Chocolate Helps Prevent Heart Disease in Overweight People
You’re going to love this one! If you’re overweight, then eating dark chocolate, contrary to everything everybody has told you, can improve markers of cardiovascular disease. Translation: chocolate can help prevent the heart disease that is associated with being overweight. . . .
Got Colitis? Probiotics Can Help You Stay Healthy.
If you’ve got ulcerative colitis and you manage to get into remission, then you really want the disease to stay inactive and not relapse. A new study adds to the evidence that probiotics may help you do that. . . .
WHO Classifies the Herbicide 2,4-D a “Possible Carcinogen”
With all the criticism of glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto’s herbicide Roundup, it’s nice to see that glyphosate has recently found a friend. Unfortunately, the friend that glyphosate has been hanging around with, 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic, has just been classified as “possibly carcinogenic” by the World Health Organization. . . .
CoQ10: Important Nutrient for Parkinson’s Disease
Parkinson’s Disease mostly affects people over sixty. Damage to the nerves that produce dopamine causes muscle tremours and rigidity, slurred speech, balance problems, loss of facial expression, depression, memory loss and dementia. The natural supplement coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is emerging as a very promising treatment for Parkinson’s. . . .
Powerful Numbers: Exercise Promotes More than Just Strength
The pillars of good health are nutrition, exercise, relaxation and healthy lifestyle choices like not smoking. How important is exercise? A recently released report from the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges in London gives the numbers. . . .
Nuts & Peanuts Contribute to Long Life
Nuts have an undeservedly bad reputation as a fatty food. But tons of studies have shown that nuts are not only not fattening, but lower cholesterol and improve heart health. Studies have also shown that nuts are good for diabetes. Now, new research shows that nuts are important for long life because they protect against
A Little Hope When There’s Little Hope: Cat’s Claw & Cancer
Cat’s claw, or una de gato as it is called in Peru, is an exotic and powerful South American herb. When we were in Peru, we were surprised to find it being sold as pills by pharmacists in the drug store and as strips of bark by Amazonian women in the streets. We saw people
Herbal Help for Painful Periods
Recently we’ve written about the striking benefits of saffron for the general population and, specifically, for men. Well, here’s one for women. A herbal combination featuring saffron is better than drugs for painful periods. . . .
Valerian/Lemon Balm Combo Helps Kids with ADHD Symptooms
Valerian and lemon balm are two great calming herbs. New research suggests that they may help kids who, though they don’t have ADHD, have some of the symptoms of ADHD. . . .
Birth Control Pill & Blood Clots: It’s Getting Worse
The birth control pill is one of the most ubiquitous medications for women. It is the leading form of contraception for women between the ages of 15 and 29. In the United States and the rest of the developed world, over 17% of all women between the ages of 15 and 44 are on the
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by Linda Woolven, B.A., Master Herbalist, Acupuncturist and Ted Snider, B.Ed., M.A.