The Medical Advisor

C15:0, also known as pentadecanoic acid, is an odd-chain saturated fat primarily found in dairy products, some fish, and certain plants. The story of C15:0's importance begins in an unlikely place — with dolphins. Since Venn-Watson and her team’s groundbreaking work with dolphins, scientific interest in C15:0 has surged, and there are now more than 100 papers on C15:0 and its benefits. However, despite the increased research, few people have heard of C15:0. Dr. Stephanie Venn-Watson, a veterinary epidemiologist, was brought on board the Navy's Marine Mammal program about 20 years ago to help understand aging in dolphins and protect their health. The Navy has been caring for a population of dolphins for over 60 years, and these dolphins are living much longer in captivity (40 to 50+ years) compared to their wild counterparts (around 20 years). As these dolphins aged, researchers noticed they developed conditions similar to humans, including chronic inflammation, high cholestero...

Dairy milk has been a staple food for humans for thousands of years.1 However, it was only during the 20th century that it has been vilified, supposedly because of its fat content. Hence, you’ll see plenty of milk alternatives sold in grocery stores, one of which is almond milk. Almond milk is now one of the best-selling alternatives to dairy milk. Global Almond Milk Market size is expected to be worth around USD 25.4 Bn by 2032 from USD 8.5 Bn in 2022, growing at a CAGR of 11.9% during the forecast period from 2023 to 2032 — a whopping 198.82% growth. But despite the extraordinary expansion, a closer look reveals that almond milk isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. If you’re a regular consumer of this alternative dairy product, I recommend you remove it from your pantry right away. The bar chart shows that cow milk is rich in SFAs and low in PUFAs. Whereas, oat milk and soy milk are significantly higher in PUFAs. Compelling Reasons to Avoid Almond Milk One of the reasons to avoid almond...

Story at a Glance • DMSO is a safe and naturally occurring substance that is remarkably effective for a wide range of diseases including pain, injuries, and strokes. • DMSO effectively dissolves a variety of medications and can transport them throughout the body. This increases their potency, makes it possible to administer them through the skin, and allows them to target things deep within the body (e.g., resistant infections) that other therapies have difficulty reaching. • Through various mechanisms, DMSO selectively targets cancer cells and simultaneously mitigates the consequences of cancer therapies. It also brings conventional and natural cancer therapies to tumors, thereby significantly increasing the potency of these therapies (while simultaneously allowing a much lower and less toxic dose to be used). • When DMSO is combined with hematoxylin (a dye widely used in pathology), it becomes a highly potent cancer treatment, both harnessing DMSO’s intrinsic anticancer properties an...