Cutting Edge Research Made Easy
by Linda Woolven, B.A., Master Herbalist, Acupuncturist and Ted Snider, B.Ed., M.A.
Your thyroid gland makes hormones that control many of your body’s metabolic functions. That means it helps turn food into energy and keep your body functioning normally. If it’s not working, you’re not working. Strangely, your own immune system can attack your thyroid gland and cause autoimmune thyroid diseases like Hashimoto’s Disease. A simple vitamin…
B6 and folic acid are essential vitamins that play many crucial roles in your body. But, like all vitamins, your body can’t manufacture them, so you have to get them through diet or supplements. And here’s a big reason to do that: you’ll live longer.
High blood pressure is one of the most common health conditions in the world. Almost unbelievably, over 1 billion people have high blood pressure. High blood pressure can lead to heart attacks, arrhythmias, strokes and death. But diet can help. So can supplementing omega-3 essential fatty acids.
This pretty flower that chefs love is proving to be a powerful medicinal herb. Recent research is suggesting that it may a powerful herb for diabetics too.
Type 2 diabetes affects an insane 10.5% of the world’s population. And that number is going up fast. Getting lots of fiber and omega-3 essential fatty acids is recommended for treating diabetes. Flaxseeds are loaded in both. So, could flaxseeds help prevent and treat diabetes? Let’s find out.
Green tea tastes great and is loaded in antioxidants. But if you enjoy your cup of green tea, here’s another huge reason—actually, a number of huge reasons—to feel good about it.
A new review of the research suggests that alcohol can be harmful to your health at much lower amounts than previously thought. Here are some tips for helping you cut back or quit.
What you eat plays a huge role in every aspect of your physical health. Why shouldn’t it play a huge role in your cognitive health as well? This huge, new study shows that it does. And it shows what you need to put on your plate.
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a very common problem for women of reproductive age. That is troubling because PCOS is the most common cause of ovulatory infertility. Insulin resistance and excessive amounts of male hormones are the main causes. Another big factor is weight. But a simple cup of tea—if it’s the right cup of tea—can…
Your parents told you to eat your broccoli. Research is telling you to supplement it too. It may boost your brain.
Diabetes is common and getting commoner. It frequently affects seniors and can lead to complications, including cardiovascular and kidney disease. If there were a safe, natural supplement that could improve things, that would be a great discovery. There is.
This massive new systematic review and meta-analysis of curcumin puts all the evidence together for the power of curcumin over several types of arthritis. See just how powerful and versatile this remarkable herb really is.