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My introduction to MCT oil happened many decades ago (I won’t say how many) when I was a pediatrics resident doing my neonatal ICU rotation. MCT oil was used as part of the nutrition for the tiny premature babies who needed to gain weight. Since their digestive system...

What Are Green Coffee Beans? According to the National Coffee Association, coffee belongs to a genus of plants called Coffea, with over 500 genera and 6000 species if tropical trees and shrubs. There are an estimated 25-100 species of coffee plants. The genus was...

Introduction One of my biggest concerns about modern medicine is our increasing 'medicalization of human despair'. Life can be stressful and many people live with what is called a 'high allostatic load'. Something trivial (or big) can be the tipping point. These...

Introduction As an infectious diseases physician, I was trained at a time when most bacteria were considered to be public enemy number 1. It was very much a 'them' versus 'us' perspective. Fast-forward to 2018, and we are now talking about probiotics or good bacteria....

Introduction Is there something out there that can help us lose weight? Ideally, something instead of 'eating less and exercising more'. As a compromise, we might even accept something that would enhance the effects of eating less and exercising more. In this blog, we...

What Is Potassium? Potassium is a chemical element with symbol K (from Neo-Latin kalium) and atomic number 19. It is considered an alkali metal with a single electron in its outer shell, which is easily removed to create an ion with a positive charge. Potassium...

Introduction How exactly did doctors manage before the internet? Take branched chain amino acids (BCAA) for example. If I search my undergraduate lecture notes from medical school, I would probably find two brief references to BCAA. The first mention of BCAA would...

Introduction Gerovital or GH3 is yet another candidate compound which is touted as the secret to eternal youth. It is said to boost sexual prowess, prevent heart disease (which you might need to support your new-found sexual mojo) and also prevent wrinkles and color...

Introduction One of the most common issues troubling the modern human race is weight loss. To put this in perspective, it has to be said, that our obsession with weight loss is unique to the first world and our way of living. We already know that eating less and...

Introduction Passion flower might just sound like the type of flower to send your loved one on Valentine's Day - but it's not that kind of passion flower. It actually got its name from Christian missionaries who drew parallels between the flower and the 'passion' or...