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A SAFE AND HEALTHY HALLOWEEN
Steps to Take when Trick or Treating Traditional Halloween activities are fun, but some can increase the risk of getting or spreading...
Dr. Fredrick Peters
Oct 31, 20202 min read
BENEFITS OF WHEY PROTEIN
Whey protein helps protect against muscle-wasting and weight gain, while lowering certain cardiovascular risk factors. It also improves...
Dr. Fredrick Peters
Oct 25, 202011 min read
HOW VITAMIN C BOOSTS IMMUNITY
Human studies show vitamin C reduces the incidence and severity of various forms of infectious disease. We’ve heard it all our lives:...
Dr. Fredrick Peters
Oct 20, 20207 min read
Drink coffee after breakfast, not before, for better metabolic control
A new study looked at the combined effects of disrupted sleep and caffeine on our metabolism - with surprising results. A strong, black...
Dr. Fredrick Peters
Oct 15, 20204 min read
THE VERDICT ON FISH OIL
In 2019, the FDA sought the advice of an expert panel to review new data about a fish oil drug. By a vote of 16-0, the panel recommended...
Dr. Fredrick Peters
Sep 29, 20205 min read
WHAT'S YOUR PLAN?
With Fall rapidly approaching, do you have a plan to maintain your health and fitness goals? Cooler weather is around the corner, and for...
Dr. Fredrick Peters
Sep 14, 20203 min read
Doctors studying why obesity may be tied to serious COVID-19
In the early days of the pandemic, doctors noticed something about the people severely ill from COVID-19: Many were obese. The link...
Dr. Fredrick Peters
Sep 10, 20203 min read
REDUCE STRESS & PROTECT IMMUNE FUNCTION
It’s hard to avoid stress during a global pandemic. The concern is that increased stress can weaken immune functions. Ongoing stress...
Dr. Fredrick Peters
Sep 7, 20204 min read
Powerful, Inhalable Protection Against COVID-19
As the world awaits vaccines to bring the COVID-19 pandemic under control, UC San Francisco scientists have devised a novel approach to...
Dr. Fredrick Peters
Aug 12, 20205 min read
HOW ACCURATE IS COVID TESTING?
After an earlier rapid coronavirus test returned a positive result for Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, a second coronavirus test for DeWine, came...
Dr. Fredrick Peters
Aug 7, 20202 min read
NATURAL IMMUNITY TO COVID-19?
Adapted from: The Economist "Bat signal - The hunt for the origins of SARS-CoV-2 will look beyond China" One of the great questions of...
Dr. Fredrick Peters
Aug 1, 20204 min read
EXERCISE AND MENTAL HEALTH
The physical benefits of exercise — improving physical condition and fighting disease — have long been established, and physicians always...
Dr. Fredrick Peters
Jul 30, 20202 min read
T-CELLS, IMMUNITY, AND AGING
A startling change occurs around age 65 that decimates our ability to combat infections and malignancies. This catastrophic event...
Dr. Fredrick Peters
Jul 22, 20209 min read
LACTOFERRIN: miracle protein, COVID PREVENTER?
Lactoferrin (LF) is classically found in mammalian milk. It binds iron and has important immunological properties. One of the most...
Dr. Fredrick Peters
Jul 19, 20204 min read
PREVENT COVID-19 WITH EXERCISE
The COVID-19 pandemic is causing devastating global morbidity and mortality. Worldwide measures are taken to prevent human to human...
Dr. Fredrick Peters
Jul 16, 202017 min read
EATING LATE LEADS TO WEIGHT GAIN
According to a study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, eating a late dinner may...
Dr. Fredrick Peters
Jul 2, 20202 min read
ARE YOU SITTING AROUND ALL DAY?
The latest research on how a sedentary lifestyle raises your risk of cancer - and early death. The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in...
Dr. Fredrick Peters
Jun 22, 20205 min read
OSTEOPOROSIS MAKES YOU AGE FASTER
As bone decays, harmful inflammatory proteins are released along with growth factors that facilitate malignant cell propagation and...
Dr. Fredrick Peters
Jun 19, 202011 min read
HOW TO TREAT CHRONIC INFLAMMATION
Resolution of inflammatory damage can return tissues to more youthful function. Researchers have identified natural pro-resolving...
Dr. Fredrick Peters
Jun 16, 202010 min read
These 4 diet and lifestyle changes can lower your cancer risk by almost 20%
The American Cancer Society has updated its diet and physical activity recommendations to help prevent cancer — and the new guidelines...
Dr. Fredrick Peters
Jun 12, 20204 min read
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