Your Guide to Good Health & Vitality

Prostate cancer is the most common kind of cancer amongst men. And a significant number of men with low-grade prostate cancer get the same surgery, radiation and hormone therapy (primary androgen-deprivation therapy) that is used for aggressive prostate cancer. But is this aggressive treatment justified? . . .

It seems like every day they discover another new use for vitamin D. Once thougt of only for bones, vitamin D is now known to help everything from cancer and heart disease to back pain, depression and multiple sclerosis. And now a new study has added another new use of vitamin D: rheumatoid arthritis. ….

Taking low-dose aspirin remains one of the most common recommendations for preventing heart disease, like heart attack or stroke. But what is the actual evidence behind this recommendation? You might be surprised! . . .

In an earlier blog, we discussed

Back pain is an incredibly common and debilitating problem; acupuncture is an incredibly effective solution. . . .

Here’s a new and tasty way of staving off some of the effects of aging. Starfruit may be able to add some youth to your step. . . .

Tons of evidence shows that

Research has shown that carotenes in the diet protect against cancer. There was a time when carotenes were only valued for their ability to convert into vitamin A. That made β-carotene the most famous of the carotenes. But, now we know that some of the most powerful and health promoting carotenes don’t convert to vitamin…

Milk thistle is one of the most studied herbs and is well-known as, perhaps, the best liver detoxifying herb. It is even capable of regenerating a damaged liver by increasing the producion of new, healthy liver cells. But another use of milk thistle has taken us by surprise. Milk thistle is also an effective herb…

Everybody knows the hard part is keeping the weight off. One of the hardest parts about weight loss is that, after the diet program, after the initial period of weight loss, the weight just comes back again. This novel study looked, not at weight loss, but at the ability of green tea extract to keep…

Medications for alcoholism have a limited effect, and there is a need for effective treatments that are low in toxicity and side effects. Recent research provides scientific support for one traditional option. This study found that the herb kudzu helps alcoholics to drink less. . . .

Bisphenol A (BPA) is commonly found in hard, clear plastic bottles and in the lining of cans used for canned food. BPA is an endocrine disrupting chemical that mimics estrogen in the body. It is associated with heart disease, diabetes, obesity, polycystic ovarian syndrome and infertility. But new research suggests that simply eating soy can…