Forbidden Fruit Growing up, pomegranates were the forbidden fruit in my house. Not for their mythological history as a symbol of temptation and fertility, but for the mess they can produce — especially in the paws of a 7-year-old. My brother and I were allowed to eat maybe one or two a year when they [...]

Since the other primary source for this compound is red wine, it’s a challenge for people who don’t drink alcohol to get enough: Peanuts to the rescue!

Also known as turmeric, this deep yellow spice is thought to have numerous beneficial health effects, including protecting against Alzheimer’s Disease.

Years ago, a natural medicine physician here in Baltimore held regular “cocktail hours” for many of his patients. But he wasn’t serving the sort of cocktail you’re probably thinking.

If you have psoriasis, you don’t need me to tell you that there’s no such thing as one-cause-fits-all treatment for it. A new study has proven that once again.

Any digestive disorder carries the threat of nutritional deficiency, and Crohn’s is particularly tricky.

A recent study sheds some light on why high sodium intake is the red herring — and not getting enough potassium in your diet could be the real culprit.

If it goes unchallenged and unchanged, the guidelines will wipe out 5,000 or so supplements and natural health products from the shelves of EU health food stores this coming August

The TV commercials for Tums, Rolaids, and Tagamet make it sound so easy: Pop a pill or two, and you wont have to worry about your heartburn. But in many cases that’s the worst thing you could do. Heartburn is the primary symptom of a much more serious condition called gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD. And all those acid-blocking remedies are just masking the real problem.

A few months ago, we told you that the Alliance for Natural Health (ANH) would be presenting its case against the EU Food Supplements Directive in front of the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg. The hearing took place in January, and our contacts at ANH recently sent us some of the following details.