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Add more Watercress to your diet

by Robert DeSimone on January 9, 2024

It is the stealth cruciferous vegetable.

See this Miami Herald article on watercress.

Good article on exercise and mental health:

by Robert DeSimone on January 9, 2024

How Exercise Boosts the Brain and Improves Mental Health

Dietary changes to improve your lifespan

by Robert DeSimone on January 9, 2024

Want to Live Longer? A New Study Shows These Diet Changes Could Improve Your Lifespan by *Decades* 

Primum Non Nocere

by Robert DeSimone on January 9, 2024

The first rule of Medicine (and DFM) is “Primum non nocere”. The second rule is “No Plastic Bottles of any kind”!!!

There is a large amount of micro and nanoplastic particles that can penetrate human cells and the blood-brain barrier which is very bad for your health.

https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-01-08/thousands-of-nanoplastics-found-in-bottled-drinking-water

It is estimated that the prevalence of NAFLD in the USA is 25%. Here are some foods that can help:

by Robert DeSimone on December 19, 2023

https://www.health.com/foods-to-eat-for-a-healthy-liver-8406188

Another reason to supplement with Vitamin D3:

by Robert DeSimone on December 19, 2023
https://scientificdiet.org/2023/12/vitamin-d-deficiency-linked-to-increased-inflammation/

Another reason to eat organic, non-GMO fruits and vegetables:

by Robert DeSimone on November 15, 2023

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/global-decline-sperm-concentrations-linked-common-pesticides-rcna125164

Any type of smoking is carcinogenic

by Robert DeSimone on November 6, 2023

This is not a surprise. Inhalation of any smoke is not good for you. Even smoke from an electrocautery unit in an operating room has been shown to be carcinogenic.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/06/health/marijuana-heart-stroke-risk-wellness/index.html

Ergothioneine, which is an amino acid, only found in high concentrations in Mushrooms is an anti-inflammatory and antioxidant.

by Robert DeSimone on September 9, 2023

https://www.verywellhealth.com/mushrooms-for-heart-health-7965309

https://www.verywellhealth.com/mushrooms-for-heart-health-7965309

Incorporating more fiber in your diet

by Robert DeSimone on September 2, 2023

We should be shooting for between 25-38 grams of fiber per day. Here are some interesting ways of incorporating more fiber into your diet:

https://studyfinds.org/3-ways-to-eat-more-fiber/

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