Using Parasitic Worms for Lowering Inflammation
Razi Berry Parasitic worms could hold the key to living longer and free of chronic disease, according to a review article published today in the open-access eLife journal. The review looks at the growing evidence to suggest that losing our ‘old friend’ helminth parasites, which used to live relatively harmlessly in our bodies, can cause […]
Ingenious future of sanitation : (a) $350 toilet powered by worms that Bill Gates has been dreaming about
Razi Berry Bill Gates held up a beaker of human feces at the reinvented toilet expo in Beijing on November 6, 2018 to prove a point: unsanitary conditions are dangerous for our health. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Worm toilets require no traditional flushing and aren’t hooked up to a sewer system — instead, worms […]
Study: Wormwood Tea Effective at Treating Schistosomiasis
Razi Berry A recent study on the effects of sweet wormwood tea to treat schistosomiasis suggests a much more benign and accessible treatment for the common parasitic disease.1 Schistosomiasis Schistosomiasis is incredibly under-researched, yet is a fairly common parasitic infection in tropical places where sanitation conditions are questionable. The World Health Organization calls the disease […]