Cutting Edge Research Made Easy
by Linda Woolven, B.A., Master Herbalist, Acupuncturist and Ted Snider, B.Ed., M.A.
In recent years, vitamin D has emerged from being a bone vitamin to being a nearly everything vitamin. Recent research has pointed to the benefits of vitamin D for everything from osteoporosis to cancer, heart disease, diabetes, Alzheimer’s, depression, back pain and more. The latest study looked at blood levels of vitamin D in 9,578…
Recently, a study widely reported by the media created a controversy around carnitine, a common amino acid, by claiming to show an association between carnitine and heart disease. However, even if the study were not deeply flawed, this single study would have to be placed in the context of the huge body of studies showing…
Monsanto’s Roundup is the most commonly used herbicide in the world. Monsanto insists that it is minimally toxic. However, a new study disagrees, instead concluding that Roundup may be “the most biologically disruptive chemical in our environment”. . . .
You knew fruits and vegetables could make you healthier, but did you know they could make you happier? . . .
Several years ago, the herb kava kava was banned in Canada. Kava is simply the best treatment for anxiety out there, whether natural or pharmaceutical. The herb was banned by Health Canada allegedly for possible liver toxicity. Now a new study adds to the already consistent and overwhelming evidence that kava is not dangerous for…
Like nuts, avacados are often thought of as fattening, but, like nuts, it turns out they are not only not fattening, but really good for you. . . .
The prevalence of diabetes has more than doubled in the past three decades. Diabetes now affects nearly 10% of adults worldwide. There are probably a number of reasons for this increase in diabetes. But new research suggests–not surprisingly–that sugar is one of them. . . .
If you are worried about catching the cold or flu, should you get a flu vaccine or take the immunity herb echinacea? In order to address that question, researchers conducted a pilot study . . .
Bisphenol A (BPA) is a chemically commonly found in hard, clear plastic bottles and in the lining of cans used for canned food. BPA mimics estrogen in the body and is associated with heart disease, diabetes, obesity, male and female infertility and poycystic ovarian syndrome. Bisphenol S (BPS) has been considered a safe alternative to…
Forty-two people who were suffering from major depression and who had low or borderline-low levels of vitamin D were given either Prozac plus 1,500 IU of vitamin D or Prozac and a placebo for eight weeks. . . .
It’s been a fertile little while for fertility studies. Though fertility always brings the female partner to mind, the cause of the infertility lies in the man as often as in the woman. So these two studies, which show that both diet and supplements can help men improve the odds, can bring hope to frustrated…
When we first started researching natural health, one of the first recommendations for cholesterol problems was garlic. Then the research pendulum swung, suggesting that garlic didn’t help cholesterol problems at all. Recently, though, the pendulum has corrected itself, and research, and meta-analysis of the research, that looked only at people who actually had problems with…