Pregnant Women Need More Vitamin D
Lately, all kinds of research is showing the benefit of higher doses of vitamin D than used to be recommended. This latest study adds pregnant women to the list of people who could benefit from more vitamin D: or rather, their babies could. . . .
Exercise Your Way Out of a Hysterectomy
Uterine fibroids are the leading cause of hysterectomy. But new research shows that getting more exercise can reduce your risk of getting uterine fibroids. . . .
Vegetarianism: Better for You; Better for the Earth
A thorough study of the most commonly eaten foods has revealed which ones are best and which ones are worst for global warming. . . .
Make Your Juice Healthier: The Picture is Becoming Cloudier
Most juices that we buy are perfectly clear because they have had the fiber and pulp removed. But a new study shows that, although these juices are healthy, more natural juices that are more cloudy because they retain their pulp are even healthier. . . .
Don’t Want Osteoporosis? Don’t Drink Cola
Cola contains caffeine and phosphoric acid, both of which have been shown to leach calcium out of the body. This incredibly long study followed people’s cola drinking habits for thirty years . . .
Juicing Up Your Brain: Fighting Alzheimer’s
This amazing study reveals a cheap, easy and delicious way to prevent Alzheimer’s disease. . . .
Licorice for Indigestion
Indigestion, or dyspepsia, can include symptoms of fullness, pain, bloating, belching, nausea, vomiting, regurgitation, heartburn and appetite loss. Fifty people suffering from dyspepsia were given either licorice extract or a placebo in a double-blind fashion for thirty days. . . .
Omega-3 Helps Bipolar Disorder
A meta-analysis of six controlled trials of people with bipolar disorder found that, . . .
Stinging Nettle Root for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Enlarged prostate affects 50% of all men in the second half of their lives. When 558 men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (enlarged prostate) were given either stinging nettle root or a placebo for six months in a double-blind study, . . .
Cinnamon Helps Diabetics
Sixty-five diabetics who were being treated by diet or with oral medications, but not with insulin, were given either a cinnamon extract or a placebo. . . .
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.