Author name: Schei, MD

Dr. Nima Schei is a medical doctor, entrepreneur, and co-founder of PositiveMed. Besides medicine, he's been studying mathematics and neuroscience at Rutgers University. He's passionate about alternative medicine, startups and animal rights. He's a proud vegan, living with his wife and two rescue dogs in Miami Beach, FL.

Health Benefits of Turmeric

A compound in the spice turmeric may be an effective way to prevent protein clumping—the first step in Parkinson’s disease. A new study at Michigan State University, showed that slow-wriggling alpha-synuclein proteins are the cause of the protein clumping, or aggregation and curcumin can effectively prevent it. Curcumin is one of the main components of turmeric. “Our research shows that curcumin

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The UK Health Care System

Universal healthcare has been in effect in the United Kingdom since 1948. The system has been met with widespread popularity, even garnering a lavish mention in the 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies in London. However, though the system is popular, it is not perfect. Private health insurance can provide the additional coverage that fills the gaps

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The Gallbladder

–by Dr. Michael L. Johnson The gallbladder stores and concentrates bile from the liver and releases it into the small intestine to further digest food, especially fats. BILE FUNCTION Bile has two major functions in the body… #1: It breaks down the fats that you eat so that your body can utilize them. Without adequate

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The Adrenal Glands

The Adrenal Glands –by Dr. Michael L. JohnsonThe adrenal glands are small, triangular glands located on top of both kidneys. An adrenal gland is made of two parts–the outer region, called the adrenal cortex, and the inner region, called the adrenal medulla. The function of the adrenal glandsThe adrenal glands work interactively with the hypothalamus

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The Liver

–by Dr. Michael L. Johnson Many of us grew up with the Wonder Bread commercial telling us how it “helps build strong bodies 12 ways!” What the commercial failed to tell us is that Americans have been consuming “enriched” or “fortified” white flour since the 1940’s and it is slowly killing them. The problem is

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How to Make a Perfect Smoothie for Healthy Living

Nowadays smoothies are everywhere and the smoothie phenomenon is the next big thing in the food industry: Even Burger King has a “Real Fruit” smoothie line!! So the question is are all smoothies healthy? Let’s take a closer look at Burger King’s Strawberry Banana “Real Fruit Smoothie”. It contains sugar syrup, natural flavors (???), Xanthan

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healing scars naturally

Healing Scars Naturally: Which Remedies Work Best?

[nextpage title=”…”] We often receive emails asking for help to get rid of scar tissue, stretch marks, etc. Much of your ability to not show scars depends on genetics, but there are some natural remedies that can visibly improve the appearance of scars and stretch marks over time. These include bentonite clay (topically) and carrot

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