MAGNIFICENT MERCOLA

STORY AT-A-GLANCEThe trace nutrient nicotinamide riboside (NR), a precursor of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) and a form of vitamin B3, may help slow brain agingNR may help to boost levels of NAD+, which typically declines in the brain with age, leading to metabolic and cellular dysfunctionThe NAD+ precursor niacinamide is also beneficial...

STORY AT-A-GLANCEUnder the 1984 Bayh-Dole Act, government scientists can collect royalties from drug companies for discoveries they make while working on the public's dimeTaxpayers fund government research, while Big Pharma, the National Institutes of Health and NIH scientists keep all the profitsAs a patent holder who profits from royalties, the N...

STORY AT-A-GLANCEBy using a sleep mask at night, your memory and alertness may improveStudy participants were better able to recall events and experiences, and had improved reaction times, when they wore a sleep mask at nightWearing a sleep mask enhanced participants' ability to learn new information and form memoriesUse of sleep masks, as well as ...

STORY AT-A-GLANCEIn her book, Bitten: The Secret History of Lyme Disease and Biological Weapons, Kris Newby reviews the circumstantial evidence suggesting the organism that causes Lyme disease may originally have been developed as a biological weaponAn estimated 476,000 Americans are diagnosed with and treated for Lyme disease each year, and preval...