Your Guide to Good Health & Vitality

Thickening of the wall of the carotid artery is the hallmark of atherosclerosis. Homocysteine is an important risk factor for atherosclerosis. Folic acid prevents the build up of homocysteine.    This review of ten studies included 2,052 people who used folic acid. It found that . . . 

Thank you to everyone who came out to our talk at the Toronto Vegetarian Food Festival. For those of you who asked, here are the references for the main studies we discussed:

Pancreatic cancer is one of the most difficult cancers to treat. So clues on how to prevent it are incredibly valuable. A new study followed 23,658 people between forty and seventy-four for ten years. They found that . . . 

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH), the enlarged prostate so common in older men, can cause erectile dysfunction and loss of libido. The drugs conventionally used for this condition often make the sexual problems even worse.   When sixty-nine men were given 320mg of saw palmetto berry extract a day for eight weeks, . . . 

If you think eggs in the morning are good for you, here’s a big surprise. . . .

This meta-analysis of studies of vegetarians included 124,706 people. The huge study added to the evidence that vegetarians live longer, healthier lives. . . . 

Elderberry extract is a remarkable herb for fighting the flu (see vol. 13, No.3 of The Natural Path). Studies show how well it works (J Alt Comp Med 1995; J International Med Res 2004; Online Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacokinetics 2009). Elderberry works its antiviral magic by boosting the immune system and, especially, by stopping…

People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) suffer from blocked air flow to the lungs, which makes breathing difficult. New research . . . 

A meta-analysis of seven studies that looked at dietary antioxidants and Alzheimer’s disease has shown that . . . 

This meta-analysis of 303 studies on colorectal cancer found that: . . .

Licorice has long been known to be a promising herb for hepatitis and cirrhosis and to protect the liver from damage from Tylenol. But, despite its effectiveness for the liver, it has received little attention as a liver herb.   Recently, though, researchers gave sixty-six people with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, a very common condition that…

When you put together all the research on diet and prostate cancer, what do you find? . . .