Cutting Edge Research Made Easy
by Linda Woolven, B.A., Master Herbalist, Acupuncturist and Ted Snider, B.Ed., M.A.
You know that cutting back on salt is important for lowering blood pressure. But how important is it? And is it important even if you are on blood pressure lowering medication? Let’s find out!
The association is not often discussed, but people who are overweight or obese have lower levels of zinc, and lower levels of zinc are associated with cognitive decline. Could supplementing zinc help cognition in overweight people?
Type 2 diabetes is becoming alarmingly more common and has become a leading global health problem. Massive evidence continues to mount that the herb turmeric and its active ingredient, curcumin, are safe and very effective for treating diabetes. This massive new meta-analysis adds importantly to that evidence.
Diabetes is becoming more and more common. There may be many reasons, including our poor diet, our inactive lifestyle and obesity. But recent evidence is also suggesting that vitamin D deficiency could be contributing. This new meta-analysis tested that suggestion.
Sadly, miscarriage is still quite common. A growing body of evidence hints that diet may make a difference.
Have you ever known a fish to have high cholesterol? Maybe it’s the seaweed! This large study shows that a certain type of seaweed can lower cholesterol.
Not all ways of being overweight are equal, and not all B vitamins are the same. It turns out that certain key B vitamins can help prevent death from the most dangerous kind of obesity.
This common but little discussed flavonoid can help improve diabetes and quality of life in type 2 diabetics.
Many type 2 diabetics need help managing their diabetes. Zinc to the rescue!
This absolutely massive new study provides powerful evidence that eating nuts is great for your heart.
Selenium is an important nutrient for immunity. But there has been little discussion of selenium for COVID. Could selenium help? This meta-analysis looked at 11 studies.
The fast modern world is turning more and more to fast processed foods. It is also becoming way more prone to deficiencies in micronutrients. You can fix that by eating natural, whole, unprocessed foods.