Author Archives: Dr. Cheng

Soybean Oil May Cause Irreversible Changes in Your Brain

Posted on March 9, 2022 by Dr. Cheng

Mercola.com STORY AT-A-GLANCE Vegetable oils and seed oils like soy, canola, sunflower, grapeseed, corn, safflower, peanut and rice bran oil are loaded with omega-6 linoleic acid (LA), which acts as a metabolic poison when consumed in excess. Anything over 10 … Continue reading →

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Studies of the Past ~20 Years Show: Cancer Chemo Drugs Do Not Offer Significant Benefits

Posted on March 6, 2022 by Dr. Cheng

Cancer burden is ever increasing! Number of cancer chemotherapy drugs are ever increasing! Cancer treatment costs  are ever increasing！ But are cancer patients, families and the society as a whole really benefiting from the ever increasing cancer care costs? The … Continue reading →

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The Epoch Times Interview on Vit C for Covid-19

Posted on March 1, 2022 by Dr. Cheng

Dr. Andrew Saul, editor-in-chief, Orthomolecular Medicine News Service (orthomolecular.org) today shared with us of his the Epoch Times interview sometime ago, on Vit C and Covid-19. During the interview, Dr. Saul discussed the abundant research and clinical data of VC’s … Continue reading →

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95% of Melatonin is Produced by Sunshine

Posted on February 26, 2022 by Dr. Cheng

Highlights: 95% of  melatonin in your is made inside your mitochondria (via Cytochrome C) in response to near-infrared radiation (NIR) from the sun. Only 5% of melatonin is produced in your pineal gland at night. Mitochondria are the powerhouse of … Continue reading →

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Science: 14% Caloric Restriction improves health, metabolic and immune response

Posted on February 25, 2022 by Dr. Cheng

Debate on diet is abundant, whether it’s low carb, low fat or high protein. But there is little doubt in the medical literature that caloric restriction offers abundant health benefits. I am just finishing a 48 hours fasting, as I … Continue reading →

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What can we, the consumers, learn from the tragic failure of resveratrol hype?

Posted on February 24, 2022 by Dr. Cheng

What can we, the consumers learn from the tragic failure of resveratrol hype? The heat of Resveratrol for antiaging started earlier this century after some research shows increasing an enzyme called SIRT2 doubles lifespan in yeast1,2, making people to anticipate … Continue reading →

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Good news to older adults: regular exercise with good nutrition slows down aging

Posted on February 24, 2022 by Dr. Cheng

Good news to older adults: It’s not too late to start exercise with a good nutrition program, you may be as young as young people in their 20s (with respect to muscle NAD+, energy metabolism). Top science journal “Nature” recently (February … Continue reading →

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TotoCell® Nutrition

Posted on January 31, 2022 by Dr. Cheng

What I’ve Learned About Nutritional Supplements Insights from Orthomolecular, Anti-Aging, and Functional Medicine by Richard Z. Cheng, M.D., Ph.D. Through my 50 years in medicine—including over three decades in Orthomolecular, Anti-Aging, and Functional Medicine—I’ve learned several critical truths about nutritional … Continue reading →

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Low Carb Medicine

Posted on December 20, 2021 by Dr. Cheng

Low Carb Medicine is a new school of medicine that combines low carbohydrate/ketogenic diet, with lifestyle, nutrition, detox, bioidentical hormonal balance, cell regeneration (stem cell therapy etc) to prevent and manage diseases and to maintain health and extend lifespan. Low carb medicine … Continue reading →

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Hydrogen Peroxide and Prevention of Covid-19

Posted on October 22, 2021 by Dr. Cheng

The following report is an interesting observation that those medical staff and patients who used hydrogen peroxide (HP) oral wash and nasal rinse seem to be protected from Covid-19.  HP is a safe, inexpensive, and effective against a variety of pathogens including … Continue reading →

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