Top Twelve Herbs for Pets
People and pets: herbs for the whole family. Here are the dozen top selling herbs for pets in the United States: . . .
Hibiscus Beats Drugs for High Blood Pressure
It may seem surprising that something as gentle as hibiscus tea could have the power to beat pharmaceutical drugs for the treatment of high blood pressure. But studies prove that it’s true. . . .
Overactive Bladder? Try Pumpkin Seed Oil
Many people suffer from the inconvenience, sleeplessness and urgency of overactive bladder. New research is showing that pumpkin seed oil may be a solution. . . .
Walnuts for Your Heart
Evidence continues to mount that eating nuts is not only good for your cholesterol and for your cardiovascular system, but that the common belief that nuts are fattening is wrong. The latest evidence of cardiovascular benefit with no weight gain comes for walnuts. . . .
Curcumin Helps PMS
This new study shows another use of curcumin, the powerful active ingredient of turmeric, and reveals more natural help for women with PMS. . . .
Arthroscopic Surgery for Osteoarthritis Doesn’t Work
As early as 2002, the research was already available showing that arthroscopic knee surgery for oseoarthritis didn’t work (NEJM 2002;347:81-8). Nonetheless, over 700,000 knee arthroscopies are done in the U.S. each year on middle aged and older people. Tens of thousands more are done each year in Canada. Now a landmark review of the research…
Resveratrol Helps Colitis
Ulcerative colitis is a kind of inflammatory bowel disease. More and more people are suffering from inflammatory bowel disease. This new study shows that supplementing resveratrol can help. . . .
Ginkgo Helps Schizophrenics
A new meta-analysis has concluded that, if you have schizophrenia and are on antipsychotic medication, you may do better adding the herb Ginkgo biloba to your med than taking your med alone. . . .
Chamomile Oil Better Than Drugs for Osteoarthritis
This placebo-controlled, blinded study demonstrated that the topical application of chamomile oil has advantages over topical pharmaceutical analgesics for people with osteoarthritis. . . .
Coconut Oil Benefits Weight & Cholesterol
A new study has shown that coconut oil is good for reducing the most important kind of fat and improving the most important kind of cholesterol. . . .
Your Guide to Good Health & Vitality
Cutting Edge Research Made Easy
by Linda Woolven, B.A., Master Herbalist, Acupuncturist and Ted Snider, B.Ed., M.A.
