Scientists say this newfound knowledge may help explain why garlic has been associated with lowering blood pressure and could someday lead to new treatments for arthritis and painful muscle disorders.

This latest piece of good news comes from a study conducted in Germany that suggests that taking supplements of a certain type of calcium may help control cholesterol metabolism.

Researchers have found that vitamins B, C, and E may either prevent cataracts or slow their progression.

The makers of the sugar substitute Splenda have been cited by the New Zealand Advertising Standards Authority for misleading the public by comparing the sweetener directly to sugar.

Chromium’s Value for the Rest of Us Mineral MVP If you’re a longtime Nutrition & Healing reader, you know how important chromium is for diabetics, since a deficiency of this mineral can lead to blood sugar problems. Now research has uncovered chromium’s value for the rest of us, too. Simply put: Too little chromium and [...]

In addition to its cavity-preventive qualities, one controlled study associated its use with a re-growth of dental enamel, in effect reversing and healing existing cavities.

Guess what landed on my desk the other day? Yet another article touting VeriChip, the implantable computer chip that acts as the key to unlocking your medical records.

Q: I drive long distances sometimes and occasionally use various brands of energy drinks. They help me stay awake, and (I’m not fooling myself) I know I feel better. The ingredients are said to be all-natural, but they do contain sugar. Will it hurt my health to use a few energy drinks once or twice a month?

Digestive diseases have dramatically increased in the past 100 years. In the United States alone, there are between one and two million people who are currently affected by an inflammatory autoimmune disease of the digestive tract called ulcerative colitis. Im convinced that the increase in digestive diseases is due to our modern way of life, especially our consumption of refined sugar and fast food.

Earlier this year, the media gave considerable attention to the newly discovered health hazards of vitamin E. While at first glance the data appeared to show a new problem, closer investigation showed that it was just the same old problem: not copying nature or, more precisely, copying nature inexactly.

Evidence keeps piling up to show that people actually belong in the great outdoors, exposed to the suns rays and unimpeded by SPF-1,000 sun block. Contrary to popular opinion, the sun actually promotes many beneficial effects in the body, including initiation of vitamin D synthesis.

Your body is talking to you and showing you things you just need to learn how to listen to it and look at it. What you might consider common, everyday problems such as dandruff, earwax, or itching can often be signs or symptoms of other problems, or of a need for certain nutrients. A nutritionally oriented physical exam is designed to read signs and symptoms from your body to determine clues to problems and to determine some of your individual nutrient requirements.

IN THIS ISSUE: Part 1: A nutritionally oriented physical exam and how it can tell you what that little sign or symptom really means; Free treatment study for individuals with diabetic neuropathy; Vitamin D strikes againthis time against lung cancer; Setting the record straight on the vitamin E debate; Using herbs and diet to beat ulcerative colitis; Energy boost or brain-cell buster?