake. The results show that electroacupuncture is significantly effective compared with previous treatment, in addition, the electroacupuncture group exhibits a stronger efficacy relative to the paroxetine group.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7328930/

06/06/2022

Childhood trauma potentially linked to the development of multiple sclerosis later on in life.
https://www.sciencealert.com/childhood-trauma-heightens-risk-of-multiple-sclerosis-massive-study-finds

04/22/2022

https://www.rutgers.edu/news/certain-mouthwashes-might-stop-covid-19-virus-transmission

Face coverings are optional in offices, conference rooms, research labs, housing, and public spaces in buildings. Face coverings are still required in all teaching spaces, teaching labs, computer labs, buses, libraries, clinical facilities, and student-staff and student-faculty meetings spaces.

10/30/2021

PLEASE WATCH THIS. High five yourself in the morning while looking in the mirror. Speak positive into yourself and it sets your day. Have a blessed day everyone.

"Touching the mirror in the morning impacts your entire brain chemistry"►Special Thanks to our partners from Impact Theory:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC...

10/30/2021

Kidneys are self-cleaning organs, but to support this function you must consume adequate fluids. Here are herbs that can cleanse your kidneys:
1. Parsley
2. Dandelion Root
3. Marshmallow
4. Ginger
5. Turmeric
6. Celery
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https://www.top10homeremedies.com/kitchen-ingredients/top-10-super-herbs-to-cleanse-your-kidneys.html

10/21/2021

More evidence that acupuncture helps with Trauma. In a 2019 study found that transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation in addition to sertraline or cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) enhanced treatment of PTSD symptoms. The groups that used electrical acupoint stimulation as part of their treatment plan had marked improvements in PTSD symptoms versus the groups that did not use it.

Additional TEAS augments the anti-PTSD and antidepressant efficacy of antidepressants or CBT, without increasing the incidence of adverse effects. TEAS could serve as an effective intervention for PTSD and comorbid depression. This trial was registered with www.chictr.org (no.: ChiCTR1800017255).

08/27/2021

Associations between gut microbiota composition, levels of cytokines and inflammatory markers in patients with COVID-19 suggest that the gut microbiome is involved in the magnitude of COVID-19 severity possibly via modulating host immune responses. Furthermore, the gut microbiota dysbiosis after disease resolution could contribute to persistent symptoms.

Objective Although COVID-19 is primarily a respiratory illness, there is mounting evidence suggesting that the GI tract is involved in this disease. We investigated whether the gut microbiome is linked to disease severity in patients with COVID-19, and whether perturbations in microbiome composition...