Cutting Edge Research Made Easy
by Linda Woolven, B.A., Master Herbalist, Acupuncturist and Ted Snider, B.Ed., M.A.
From the very beginning of the pandemic, people have been talking about zinc for COVID. But zinc is not one of the natural supplements that has had a lot of published studies for COVID. Until now.
Unfortunately, ovarian cancer develops quickly and is hard to treat. Cruciferous vegetables are very promising anticancer foods. Could eating more cruciferous vegetables help women with ovarian cancer?
New research has looked at 46 studies of this natural ingredient and found that there is strong evidence that it can help treat your diabetes. Want to know what it is?
Lemon balm is a beautiful herb. It is a herb that brightens up everything. It is great for calming your nerves. But new research suggests it may be just as good at healing your heart.
If you have elevated blood sugar levels that do not meet the threshold for diabetes, you may be one of the growing number of people with prediabetes. Prediabetes can mature into all out type 2 diabetes. But prediabetes can not only be stopped, it can be reversed. One important strategy is to take vitamin D.
Ginger has an incredible number of uses. Some of them may be because of an ability to reduce inflammation. That ability of ginger has now been proven.
One of nature’s surprises is that that beautiful hibiscus flower growing in your backyard is a powerful treatment for high blood pressure.
Urinary tract infections are incredibly common. Women are at higher risk than men, and children are also at higher risk. One of the most famous natural treatments for UTIs is cranberry. But does it really work?
Diabetes is a major problem with almost one in ten people in the world having it. An even bigger problem is that almost half of those, 45%, don’t have their diabetes under control. One of the main reasons is because they can’t keep using their medications because of side effects. Safe, natural treatments for diabetes…
Is the COVID-19 pandemic actually a pandemic of the vitamin D deficient? A new systematic review and meta-analysis strongly suggests that it is.
If you have any three of abdominal obesity, elevated triglycerides, low HDL cholesterol, high blood pressure and elevated blood glucose, you have metabolic syndrome. If you have metabolic syndrome, then here’s one more reason to enjoy your blueberries.
It’s hard to say which treatment is the best for osteoarthritis because two or three natural treatments—but not a pharmaceutical treatment—vie for the title. But the evidence is building up fast for this safe, effective, natural treatment.