Cutting Edge Research Made Easy
by Linda Woolven, B.A., Master Herbalist, Acupuncturist and Ted Snider, B.Ed., M.A.
Chemotherapy causes mouth sores (stomatitis) in about 40% of people. Inflammation causes a painful or dry mouth, mouth sores, burning, peeling or swelling of the tongue. These sores are painful and can make it difficult to eat: an especially serious problem, since people on chemo already suffer loss of appetite and, frequently, weight loss and…
Got a cold or flu? Then look at this this shocking new study before you take an aspirin or other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). . . .
Never heard of Dracocephalum extract? Neither have we. But Iran just released it as “the world’s first herbal medicine” for Alzheimer’s disease. . . .
The hallmark of CBC’s investigative journalism programs Fifth Estate and Marketplace and other CBC reporting’s long history of hostile reporting on natural health has been the one sided reporting that cherry picks their interviews and evidence. Examples from the recent past include irresponsible, misleading and often unreferenced claims about natural supplements being ineffective, about the…
In a Q&A on the CBC web site, Dr. Sean Wharton, a “weight management expert,” was asked, “Are products that replace good gut bacteria helpful?” for weight loss. “Probably not,” he answered. Fact check? . . .
Does your doctor have a good knowledge of nutrition? Probably not! . . .
Dark chocolate has so many beneficial uses that this delicious food may be becoming one of the most important super foods. Dark chocolate helps everything from cholesterol and blood pressure to diabetes and cognition and more. And now a new study has discovered that dark chocolate also helps fatty liver. . . .
Lemon balm has many remarkable uses. It is a great calming herb that is valuable for nervous tension and nervous sleeping disorders. It is a valuable remedy for gas and spasming. It is also great for fighting viruses: especially herpes viruses. Applying lemon balm cream is a remarkable remedy for cold sores. And now, new…
It is well-known that increasing or supplementing fiber can play an effective role in weight management. It is also known—though less well-known—
Several herbs that have been demonstrated to help high blood pressure are rich in flavonoid anthocyanins or proanthocyanidins, like hawthorn berries and pine bark extract. Several studies have also shown that anthocyanin rich berries, like blueberries, cranberries and purple grapes, help prevent and treat high blood pressure (see Vol. 18, No. 6 of The Natura…
The number of people suffering from asthma is very quickly increasing. So is the number of people dying of it. In some parts of North America, the number of children struggling with asthma is four times higher than a quarter century ago. World wide, around 334 million people are struggling with asthma. Several herbs have…
Peppermint oil is one of the most important treatments for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), helping about 80% of people with IBS (J Gastroenterol 1997;32:765-68). Several double-blind studies have proven its effectiveness, and at least two meta-analyses of controlled studies have already demonstrated peppermint oil’s power over the symptoms of IBS (Aliment Pharmacol Ther 1994; 8:499-510;…