Cutting Edge Research Made Easy
by Linda Woolven, B.A., Master Herbalist, Acupuncturist and Ted Snider, B.Ed., M.A.
These huge Harvard studies followed 37,698 men for twenty-two years and 83,644 women for twenty-eight years. They found that eating only one deck of card size serving of red meat a day was associated with a 13% greater risk of dying during the study.
A review of three studies has found that acupuncture is effective at relieving the pain of labour. In the first study . . . ,
This study tested a whole pile of vegetables and spices to determine their antioxidant content. Among the vegetables, some of the richest in antioxidants were . . .
This study added curcumin to the chemo drug docetaxel in men and postmenopausal women with advanced or metastatic breast cancer. Of the fourteen people in the study, the authors say that most of them experienced some improvement. . . .
Sixty-five people with pre- or mild high blood pressure were simply give three cups a day of hibiscus tea. At the end of six weeks, systolic blood pressure–the most important measure–was reduced by a significant 5.5%. . . . .
Saw palmetto berry is the best treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia, or enlarged prostate. And now a review of forty studies on saw palmetto berry has found . . .