Cutting Edge Research Made Easy
by Linda Woolven, B.A., Master Herbalist, Acupuncturist and Ted Snider, B.Ed., M.A.
Help for hot flashes is always welcome. So, say welcome to this new herb.
In the U.S., the FDA is considering revoking soy protein’s official claim to lower cholesterol. While America questions soy’s heart healthy powers, Canada provides the answer.
As if there was ever any doubt, a massive new systematic review and meta-analysis confirms what we already knew. When it comes to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), or the enlarged prostate that is so annoying and common in older men, the herb saw palmetto berry is better than the best drugs the pharmacy has to…
Since drinking sugary drinks can lead to diabetes, you’d think the claims that artificially sweetened sugar free drinks don’t contribute to diabetes could be believed. But can they?
Routine medical advice used to be to take low dose aspirin to prevent cardiovascular disease. It isn’t any more. And now there’s even more clarity as to why. Low dose aspirin increases the risk of bleeding into your brain.
It doesn’t usually make the weight gain list, but insomnia and stress can make you gain weight.
Coffee can be really good for you, or it can be really bad for you. So, how much is enough, and how much is too much?
Being overweight puts you at greater risk of type 2 diabetes and of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). This versatile herb helps fight both. And more!
As if hot flashes aren’t bad enough, many menopausal women suffer feelings of anxiety too. Time to take care of that!
Bladder cancer is a disease primarily of the elderly. 90% of people with bladder cancer are over 55, and the average age is 73. That’s not the way you need to spend your senior years. Whether diet can help you to avoid this cancer has not been hugely studied. So, researchers set out to see…
A shocking new study has shown that while Tylenol is killing your pain, it is also killing your soul. And it’s not the first study to find this.
Finally, the health and diet book has been written that tells you what you always wanted to hear (but thought you never would)!