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Wellness in the News for June, 2025
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Global study links processed foods to premature death
The study appears in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, and shows that over-reliance on processed foods is not healthy.
Humans are the most successful omnivores who ever inhabited the earth. We crave variety. It's in our DNA. The scientists point out that a small percentage of processed food in our diet works for us, but total reliance on it does not promote wellness.
Social connection is discounted as medically important
New studies from Brigham Young University reveal that both the public and healthcare providers often overlook social connection as a key factor in physical health, even though loneliness rivals smoking and obesity in health risks.
There is no real separation between mind and body. This is the essence of holistic medicine.
Fasting strengthens the immune system
A team of researchers from the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center has shown for the first time that fasting can reprogram the metabolism of natural killer cells, helping them to survive in the harsh environment in and around tumors, while also improving their cancer-fighting ability.
This is why OMAD is vital for fighting cancer. When you only eat one meal a day, you are fasting for 23.5 hours every day.
Infant with "incurable" disease receives gene therapy
A research team supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has developed and safely delivered a personalized gene editing therapy to treat an infant with a life-threatening genetic disease. The infant, who was diagnosed with the rare condition carbamoyl phosphate synthetase 1 (CPS1) deficiency shortly after birth, has responded positively to the treatment.
Genetic engineering, molecular engineering, and robotic engineering - this is our future.