College of Nepean Natural Therapeutics

22/12/2025

Animal model only 🐀
Researchers induced Alzheimer’s-like symptoms in rats (or mice), not true human Alzheimer’s disease.
Specific symptoms improved, not the disease “cured”
Often this means better performance on memory or maze tests, reduced inflammation, or changes in amyloid/tau markers.
Highly controlled conditions
Young, genetically similar animals, treated early—very different from treating older humans with complex disease.

22/12/2025

May your Christmas be warm, bright, and beautifully wrapped.

19/12/2025

Australia (along with other countries) has been advancing MRI-guided therapies, which combine imaging with treatment. The likely technologies being referred to are:
MRI-guided cryoablation
Doctors insert thin probes into a tumor.
The probes freeze the tumor to destroy cancer cells.
MRI is used for precise guidance, not as the freezing tool itself.
This is minimally invasive, not “no intervention at all.”
MRI-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS)
Uses ultrasound waves to heat or disable tissue, not freeze it.
Can reduce pain (e.g., bone metastases, uterine fibroids).
Truly non-surgical, but only for specific conditions.

19/12/2025

19/12/2025

During pregnancy, overall brain volume decreases slightly (on the order of ~3–7% in some regions).
The changes are not due to neuron loss. Instead, they reflect structural reorganisation.
The areas most affected are involved in:
Social cognition
Emotional processing
Bonding and caregiving

19/12/2025

What’s generally recommended:
Moderate, regular activity (e.g., walking, resistance training, aerobic exercise) before and during pregnancy, tailored to the individual and guided by medical advice, is widely considered beneficial for maternal health—and likely beneficial for the child too.

18/12/2025

The image is mostly accurate but oversimplified.
Foods like garlic, fatty fish, pomegranate, and onions have the best evidence for supporting blood vessel health.
Ginger, turmeric, cinnamon, and cayenne may help slightly, but effects are modest.
No food dramatically increases blood flow on its own.
Exercise, not smoking, good sleep, hydration, and managing blood pressure/cholesterol matter far more than any single food.
Bottom line: These foods can support circulation over time, but lifestyle changes have a much bigger impact.

18/12/2025

Honey lasts indefinitely, apples float due to air content, bananas are berries, carrots were originally purple, pineapples take up to two years to grow, and lettuce is in the sunflower family. Some points need nuance: potatoes were among the first crops grown in space (not strictly the first), dark chocolate may offer short-term brain benefits but isn’t a cure-all, and lemons can have comparable or higher sugar per weight than strawberries but taste sour due to high acidity.

18/12/2025

Cocoa flavanols (found in cocoa, not sugary chocolate) have been studied for small cognitive benefits, mainly:
Improved blood flow to the brain
Modest improvements in certain memory or processing-speed tasks
Some studies in older adults showed performance improvements roughly equivalent to a few years of age-related decline, not decades.

17/12/2025

Hydration helps overall health 💧
Drinking water after waking helps replace fluid lost overnight.
May reduce appetite short-term
Water can temporarily blunt hunger, which might help some people avoid overeating.
Supports digestion
Adequate hydration helps stool consistency and bowel function.

17/12/2025

S***m production works best at temperatures slightly cooler than core body temperature.
The sc***um naturally hangs outside the body to stay cooler.
Prolonged heat exposure (not brief warmth) can temporarily reduce s***m count and motility.

They can raise scrotal temperature slightly, especially on high settings.
Risk depends on:
Duration (hours vs minutes)
Frequency (daily long commutes vs occasional use)
Heat level

17/12/2025

The red dots roughly correspond to commonly referenced acupressure points:
Palm center → often linked to digestion or general calming
Base of the palm / wrist area → sometimes associated with stomach or relaxation
Palm near thumb → commonly used for stress relief