by Sara Banta | Sep 22, 2024 | AHP News, Family Health
Fluoride has been added to drinking water since the 1940s, with the goal of reducing cavities. But over the years, the debate about whether fluoride is truly beneficial—or even safe—has only grown louder. With more than 1,400 studies since 2000 alone, many are now...
by Sara Banta | Sep 10, 2024 | AHP News, Iodine
For decades we took it for granted that iodine was supplied in our soils and our iodized salt; it wasn’t a mineral you focused on supplementing with. Nowadays, the soils are significantly depleted of not only iodine but most minerals. To make matters worse, the...
by Sara Banta | Aug 30, 2024 | AHP News, Family Health, Iodine
The National Toxicology Program (NTP) finally published a controversial report on Wednesday that links fluoride exposure to neurotoxic effects in children. This report, which has faced years of pushback from public health officials who tried to block or weaken its...
by Sara Banta | Aug 30, 2024 | AHP News, Nutrition
Over the past century, the typical Western diet has seen a significant shift in the types of fats consumed. Traditional diets, rich in saturated fats from animal sources, have been replaced by diets high in polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), especially those from...
by Sara Banta | Aug 28, 2024 | AHP News, brain health supplements
Many students today are struggling with concentration issues. It’s becoming increasingly common to see students distracted and unable to focus on their studies. By the end of this article you will have hacks you can use immediately to study smarter, not...
