Cedar Moon Wellness

04/12/2026

• A JOYful Realization • You know you are getting older when a nap sounds more appealing than a party. ~unknown

Sherri 🧡🌼🥱🌼🧡 Incredible JOY

🎨 Artist credit: Alana Jordan from Pixabay

04/12/2026

Scientists studying wound healing in mice unexpectedly uncovered a potential new approach to treating hereditary hair loss. While testing a naturally occurring sugar called deoxyribose, a basic building block of DNA, researchers noticed that fur around treated skin injuries grew back faster and thicker than expected. This observation led them to test the sugar directly on mouse models of testosterone driven hair loss. When applied daily as a gel to bald areas, the sugar triggered visible regrowth within weeks.

In controlled experiments, mice treated with the deoxyribose gel developed long, dense hair comparable to results seen with minoxidil, one of the few approved hair loss treatments. Microscopic analysis showed an increase in blood vessel formation and skin cell activity around hair follicles. Improved blood supply appears to enlarge hair bulbs and support stronger hair shafts, helping follicles re enter an active growth phase instead of remaining dormant.

The findings are limited to animal models and do not yet demonstrate effectiveness in humans. However, the work highlights how simple biological molecules can influence tissue behavior in unexpected ways. If similar effects occur in people, sugar based gels could one day complement or expand current options for treating patterned hair loss.

Research Paper 📄
DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2024.1370833

04/12/2026

Ginger has been used for thousands of years to soothe tummy aches, nausea and indigestion. And according to the University of Maryland Medical Center, it has also history of use for ""flu-like symptoms, headaches, and painful menstrual periods.”

I like to keep this ginger syrup on hand during the cold winter months along with other syrups, tinctures and teas that support the immune system. Suggestions for delicious ways to use it are in the post!

04/12/2026

In psychology, this concept is primarily rooted in how your brain filters information to prioritize what it deems “relevant”. This isn’t just about positive thinking; it’s a biological process involving your brain’s “internal bouncer”.

The Reticular Activating System (RAS) is a network of neurons in the brain stem that acts as a filter for sensory information. It decides which of the millions of data points hitting your senses every second actually reach your conscious mind.

When you fixate on problems, you essentially program your RAS to look for “threats” and “failures”. Your brain becomes highly efficient at spotting roadblocks that were already there, making it feel like problems are multiplying. Conversely, if you focus on possibilities or specific goals, the RAS starts surfacing relevant opportunities, people and resources that can help you. It doesn’t create them out of thin air, it simply stops filtering them out.

Your brain has limited cognitive resources. By focusing on one thing (like a problem), you effectively tune out everything else. If you’re only looking for what’s wrong, you literally lose the “eyes” to see what’s right. Once you have a belief (e.g. “everything is going wrong”), your brain seeks out information that validates that belief and ignores evidence to the contrary.

Solution-Focused vs. Problem-Focused Thinking:

🧠Problem-Focused: This approach concentrates on symptoms and the cause of distress, which can lead to anxiety, frustration, and feelings of helplessness. It often keeps you stuck in past or present mess.

🧠Solution-Focused: This mindset focuses on the “preferred future”. By asking “What can I do about it?” Or “What would it look like if this were fixed?”, you trigger more creative and flexible neural pathways, allowing you to build new skills rather than just managing stress.

Check out the comments section! I will put a few tips for teaching yourself to focus on the positive in your life, effectively cultivating an “attitude of gratitude” there. ❤️

04/12/2026

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04/11/2026

04/10/2026

The next frontier in medicine isn’t another drug.

It’s a radical shift in how we view the body, the brain, and disease itself.

Depression is often rooted in systemic inflammation, gut dysbiosis, mitochondrial dysfunction, insulin resistance, trauma, or disrupted circadian rhythms. ADHD may be tied to neuroinflammation, poor blood sugar control, or nutritional gaps like low magnesium, zinc, or omega-3s. And heart disease? It’s largely a food-borne illness, driven by a diet of ultra-processed, inflammatory, nutrient-poor calories.

There is no single root cause. But there are root causes.
And they are almost always connected by lifestyle, environment, and systems-level dysfunction.

Medications have their place… But they were never designed to reverse chronic disease. They manage symptoms, often while the underlying dysfunction worsens.

If we want to reverse the chronic disease epidemic, mental and physical, we need to stop asking what drug treats this and start asking why the body lost balance in the first place.

The answer is in how we eat, move, sleep, connect, and live. It’s in our soil, our food system, our communities, our kitchens.

The next revolution in medicine will come not from the lab but from returning to the root.

04/10/2026

Recent viral claims suggest that fascia forms a quantum electromagnetic network that surrounds every cell and replaces the nervous system as the body’s primary communication system. While this idea is gaining attention online, it is not supported by established scientific evidence or peer reviewed consensus.

Fascia is a real connective tissue that plays an important role in the human body. It surrounds muscles, organs, and other structures, helping to provide support, stability, and coordination during movement. Researchers have also identified sensory receptors within fascia, indicating that it contributes to proprioception and physical awareness.

However, the human body communicates primarily through well understood systems such as the nervous system, endocrine system, and cellular signalling pathways. These systems rely on electrochemical signals and hormones rather than quantum based networks. While fascia is biologically active, current research does not classify it as a central communication system that overrides neural signalling.

Scientific inquiry into fascia is ongoing, particularly in biomechanics and rehabilitation science, but claims about quantum electromagnetic functions remain unverified. Understanding the difference between emerging research and unsupported theories is essential when evaluating health information in a digital environment.

04/09/2026

🚨 Alarming New Research: Popular Sugar Substitute Erythritol Crosses the Blood-Brain Barrier and May Raise Stroke Risk

A new study from the University of Colorado Boulder has revealed troubling effects of erythritol, a widely used zero-calorie sweetener, on the cells that form the protective blood-brain barrier.

Researchers exposed human brain microvascular endothelial cells to erythritol at levels equivalent to one typical sweetened beverage, about 30 grams or 6 millimolar, for just three hours.

The results, published in the Journal of Applied Physiology, are deeply concerning.

📊 Key findings include:

• A 75 percent surge in reactive oxygen species, causing intense oxidative stress that overwhelmed the cells' antioxidant defenses, including superoxide dismutase and catalase.

• Impaired nitric oxide production, which normally keeps blood vessels relaxed and open.

• A 30 percent increase in endothelin-1, a powerful vessel-constricting compound.

• Increased permeability of the blood-brain barrier, potentially allowing harmful substances into brain tissue.

• Blunted release of tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA), the body's natural clot-dissolving agent, leaving cells less able to respond to clotting threats.

Together, these changes create conditions that promote vascular constriction, oxidative damage, barrier leakage, and impaired clot breakdown.

Such effects could heighten the risk of ischemic stroke, the most common type of cerebrovascular event.

Erythritol has been marketed as a natural and safe alternative since its FDA approval in 2001.

It appears in countless keto, low-carb, and sugar-free products, including Halo Top and Enlightened ice creams, Monster and Celsius energy drinks, Quest protein bars, Truvia, Swerve, Lakanto, Lily’s chocolate, and many others.

While small amounts occur naturally in some fruits, the high doses from commercially produced erythritol are consumed regularly by millions seeking healthier options.

Previous studies have linked higher circulating erythritol levels to increased cardiovascular and cerebrovascular risks.

This cellular research now suggests a direct mechanism affecting the brain's delicate vasculature.

As one editorial starkly observes, our brains deserve better than a chemistry experiment disguised as wellness.

Zero calories does not mean zero consequences.

While additional human studies are warranted, the speed and severity of these effects at everyday exposure levels call for greater caution, particularly among regular consumers.

04/08/2026