Your Guide to Good Health & Vitality

The Mediterranean diet has been shown to have a number of health benefits, especially for the heart. But past studies have also found that it can help prevent Alzheimer’s disease. One study found an incredible 40-48% reduction in the risk of Alzheimer’s (Am J Clin Nutr 2003). So researchers did a review of five studies…

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Many risk factors, like high blood pressure, cholesterol problems, obesity and insulin resistance, are linked. Many of them are hallmarks of metabolic syndrome. Researchers conducted a double-blind, placebo-controlled study to determine the effect of green tea extract on many of these risk factors. . . .

We are always being told by doctors, nutritionists and the media that drinking milk is good for your bones. That milk is good for bones is perhaps the most commonly accepted piece of nutritional advice. But it’s not true. . . .

Is coffee bad for you? It turns out that coffee’s health effects are confusing. . . .

Garlic has been shown to protect against a number of cancers, including stomach, colon, prostate, breast and, perhaps, laryngeal and endometrial cancers. And now you can add lung cancer to the list. . . .

The Canadian news has been full of the story that Hypertension Canada’s education task force’s most recent annual review has recommended raising the acceptable level of sodium from 1,500mg to 2,000mg. Most people consume an average of 3,400mg of salt a day, so, either way, the recommendation is to reduce salt intake. Reducing salt is…

People suffering from multiple sclerosis often experience fatigue. So this double-blind, placebo-controled study looked at whether Korean red ginseng–a herb associated with energy–could help. . . .

A literature review conducted by the economic firm Frost &Sullivan has determined that dietary supplements can significantly reduce health care costs. . . .

This placebo-controlled study gave sixty healthy people 300-600mg of bacopa extract. The average age was 62.6 years. At the end of the twelve week study, the herb had enhanced attention, cognitive processing and working memory. . . .

A new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warns that drug resistant super bugs have become an urgent public health concern. . . .

124 women with PMS were given either a placebo or an omega-3 fatty acid supplement supplying 240mg of DHA and 360mg of EPA for ninety days. . . .