Your Guide to Good Health & Vitality

Most juices that we buy are perfectly clear because they have had the fiber and pulp removed. But a new study shows that, although these juices are healthy, more natural juices that are more cloudy because they retain their pulp are even healthier. . . .

Cola contains caffeine and phosphoric acid, both of which have been shown to leach calcium out of the body. This incredibly long study followed people’s cola drinking habits for thirty years . . . 

This amazing study reveals a cheap, easy and delicious way to prevent Alzheimer’s disease. . . .

Indigestion, or dyspepsia, can include symptoms of fullness, pain, bloating, belching, nausea, vomiting, regurgitation, heartburn and appetite loss.   Fifty people suffering from dyspepsia were given either licorice extract or a placebo in a double-blind fashion for thirty days. . . .  

A meta-analysis of six controlled trials of people with bipolar disorder found that, . . . 

Enlarged prostate affects 50% of all men in the second half of their lives. When 558 men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (enlarged prostate) were given either stinging nettle root or a placebo for six months in a double-blind study, . . . 

Sixty-five diabetics who were being treated by diet or with oral medications, but not with insulin, were given either a cinnamon extract or a placebo. . . . 

This double-blind, placebo-controlled study gave either 500mg of sage leaf extract or a placebo to sixty-seven people with high blood fats every eight hours for two months. . . . 

A meta-analysis of studies on green tea and ovarian and endometrial cancers found . . .

Though little known in North America, a South African herb called Pelargonium sidoides has been extensively studied for acute bronchitis and is commonly used in Germany. The Zulus have long used it to treat coughs, upper respiratory infections and tuberculosis. Recently, a double-blind study gave either Pelargonium sidoides or a placebo to 124 people suffering…

Over the years, the advantages of breast feeding over formula feeding have continued to pile up. And here’s a new one to add to the pile. For the first time, breast feeding has been compared to formula feeding for their antioxidant power. . . .

Here’s a simple, tasty way to prevent heart disease. When postmenopausal women were given 50g (that’s about 3 tablespoons) of ground toasted sesame seeds a day for five weeks, . . .