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Antifungal Soaps and Fungal Infections

Soaps are a very important necessity of the day-to-day life. The increase in demand of the product and varied types of skin types, has led to the upcoming of different types of soaps. Beauty soaps, baby soaps, moisturizing soaps, oil removal soaps, anti-bacterial soaps, antifungal soaps, soaps for sensitive skin , dry skin, even normal skin and oily skin, etc. whatever one can imagine is now available. The tough competition due to this variety and large demand with ample variants has made the prices of these commodities come down. So now, even the best is in reach of the common man. Studies have examined the purported benefits of antibacterial soap without clear consensus about the results. Some studies have concluded that simply washing thoroughly with plain soap is sufficient to reduce bacteria and, further, is effective against viruses. Other studies have found that soaps containing antimicrobial active ingredients remove more bacteria than simply washing with plain soap and water. ...

Chronic Disease Cryptic Infections Hibernation

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Suppression of Inflammation and Surviving Cytokine Storms There are numerous unanswered questions in modern medicine. What is aging, for example? Why do people become more inflamed as they age? What’s with all of the chronic, degenerative diseases? Why is lipid metabolism (LDL, HDL, triglycerides) linked to degenerative diseases, along with immune system function and inflammation? I am only going to start the answers here. I might as well continue to be cryptic and give you the string of words/concepts I am trying to connect to answer the other questions: Hydrogen sulfide (H2S), endorphins, hibernation, nuclear receptors (PPARs), antibiotics, chronic inflammatory diseases (fibromyalgia, arthritis, chronic fatigue, Lyme, Morgellon’s, Alzheimer’s, prostatitis, pancreatitis, cancers, etc.), autoimmunity, leaky gut/kidney/brain barrier, autism and H1N1. First a word of advice: Beware of assuming that molecules are specific, i.e. with unique interactions, and that a small molecule wil...