Cutting Edge Research Made Easy
by Linda Woolven, B.A., Master Herbalist, Acupuncturist and Ted Snider, B.Ed., M.A.
Sugar is sweet. Maple syrup is sweet. What happens to your health when you swap sugar for maple syrup? No one has ever studied that before. Until now.
Some fats are bad for your heart; some fats are good for your heart. There’s a reason why this fat’s called essential. Essential fatty acids are important for your health but cannot be manufactured by your body. So, it is essential that you get them through your diet. A just published study has added to…
A billion people have high blood pressure. By 2025, that number is projected to be 1.5 billion. That’s insane! A new meta-analysis provides solid evidence that simply supplementing garlic could help.
It seems that nuts just can’t beat the rap of their undeserved reputation for being fatty. An important new study tries one more time. Nuts, it confirmed, are good for cholesterol.
Strawberries don’t get as much attention for their health benefits as some of their more famous relatives. But there is a pile of research suggesting that it is time that they do.
High blood pressure is the leading cause of cardiovascular disease. Eating more vegetables is recommended to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. A new study suggests that eating more cruciferous vegetables may be especially effective.
One of the great natural cholesterol fighters that doesn’t get the attention it deserves is bergamot. Well, it just got some attention!
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the world. Cholesterol problems are a leading cause of cardiovascular disease. And cholesterol problems are on the rise because of bad diet. Is garlic powerful enough to help?
Tons of research has shown that garlic helps both blood pressure and cholesterol. Now there’s even more!
People with type 2 diabetes have an 80% higher mortality rate from cardiovascular disease. Safely improving the risk factors could save a lot of lives. Exercise can help. This study wanted to see if the herb saffron could help and whether the two combined could help even more.
There are lots of fancy flavonoids. But one of the most basic and inexpensive, citrus flavonoids, has now been shown to benefit your cardiovascular health.