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Per common nutrition references, a level teaspoon of table salt contains about 2,200–2,300 mg of sodium, while published comparisons report lower sodium per teaspoon for coarser salts like pink Himala...
Evidence from public-health agencies and peer-reviewed reviews shows vaping is not harmless but is generally viewed by many experts as less harmful than continuing to smoke if a smoker switches comple...
Dr. Steven Gundry is a former cardiothoracic surgeon who now markets a lectin-avoidance diet and supplements; critics say his dietary claims lack robust scientific backing and that his commercial acti...
Available reporting shows Dr. Steven Gundry is a polarizing figure: he has not been widely reported as losing his medical license or as the subject of a specific public disciplinary order in the docum...
The available sources show that 2025 ACC/AHA guidance — as reflected in the 2025 Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS) guideline and related summaries — keeps aggressive lipid management in high-risk and sec...
Available reporting shows Dr. Steven R. Gundry has been the subject of regulatory scrutiny over a 2021 conference abstract (American Heart Association expression of concern) and has faced at least one...
The “pink salt trick” — consuming pink or Himalayan salt solutions to lose weight or debloat — has , and it can increase sodium intake that raises blood pressure and cardiovascular risk. Recent review...
The American Heart Association (AHA) is funded through a mix of individual donations, local volunteer fundraising, corporate and foundation support, and board-directed research funds; the AHA publishe...
Available product listings and vendor pages give inconsistent ingredient lists for “Memory Blast” / “Memo Blast”: some list cinnamon extract, tongkat ali, and wild yam (e.g., eBay listings) while othe...
The "pink salt trick" usually refers to drinking a mixture of Himalayan pink salt (often called sole or pink salt water) with water, sometimes lemon, touted to boost metabolism, aid weight loss, reduc...
Long-term statin use carries a well-documented tradeoff: for many patients, weighed against a small but clinically meaningful risk of adverse effects that vary by organ system and by drug, dose, and p...
Seed oils—refined vegetable oils like canola, soybean, sunflower and safflower—are not categorically “toxic,” and a large body of clinical and epidemiologic research links replacing saturated fat with...
The simple answer to "why are seed oils bad?" is: they are not inherently poisonous, but they are implicated in health debates for three reasons—high omega‑6 content, industrial processing and associa...
The pink salt trick—drinking water mixed with Himalayan pink salt and sometimes lemon—offers no credible evidence for weight loss and carries , particularly for people with heart, kidney, or thyroid c...
Donald Trump's quoted remark about “kidneys and the heart” lacks clear provenance and consistent context in the materials provided; none of the supplied analyses directly document the statement or its...
Dr. Steven Gundry’s central prescription is to avoid foods high in lectins—particularly legumes, many whole grains, nightshade vegetables, and A1 dairy—because he says lectins cause inflammation, inte...
Statins reduce LDL cholesterol and lower risk of heart attacks and strokes, but most users experience no serious harm: large trials show major muscle injury (rhabdomyolysis) is very rare—about 1 per 1...
Large, population studies find a small but measurable short-term rise in myocarditis/pericarditis after mRNA COVID-19 vaccines — concentrated in males under 40 and strongest after the second dose — wh...
The 2025 guidance landscape continues to direct high‑intensity statins for people with established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), those with LDL‑C ≥190 mg/dL, and many patients after ...
The claim that Donald Trump said “kidneys are in the heart” is : none of the provided sources records or confirms such a statement, and multiple documents examining Trump-era health messaging and medi...