12 Dec, 2024
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This Common Prostate Medication Might Also Reduce Your High Cholesterol – Health Digest

Different doses of finasteride were given to male mice who had atherosclerosis for 12 weeks while feeding them a Western diet. The finasteride not only lowered their cholesterol levels but also had some clearing of the fatty deposits in their arteries. The mice on finasteride had less fat in their livers than the mice not […]

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What It Means When Eating Peanut Butter Gives You A Headache – Health Digest

If that handful of nuts you’re munching on is peanuts, or if you’re smearing a glob of peanut butter onto your toast, you’re getting a hefty dose of the amino acid tyramine (via Medical Offices of Manhattan). An enzyme known as monoamine oxidase (MAO) is responsible for processing tyramine in the body, but as researchers […]