Cutting Edge Research Made Easy
by Linda Woolven, B.A., Master Herbalist, Acupuncturist and Ted Snider, B.Ed., M.A.
It seems that nuts just can’t beat the rap of their undeserved reputation for being fatty. An important new study tries one more time. Nuts, it confirmed, are good for cholesterol.
For people in kidney failure, it is important to lower serum phosphate levels. But that has proven difficult to do. A natural form of vitamin B3 might help.
Eating pistachios can improve your eye health and potentially protect against macular degeneration.
You’ve been up all night, and your baby can’t stop crying. He’s miserable and holding his tummy. His little legs are pulled up tight against his belly, and his fists are clenched. You try to soothe him, but it offers little comfort. Your baby has colic. But there really is help.
Though pregnancy should be a time of joy, the reality is that depression is common in the time just before and just after giving birth. But simply getting enough of a common vitamin could help bring back the joy.
Hops may be best known as an ingredient in beer. But it is also a versatile medicinal herb. And though beer is never going to help you lose weight, hops just might!
Licorice has a long history as a traditional herb for liver health. Modern science is catching up!
If you are a postmenopausal woman with osteopenia, this strange and exotic supplement may be the answer for you.
Strawberries don’t get as much attention for their health benefits as some of their more famous relatives. But there is a pile of research suggesting that it is time that they do.
There are very few drugs for diabetes that prevent the progression of declining beta-cell function. But curcumin may do just that.
According to this new study, the herb ashwagandha can make you quicker in body and mind.
This study showed, once again, that cranberry is an effective treatment for urinary tract infections. But this important study had a twist!