How certain foods reduce inflammation

Plus: A powerful treatment for endometriosis, the key to chronic fatigue, a plant that could save lives  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌    ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  

 

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This week: How certain foods work to reduce inflammation in your body; a powerful treatment that may provide relief from endometriosis; the key to chronic fatigue syndrome could be in your gut; a psychoactive plant that could save lives; and the very long history of PTSD.

PHOTOGRAPH BY LUCHEZAR, GETTY IMAGES Can certain foods really reduce inflammation and lower your risk of disease? Many foods and nutrients have been linked to a lower risk of cancer, reduced inflammation, stronger bones, and more. Here's what you should know about diet and disease—and how the foods we consume affect our bodies. SOME GUIDELINES

PHOTOGRAPH BY JASPER DOEST Can fasting help you live longer? Here's what the science says. It's a popular practice, and research shows it has real health benefits. A new diet that tricks your body into thinking it's fasting may have similar benefits. WHAT THE SCIENCE SAYS

More on food and nutrition:

• When should you eat? It's just as important as what you eat. • Will plant-based meat ever satisfy America's hunger for the real deal? • Fruits and vegetables are less nutritious than they used to be • This American diet could add 10 years to your life

PHOTOGRAPH BY BENOIT DURAND, HANS LUCAS/REDUX Endometriosis is common, incredibly painful—and often misdiagnosed. Why? It can take years to get a diagnosis for this poorly understood disease—seven to 10 years on average—and even then, it is often mistreated. But experts say this may finally be starting to change, thanks to a growing body of research and a powerful treatment that may offer relief to many sufferers. A POWERFUL TREATMENT

PHOTOGRAPH BY IMAGE SOURCE, GETTY How 'everywhere chemicals' help uterine fibroids grow Scientists are just beginning to learn how these common tumors in women are linked to phthalates—chemicals found in hundreds of everyday household items and cosmetics. HOW PHTHALATES ENTER OUR BODY

THE KEY TO A MYSTERIOUS DISEASE

PHOTOGRAPH BY MARTIN OEGGERLI, MICRONAUT. KINDLY SUPPORTED BY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL AND SCHOOL OF LIFE SCIENCES, FHNW The illness commonly called chronic fatigue syndrome has long been a puzzle—but new research linking it to changes in certain gut bacteria may provide new avenues toward diagnosing and caring for people with the ailment. WHAT IT MEANS FOR YOU

More on your microbiome:

• How a child's gut health influences their mood, mental health, and more • What's up with the bacteria in your gut?

THIS PLANT COULD SAVE LIVES

PHOTOGRAPH BY RACHEL NUWER Iboga plants smuggled out of Gabon provide most of the world's ibogaine, a drug that has been shown to treat PTSD and addiction—without the painful withdrawal process. As the plant enters fair trade, officials hope regulation ensures equity and sustainability. WHAT THE DRUG DOES A SOLUTION TO THE OPIOID CRISIS? Monoclonal antibodies may provide non-addictive, long-lasting pain relief +

HEALTH NEWS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED

PHOTOGRAPH BY UNIVERSAL HISTORY ARCHIVE, UIG/GETTY How PTSD went from "shell shock" to a recognized medical diagnosis: The symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder have been recorded for millennia. In this piece from our archives, we look at why it took more than a century for physicians to classify it as a disorder with a specific treatment. 'TRAUMATIC HYSTERIA'?

Scientists are making advancements in birth control—for men A drug that could reverse arthritis? Welcome to Senolytics 101. This crippling disease often goes under-diagnosed—unless you're white How liquid biopsies have made it easier to treat cancer

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