The Problem with Painkillers
Use of over-the-counter painkillers is staggeringly common. At least 175 million adults in the United States take OTC painkillers. That makes evaluating their effectiveness and safety crucial. But, it has been a very bad few years in painkiller research. Important recent studies have cast serious doubt on their effectiveness and their safety. . . .…
CoQ10 Protects Against Hearing Loss from Chemotherapy
The cruelest lie ever told in modern medicine is that you can’t take antioxidants when you are on chemo. Because of this lie cancer patients continue to suffer from hair loss, nausea, severe mouth sores, hearing loss, tingling fingers and toes and kidney toxicity. Not only is the theory behind the prescription highly questionable, but…
Diet and Death
A just published study has found that nearly half (45%) of all deaths from heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes are caused by diet. That means that, in the United States alone, 318,656 people could have been saved by dietary changes alone. Knowing those dietary changes could save your life. . .
Should You Eat Soy if You Have Breast Cancer?
Because soy contains phytoestrogens, there has been a great deal of misunderstanding about their safety for women with breast cancer. But the science is very clear: soy is not only safe for women with breast cancer, it can save their lives. . . .
New Power of CoQ10: Fighting Inflammation
More and more, inflammation is proving to play a causal role in a surprising number of conditions. Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) has proven to be of great value for a number of conditions. The evidence is especially strong for virtually any heart condition, but also for gingivitis, migraine and many other conditions. CoQ10 is well known…
Eating Walnuts Improves Sperm & Fertility
In our book Sex & Fertility: Natural Solutions, we say that nuts and seeds are helpful for the male sexual system because they are high in zinc, essential fatty acids, fiber and other nutrients. The essential fatty acids, we say, are essential for normal glandular functioning and activity in the reproductive system. A study on…
Ginger as Good as Drugs for Painful Period
Several studies have shown that ginger is effective for dysmenorrhoea, or painful period (Arch Gynecol Obstet 2015;291:1277-81; J Altern Complement Med 2009 Feb;15:129-32). Now a new systematic review and meta-analysis has added to the evidence. . . .
Serious Side Effects of Tylenol
We have written a lot on the ineffectiveness and serious side effects of NSAIDs and Acetaminophen containing drugs like
Exercise & Telomeres: the Science of Anti-Aging
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Obscure Traditional Herb Beats Drug for Osteoarthritis
Dwarf elder (Sambucus ebulus) is a relative of the more common elder (Sambucus nigra) that is used in the treatment of cold and flu. According to Maud Grieve’s A Modern Herbal, it differs from the better known elder in that it does not have a hard stem and dies back to the ground every year,…
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by Linda Woolven, B.A., Master Herbalist, Acupuncturist and Ted Snider, B.Ed., M.A.
