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For Colitis, Boswellia Beats the DrugsPeople with ulcerative colitis were given either boswellia resin, boswellia extract or the drug sulfasalazine. The herb worked as well or better than the drug. . . . Maca for MenopauseAll four studies in a review of double-blind, placebo-controlled studies of the herb maca and menopause found a statistically significant improvement in menopausal symptoms. Berries Make Your Brain YoungerOver 16,000 women who were seventy or older took part in a two year study that looked at the effect of eating berries on thinking and memory. Cranberry Juice for Kids' UTI's Too263 kids between one and six who had been previously treated for a urinary tract infection (UTI) were given either cranberry juice or a placebo for six months. The dose of cranberry juice was 5ml per kilogram up to 300mg a day. . . . Goji Makes You Feel GoodThough goji is just becoming popular in the west, it has a long history of use in China, where it is known as lycii berry, wolfberry and Gou Qi Zi. In a recent study, people were given either 120ml of goji juice or a placebo juice. They rated themselves as significantly better after two weeks of drinking goji juice in the following catagories: . . . More Bad News for Trans Fats: Colon CancerAs if there weren't enough bad things about all the trans fats in our foods, . . . Diabetic? Start Taking Vitamin CSeventy type II diabetics were given 500mg of the diabetes drug metformin twice a day plus either 500mg of vitamin C or a placebo twice a day for twelve weeks. . . . Vitamin C Helps You SeeCan Vitamin C help you see? The answer seems to be "yes". . . . Ginkgo Helps Young, Healthy Brains TooDespite the growing evidence, many people still believe that ginkgo only helps memory in elderly people with impaired memories. . . . Ginseng Helps Women with Breast CancerThis huge Chinese study of women with newly diagnosed breast cancer gives reason to start taking your ginseng now. . . . |
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