Dark Chocolate Prevents Stress Induced Inflammation
Here’s another exciting and unexpected reason to eat dark chocolate (which I’m doing as I type!). Dark chocolate is emerging as one of the most valuable superfoods. One area that hasn’t received a lot of attention is dark chocolate’s power over inflammation. Recent science is beginning to identify inflammation as a cause that is involved…
Lavender Soothes Postoperative Pain
The beautiful lavender is one of nature’s most soothing and relaxing flowers. There is a long tradition of enjoying its scent to help you relax and fall asleep. A new study has enriched this traditional use by showing that lavender’s soothing properties can also help soothe pain: specifically, in this study, post-operative pain. . .…
Tylenol Continues to Fail as Osteoarthritis Pain Killer
Tylenol (acetaminophen) has had a very bad couple of year. The negative reviews for back pain and osteoarthritis pain just keep coming in. . . .
Motion Sickness: the First Evidence for a Little known Herb
The scientific literature is bursting with exciting new studies on well-known herbs; but it is not very often that there is an exciting study on an unknown, new herb. Though quite an obscure and unknown herb, Griffonia simplicifolia is actually commonly used as the natural source of the important nutrient, 5-Hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP): 5-HTP is derived…
Caraway Seeds: New Help for Weight Loss
When you think of caraway seeds, you’re more likely to think of rye bread than you are to think of herbal medicine. You’re certainly not going to think of weight loss. But it may be time to change your perception of the little caraway seed. . . .
Fenugreek Keeps Men Young!
Is it possible that a herb could keep men young and sexually healthy? A new study of fenugreek says it is! . . .
Exercise Makes Your Brain Bigger & Prevents Alzheimer’s
A number of studies have shown that exercise can reduce the risk of cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s Disease. A new study set out to determine the effect of exercise on the volume of grey matter in the brain and its effect on the development of Alzheimer’s. . . .
Can Supplements Make Your Child Taller?
Vitamins and minerals are essential for proper development and growth. And zinc may be especially essential. So what happens if you give children supplemental zinc and a multivitamin? . . .
Watercress Protects Against Carcinogens in Cigarettes
Nicotine is highly addictive, and quitting smoking is very difficult. So, anything that could protect smokers against lung cancer while they fight to quit would be incredibly valuable. . . .
Mediterranean Diet Beats N. American Diet for Heart Health
Several studies have shown that a Mediterranean diet is good for your heart. This massive study looked at the Mediterranean diet and a Western diet in people who had coronary heart disease that had been stabilized. . . .
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by Linda Woolven, B.A., Master Herbalist, Acupuncturist and Ted Snider, B.Ed., M.A.