All posts tagged with parasites
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-(Natural News) What do you call a tiny critter that lives in most corals and creates chlorophyll but doesn’t bother using it to turn sunlight into energy? Dubbed corallicolid, this unusual creature is the first known organism that is capable of phototropic behavior yet doesn’t perform photosynthesis. Corallicolids belong to the phylum Apicomplexa. Its relatives […]
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-(Natural News) There are many different types of parasites that can reside in your body, especially along the digestive tract. But did you know that what you eat can help prevent parasitic infections from happening? More than that, the right foods can kill parasites and help your body replenish its stores of essential nutrients. There […]
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-(Natural News) Is an unborn human baby the same thing as a deadly parasite or a cancerous tumor? According to Professor Pascal Gagneux from the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, unborn human life and these two deadly diseases are basically one and the same. As reported by The College Fix, Prof. Gagneux […]
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Not just the gut: Probiotics and yogurt can protect against parasites, oxidative stress in the liver
-(Natural News) The solution to parasitic infections lies in adding more bacteria to your body. Researchers from Egypt and Saudi Arabia studied the effects of probiotic or yogurt supplementation on oxidative stress and liver fibrosis in mice caused by the parasite Schistosoma mansoni. Their findings were published in the journal BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Schistosomiasis is the […] -
-(Natural News) Omega-3 fatty acids are widely-known for their heart-healthy benefits, but they’re more than just that. According to a recent study, they are also effective against parasitic infections, such as Chagas disease, a disease caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. There is some evidence on the potential beneficial effect of omega-3 fatty acid supplementation […]
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-(Natural News) Researchers from Saudi Arabia and Egypt evaluated the effects of probiotic or yogurt supplementation on oxidative stress and hepatic fibrosis in mice induced by the parasite Schistosoma mansoni. Their findings were published in the journal BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Schistosomiasis is a parasitic infection caused by water-borne parasitic flatworms S. mansoni. Considerable morbidity, mortality, and […]
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-(Natural News) In the depths of the Amazon rainforest in Ecuador, there is a parasitic wasp with a ghastly means of reproduction. It lays an egg on a live social spider, and when the larva hatches, it hijacks the body of its host to build a cocoon for it. Then it kills the spider and moves inside its new […]
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-(Natural News) When coming home from a long trip to a scenic beach in the Caribbean, one expects to bring home happy memories and interesting souvenirs. For an unlucky Canadian couple, it was hookworms and the illnesses associated with those parasites that they took home with them. Katie Stephens and Eddie Zytner first noticed the […]
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-(Natural News) Intestinal parasites can wreak havoc on your health, and they’re surprisingly common. According to the CDC, roughly 13 percent of Americans have been exposed to a parasite known as Toxocara at some time during their life, and there are several other types you may be exposed to as well. It’s an unpleasant topic […]
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-(Natural News) Do you eat canned foods, chicken, seafood, or dairy products? Anything coming out of a U.S. factory during this government shutdown now has an even higher chance of being contaminated with feces, E. coli, Salmonella, pathogens and parasites – more so than even before this crisis. Even infant formula is considered to be […]
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