Cutting Edge Research Made Easy
by Linda Woolven, B.A., Master Herbalist, Acupuncturist and Ted Snider, B.Ed., M.A.
In T.H. White’s famous telling of the Arthurian legend, The Once and Future King, the wizard Merlin, after aging forward for half his life, begins to age backward again. Science may have discovered the Merlin Effect. The leading theory of aging is the telomere shortening theory. Telomeres (Greek for the part at the end) are protective…
Ulcers are a very common and painful problem. New research suggests that curcumin, the active ingredient in turmeric, can help with the problem. The list of uses of curcumin keeps getting bigger. . . .
Resveratrol is a compound found in dark chocolate, peanuts, red grapes and raspberries. A new study has suggested that resveratrol can help slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. . . .
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—