Cutting Edge Research Made Easy
by Linda Woolven, B.A., Master Herbalist, Acupuncturist and Ted Snider, B.Ed., M.A.
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, . . .
Though this herb has been used for centuries in the Ayurvedic tradition of India, it is one of those herbs that has never gained the respect it deserves in the west. Used for high blood pressure, asthma, allergies, eczema, psoriasis and glaucoma, research now points to it as a weight loss herb. Now the west…
In this hay fever study, 186 people were given either a placebo, low dose butterbur or high dose butterbur. . . .
This study is remarkable because the fifty-seven people in it actually had advanced coronary artery disease, including high triglyceride levels that had not responded to statin medication. But they hadn’t tried grapefruit yet! . . .
Low dose daily aspirin is a frequent prescription for the prevention of heart attack and stroke. While it is very well known that aspirin causes ulcers, a new study shows that aspirin causes even more ulcers than thought. . . .
Omeprazole (Prilosec) is an ulcer medication that treats the symptoms (but not the cause) of ulcers by inhibiting the production of hydrochloric acid in the stomach. Hydrochloric acid is necessary for the absorption of calcium. 18 people were given either Prilosec or a placebo for one week. . . .