Your Guide to Good Health & Vitality

We have written several times about the

In Vol. 19 No. 9 of The Natural Path, we wrote about a dozen uses of probiotics that will surprise you. One of the most surprising was that probiotics help to keep you happy and fight depression, anxiety and stress. The psychological uses of probiotics were little known or discussed before. Now new research on…

We have written a lot lately on the

This important study set out to determine the relationship between your diet and your brain. It wanted to see if there was an association between eating healthily and preventing cognitive decline as we age. It followed 27,860 people who were 55 or older and who were at risk of cardiovascular disease for 56 months. The…

Patients in hospitals often suffer from pain, nausea and anxiety that require treatment. But those treatments have side effects and are often ineffective. This interesting study looked at the possibility of using inexpensive and safe aromatherapy as an alternative in the hospital. . . .

We have written large studies to reduce the risk of premature death and of death from heart disease, cardiovascular disease, cancer and respiratory disease. A new systematic review and meta-analysis has included studies not included in earlier reviews and added the more recently published studies. The up-to-date review looked at studies on nuts and cardiovascular…

Last month, in Vol.20, No.3 of The Natural Path, we wrote about the Ayurvedic herb ashwagandha. We discussed studies that demonstrated benefit for sexual and reproductive health for both men and women, working out, stress, anxiety, OCD, diabetes and heart disease. Well, after we finished that article, a new study came out showing that ashwagandha…

About 80% of pregnant women suffer from nausea and vomiting during the first trimester. Ginger has a long history of use for the nausea of pregnancy. And modern science supports that use. . . .

In the December issue of The Natural Path, we exposed the negative findings of the science of flu vaccines and then covered the positive findings of the science of herbs and vitamins for fighting the flu and cold. Well, here are three novel reasons why you should not get the flu vaccine that we did…

The fastest rising herbal stars for depression are curcumin and saffron. The most recent study to evaluate the benefits of these herbs looked at curcumin and saffron either alone or together in the treatment of major depression. . . .

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is characterized by compulsive actions that follow upon intrusive, stressful thoughts. It is often treated with SSRI antidepressants. But the SSRIs are ineffective for 40-60% of people, and they have considerable and serious