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Posted by -Beyond Health on Nov 3rd 2025

Curcumin: Protecting Against Acrylamide Benefits Explained

Another Reason to Be Mindful of High-Heat Cooking Cooking transforms food sometimes for the better (improved digestibility, flavor, and safety), and sometimes in ways worth paying attention to. One compound that has drawn scientific interest over the past two decades is acrylamide. What Is Acrylamide? In 2002, Swedish researchers reported that cooking certain starchy foods at high temperatures typically above 120°C (248°F) can produce acrylamide. This compound forms primarily when: Natural sugars react with the amino acid asparagine High temperatures are sustained (baking, frying, roasting, toasting) Cooking times are extended Boiling and steaming which use lower temperatures generate little to no acrylamide. Where Is It Found? According to assessments from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, acrylamide has been detected in varying amounts in foods such as: French fries and potato chips Toast and baked goods Breakfast cereals Coffee Certain crackers and s…

Nov 3rd 2025

Selenium and Immunity

Although maintaining strong immunity is important during the winter to avoid colds and flu, a healthy immune system is one of the foundations for optimal health all year round. While necessary to every cell in the body, the antioxidant mineral selenium is particularly valuable to the immune system. Selenium plays a key role in our antioxidant system, helping to make glutathione, and regenerating major antioxidants like vitamins C and E so that they can be reused again and again. One way immune cells kill pathogens is with oxidative poisons. Without the protection of selenium, these poisons can harm the immune cells themselves, weakening them and making them less effective—sometimes even killing them. Selenium has also been shown to keep viruses from mutating into forms that are many times more destructive. Cumulative oxidative damage to immune cells over time causes the immune system to weaken with age. However selenium and other antioxidants can prevent and even reverse age-rel…

Nov 3rd 2025

Selenium and Your Thyroid

Our first article discussed the importance of selenium to immunity. Yet there is still another way in which selenium is required for optimal immune function. Selenium is needed by the thyroid gland, and optimal immunity depends on having a healthy thyroid. Hypothyroidism (an under-performing thyroid) impairs immune cells’ ability to respond to a threat. Hypothyroidism has become epidemic. According to Isaac Eliaz, MD, nearly 60 million Americans, mostly women, have thyroid issues; most often hypothyroidism. Many of these people are unaware they are hypothyroid, and this includes lots of people who have been assured by doctors that test results indicate that their thyroid function is normal. The standard thyroid test measures thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH). It is assumed that if not enough thyroid hormone is being produced, TSH will start going up in an attempt to force the thyroid to produce more. But that’s not always the case. If your TSH test is normal and you still hav…

Posted by -Beyond Health on Nov 3rd 2025

Preventing the Flu....use Vitamin D

Flu Prevention: Building Immune Resilience the Smart Way Preventing seasonal flu isn’t about relying on a single strategy—it’s about supporting immune resilience consistently, especially during winter months when infections are more common. While vaccines remain one public-health tool, Beyond Health has always emphasized that strong immunity begins with nutritional sufficiency, metabolic health, and lifestyle foundations. A Note on Vaccine Safety Discussions Concerns about vaccine safety have historically emerged when unexpected adverse events appear after widespread use. For example, following the 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccination campaigns, safety monitoring agencies in several countries—including Swedish Medical Products Agency and public-health authorities in Finland—investigated reports of narcolepsy occurring after vaccination with a specific adjuvanted vaccine. Key context: Investigations focused on specific formulations, not all flu vaccines The…

Posted by * on Jul 2nd 2025

Why Daily Aspirin Use Could Increase Your Risk of Vision Loss

. . . it could double your risk for macular degeneration A European study on nearly 4,700 men and women over 65 found that daily aspirin users more than doubled their risk of late stage, "wet" macular degeneration. Age-related macular degeneration is the leading cause of legal blindness resulting in loss of independence among older Americans. The macula is a tiny, highly sensitive region in the center of the retina that allows you to see fine details and colors. Without it, you aren't totally blind, but all you see is shapes and movement in shades of black and white. With age, the macula can deteriorate in one of two ways. It can become thin and sprinkled with debris called drusen (the dry form), or blood vessels beneath the retina may push up into the macula and leak blood and fluids (the wet form). The wet form, which is considered the more serious, was the form associated with aspirin use in the above study. (Aspirin is known to cause small hemorrhages under the retina.) Other…

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