Category: health

Food Irradiation – the problems and concerns… (UK)

Health risks Food irradiation can result in loss of nutrients, for example vitamin E levels can be reduced by 25% after irradiation and vitamin C by 5-10%. This is compounded by the longer storage times of irradiated foods, and by loss of nutrients during cooking, which can result in the food finally eaten by the…… Continue reading Food Irradiation – the problems and concerns… (UK)

What really happens when you mix medications? | Russ Altman, TED…

https://youtu.be/avuhY7D71sQ If you take two different medications for two different reasons, here’s a sobering thought: your doctor may not fully understand what happens when they’re combined, because drug interactions are incredibly hard to study. In this fascinating and accessible talk, Russ Altman shows how doctors are studying unexpected drug interactions using a surprising resource: search…… Continue reading What really happens when you mix medications? | Russ Altman, TED…

Leana Wen: What your doctor won’t disclose…

https://youtu.be/lVQ3KUTHDe0 Wouldn’t you want to know if your doctor was a paid spokesman for a drug company? Or held personal beliefs incompatible with the treatment you want? Right now, in the US at least, your doctor simply doesn’t have to tell you about that. And when physician Leana Wen asked her fellow doctors to open…… Continue reading Leana Wen: What your doctor won’t disclose…