Cutting Edge Research Made Easy
by Linda Woolven, B.A., Master Herbalist, Acupuncturist and Ted Snider, B.Ed., M.A.
263 kids between one and six who had been previously treated for a urinary tract infection (UTI) were given either cranberry juice or a placebo for six months. The dose of cranberry juice was 5ml per kilogram up to 300mg a day. . . .
Though goji is just becoming popular in the west, it has a long history of use in China, where it is known as lycii berry, wolfberry and Gou Qi Zi. In a recent study, people were given either 120ml of goji juice or a placebo juice. They rated themselves as significantly better after two weeks…
As if there weren’t enough bad things about all the trans fats in our foods, . . .
Seventy type II diabetics were given 500mg of the diabetes drug metformin twice a day plus either 500mg of vitamin C or a placebo twice a day for twelve weeks. . . .
Can Vitamin C help you see? The answer seems to be “yes”. . . .
Despite the growing evidence, many people still believe that ginkgo only helps memory in elderly people with impaired memories. . . .
This huge Chinese study of women with newly diagnosed breast cancer gives reason to start taking your ginseng now. . . .
This systematic review of studies on herbal solutions for allergies concluded that butterbur is the most researched allergy herb. It also found that it works. . . .
A meta-analysis that put together the results of twenty-two studies of magnesium and blood pressure found that . . .
Researchers looked at eleven major medical journals, including the Journal of the American Medical Association, Canadian Medical Association Journal, British Medical Journal and the New England Journal of Medicine. They found that the journals who carry the most pharmaceutical ads were significantly more likely to publish articles claiming that natural supplements were unsafe. . ….
Right now, high school students all over Canada and the States are writing exams. Well, here’s a study they may want to study while they study. . . .
A small study fed 300 grams of rice pudding either with or without 6 grams of cinnamon to fourteen people. . . .