Archives: 2005 October

Garlic use may lead to new treatments for painful muscle disorders

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.

Calcium may reduce cholesterol levels

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.

Vitamins B, C and E may either prevent cataracts of slow their progression

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

Misleading Sugar Advertising

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

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 [...]

Dental Benefits of Xylitol

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.

VeriChip: The Key to Unlocking Your Medical Records

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.

Natural Response – Energy boost or brain-cell buster?

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?

Using herbs and diet to beat ulcerative colitis

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.

Setting the record straight on the vitamin E debate

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.

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