Cutting Edge Research Made Easy
by Linda Woolven, B.A., Master Herbalist, Acupuncturist and Ted Snider, B.Ed., M.A.
Ginger is a powerful treatment for nausea. It has proven its power for all kinds of nausea from motion sickness to morning sickness. This new study wanted to see how good it is for postoperative nausea and vomiting. So, it compared it to three antinausea drugs, and guess what happened!
Several popular drugs that are available by prescription and even over-the-counter can increase the risk of cognitive decline and dementia in older adults. And yet, you are hardly ever told.
Myth and lore are full of aphrodisiacs. So, it turns out, is science.
Current research on acetaminophen (Tylenol) is establishing the frightening fact that taking Tylenol has serious, and socially significant, effects on your brain and your personality.
This is the time of year that the fields are full of pumpkins and squash. Pumpkins are for more than Hallowe’en. Here’s why you should feast on that jack o’lantern.
Imagine if something as simple, safe and inexpensive as vitamin D could help fight COVID-19. We have written a lot about vitamin D and COVID-19. Now two new published studies add to the promise of this important vitamin.
Mental health struggles are a leading contributor to poor quality of life. Nature offers many solutions, and researchers are finally starting to look into them more seriously.
Perhaps no other herb has enjoyed as much research for as wide a variety of health benefits recently as curcumin, the active ingredient in turmeric. Well, here’s another brand new use for the golden superstar.
It’s important for diabetics to manage blood sugar and heart health. Here’s a new supplement that can help you do both.
If you’re in severe pain, your head is throbbing, you’re sick to your stomach and every light and every sound bothers you, you are one of the one billion people worldwide who suffers from migraine. You are also one of the one billion people who will be very glad to hear this . . ….
This unusual study on pain relief just came out. And it may be good for a lot of people that it did. It has something totally new!
Over-the-counter cough and cold medicines offer no benefit, but considerable risk, for children under 6, and their use is not recommended. So, a safe, natural treatment would be a huge discovery.