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Coconut oil fights deadly yeast infections

Coconut oil fights deadly yeast infections

Coconut oil fights deadly yeast infections, according to a new and exciting study from researchers at Tufts University. The study focused on Candida albicans, which is the most common pathogen in human, with a 40% mortality rate when systemic infections occur. The study abstract provided the following study details: To […]

by August 20, 2016
Coconut oil fights yeast infections

Coconut oil fights yeast infections

Coconut oil has many surprising health benefits. Most of use grew up considering fats like coconut oil to be unhealthy and to be contributors to heart disease. Coconut oil is composed of a group of unique fat molecules known as medium-chain fatty acids (MCFA). Although they are technically classified as saturated […]

by December 11, 2015
Roundup herbicide triggers antibiotic resistance

Roundup herbicide triggers antibiotic resistance

The most commonly used weed-killing spray Roundup was recently labeled as “probably cancer-causing to humans” by the World Health Organization. Now, the first study of its kind reveals that the Roundup herbicide triggers antibiotic resistance. According to the Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics (APUA): “Antibiotic resistance occurs when […]

by April 9, 2015