Cutting Edge Research Made Easy
by Linda Woolven, B.A., Master Herbalist, Acupuncturist and Ted Snider, B.Ed., M.A.
Colorectal cancer is way too common. In the U.S. and Canada, it is one of the most common forms of cancer. About 1 in 22 American men and 1 in 24 American women will get it; 1 in 13 Canadian men will get it and 1 in 16 Canadian women will. Many studies show us…
The research on vitamin D keeps mounting, and the number of uses of vitamin D keep growing. But it is not only the research on vitamin D that is getting stronger, people on vitamin D are too.
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 . . ….
More and more young women are being prescribed birth control pills for all kinds of reasons. But a very unwanted side effect down the road may need to be taken into consideration.
Rheumatoid arthritis is a very common form of arthritis that causes severe and even crippling pain. For people who suffer from it, any safe help is welcome. Now, new help comes from an unlikely place.
Does eating more fiber really help you to be healthier? The definitive answer is now in. And the answer is . . .
Wrinkles can be caused by environmental and lifestyle factors. They are also a normal part of aging. People have been tempted to try all kinds of remedies, but there is a safe, traditional approach that really might help.
An unfortunate 13% of women suffer through postpartum depression at the time of their lives when they hoped to feel the happiest. A common precursor to postpartum depression is short period of sadness called the postpartum blues. There’s no pharmaceutical treatment, but that doesn’t mean there’s no hope.
There’s a lot of different opinions out there about the best tasting coffee and the best tasting tea. But, from a health perspective, the consensus is getting clearer. Here’s how to drink the healthiest cup of coffee and the healthiest cup of tea.
This herb is not much discussed. And, when it is, it is usually discussed for its powerful effects on the liver. But it turns out that there is lots of evidence that it’s great for your heart because of its power over cholesterol. It’s a powerful herb and a delicious food. Can you guess what…
In a strange and unexpected study of green and black tea, researchers found that it makes a very big difference where the water comes from.
A group of researchers in England wanted to see which worked better, cough syrup or chocolate. That’s right, the choice for treating coughs was medicine or chocolate! Which would you pick? Well, the scientists say you should choose this one. . . .