Cutting Edge Research Made Easy
by Linda Woolven, B.A., Master Herbalist, Acupuncturist and Ted Snider, B.Ed., M.A.
Can simply drinking tea fortify your mind against the effects of aging? This new study looked at how much tea 957 elderly people drank in order to see if drinking tea protected them at all from neurocognitive disorders (NCD) like cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease. . . .
Here’s great news for women who love chocolate: it just might save your life. Chocolate is not only good for Valentine’s hearts: it turns out, it’s heart too. Eating chocolate can prevent you from having a stroke. . . .
Part of the reason that the Mediterranean diet is so good for your heart is because of the abundance of olives and olive oil in the diet. What is little discussed, though, is that the olive leaves are actually much higher in the phenolic constituents that give it its value. So, researchers set out to…
Nuts have always had a reputation for being fattening, because it is still a hard sell that there is a large and crucial difference between unhealthy saturated fats and healthy unsaturated fats. The truth, as we have written often on this blog, is that
We have been writing a lot lately about the ineffectiveness and serious risks of using painkillers like non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and acetaminophen (Tylenol) because there have been a lot of important studies lately on the ineffectiveness and dangers of pain killers. And now, yet another study has added even more weight that painkillers can…
There are few things in nature more beautiful and calming than a purple field of lavender flowers. There is a long tradition of using lavender for restlessness, insomnia, nervousness, depression and anxiety. Several studies have now shown that lavender and lavender essential oil can contribute to feelings of well being and decreased anxiety. For a…
You see a lot of information on natural health for all parts of your body and mind. But you see very little on natural health for your gums and teeth. But natural health has a lot to offer dentistry. Prevention and removal of dental plaque is an important part of oral hygiene. One of the…
Use of over-the-counter painkillers is staggeringly common. At least 175 million adults in the United States take OTC painkillers. That makes evaluating their effectiveness and safety crucial. But, it has been a very bad few years in painkiller research. Important recent studies have cast serious doubt on their effectiveness and their safety. . . ….
The cruelest lie ever told in modern medicine is that you can’t take antioxidants when you are on chemo. Because of this lie cancer patients continue to suffer from hair loss, nausea, severe mouth sores, hearing loss, tingling fingers and toes and kidney toxicity. Not only is the theory behind the prescription highly questionable, but…
A just published study has found that nearly half (45%) of all deaths from heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes are caused by diet. That means that, in the United States alone, 318,656 people could have been saved by dietary changes alone. Knowing those dietary changes could save your life. . .
Because soy contains phytoestrogens, there has been a great deal of misunderstanding about their safety for women with breast cancer. But the science is very clear: soy is not only safe for women with breast cancer, it can save their lives. . . .
More and more, inflammation is proving to play a causal role in a surprising number of conditions. Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) has proven to be of great value for a number of conditions. The evidence is especially strong for virtually any heart condition, but also for gingivitis, migraine and many other conditions. CoQ10 is well known…