On an early morning walk that took me through Golden Gate Park, I witnessed hundreds of people doing a series of graceful, slow, entrancing movements that I now know are part of this ancient Chinese martial art.

Remember how it felt the first time? I mean the very first time. You could go all night.

That’s why it’s so important not to take your health for granted — even for a minute.

Now that low-carb dieting has become mainstream, there’s one side effect you should know about.

“Hysterectomy no longer the only option for uterine fibroids…”

The list of high-profile bald men who are considered sexy and successful is pretty long. But there is no corresponding list of attractive and revered bald women, believe me.

In recent years, zinc’s reputation as a powerful combatant of the common cold has been on the rise.

A recent report put out jointly by UNICEF and the Micronutrient Initiative reveals that a full third of the world’s population suffers from a critical lack of vitamins and nutrients

With the national obsession to lower cholesterol in full swing, the need to push HDL or “good” cholesterol levels higher is becoming a dangerously obscured message.

At least three to four times a month, I see patients with a condition that their primary care doctors have completely missed. In fact, I saw this easy diagnosis completely ignored again twice just last week. And along with the missed diagnosis goes the wrong type of treatment for some of its symptoms. This doesn’t help the real problem at all but actually allows it to progress and lead to a whole new set of symptoms and health concerns. I’m talking about the ever-increasing instances of a condition known as insulin resistance.

Thank you to everyone who has called and written in response to the feature article regarding the European Union (EU) Directive on Dietary Supplements published in the September issue of Dr. Wrights Nutrition & Healing.

I’m a Nutrition & Healing subscriber, and am very concerned (as I’m sure many other readers are) about the West Nile virus. Ive found that if I take Kyolic odorless garlic, 600 milligrams per tablet, two tablets each morning, it keeps mosquitos away. Please let other readers know about this possibility.

As a new subscriber to Nutrition & Healing, I am already a satisfied user of Glucotrim (as mentioned in the February 2004 issue). I have had type 2 diabetes for about 10 years, and it dropped my blood sugar readings from 180+ to 120-150.

Lets face it: Herpes sores are ugly, usually painful, and always seem to happen at the very worst possible time. Not only that, but they seem to take forever to heal.

If you have persistent, undiagnosed pain in your muscles, joints, and bones, vitamin D might be the answer.

 High-tech magnet therapy making a difference in Parkinsons, nerve damage, COPD, and more  By Jonathan V. Wright, M.D. In April, I told you about Magnetic Molecular Energizer (MME) technology the high strength magnetic field therapy that can enable significant improvement in a staggering list of conditions from MS to congestive heart failure to bone fractures [...]

Herbs don’t always have all the answers.

This might surprise you, coming from me. But any good herbalist or healthcare professional in general knows that there’s no one solution to every problem. Take erectile dysfunction, for example. When Viagra hit the market and was an instant hit, herbal supplement manufacturers rushed to get in on the action too, creating formulas that claimed to do the same thing at a fraction of the cost. The truth is, many of these products deliver only modest effects at best.

IN THIS ISSUE: 4 steps to curing the common condition your doctor may be overlooking; Can you trust Horny Goat weed?;High-tech magnet therapy making a difference in Parkinsons, nerve damage, COPD, and more; Vitamin D in the news.; Become a sore loser with this simple herpes solution; Nixing neuropathy; Waging war on West Nile the natural way; Staying informed and active in the fight for supplement freedom;

They haven’t released actual statistics on the number of study subjects that experienced these problems, or just how significant the “increased risk” is.