People Taking Certain Medications Long-term use of metformin (a common diabetes medication) and proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) like omeprazole can reduce B12 absorption over time
Take-home message: - LifeWave patches are small, round patches that stick to the skin and that are being sold through multilevel marketing - Sources, including scientific papers, dont agree on exactly what is inside these patches or how they are supposed to work to cause all sorts of vague health benefits - Published studies tend to be very bad in quality, and the lack of plausibility strongly suggests that when these patches are thought to work, it is because of placebo effects
The committee voted against adding to the list one of the peptides being considered, emideltide
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95 The authors found that there was a 2 fold decrease in titers in IL-1, IL-2, Interferon-Gamma (IFN-), and Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF-), as well as a decrease in the activation of Nuclear Factor Kappa-Light-Chain-Enhancer of Activated B Cells (NF-B) in the optic nerve
Potential Risks and Side Effects Even with a strong safety profile, some users report minor side effects
