Recently a group of researchers in Belgium discovered yet another unique grouping of nutrients that boosts the effects of one we all need more of — folic acid.

Fish oil, natural hormones, and lithium may all help to prevent Alzheimer's disease.

Pomegranate juice's antioxidant powers might be the basis for its new use, as a remedy for erectile dysfunction (ED).

Some supplements are recommended in milligrams and some in IU. How do they differ and are they convertible?

According to researchers from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Shanghai University of Chinese Medicine, horny goatweed, technically known as epimedium, may also offer significant protection against osteoporosis.

Several years ago a team of researchers found that a combination of three nutrients — the amino acid tyrosine, niacinamide (a form of vitamin B3), and vitamin B6 — can help alleviate allergic reactions.

A recent study found that probiotics can also help protect burn victims from the serious complications that often accompany these types of injuries.

It is true that not all sugars are bad for you. In fact, some can be extremely helpful.

Vitamin K helps prevent bone loss and hardening of the arteries, so not getting an adequate amount puts you at risk for osteoporosis and heart disease.

The increase in gluten-free products is likely due to an increased awareness of gluten sensitivity and gluten intolerance.

From a safety standpoint, there's no arguing that organic produce is worth the extra few cents supermarkets charge for it. From a nutritional perspective, though, the case for organic fruits and vegetables has been a bit murkier.

The increase in gluten-free products is likely due to an increased awareness of gluten sensitivity and gluten intolerance.

Researchers found that lycopene and zeaxanthin improve cognitive function.

While mainstream medicine often resorts to surgery to treat Peyronie's disease, SSKI can work wonders to relieve it naturally and non-invasively.

The primary preservative used in processed meats, sodium nitrite, can significantly increase cancer risk, so manufacturers have come out with new versions bearing "Nitrite-free" and "Naturally cured" claims on their labels.

There are natural ways to provide long-term relief for IBS, without Zelnorm or mainstream pharmaceuticals.

A recent study shows that printing could be killing more than just lots of innocent trees. Apparently the toner particles emitted into the air each time a page prints can "infiltrate the lungs and cause a range of health problems.

Is there anything out there can cure arthritis altogether?

The treatment has one giant obstacle standing in its way: It's based on one of the most controversial areas of medical research to emerge over the past century — stem cells.

Prescriptions are just getting too expensive for a fixed income. But why are they so expensive?

Government agencies (especially los Federales regulatory agencies) often use protection of the public as a basic justification for their existence. But the history of nearly 200 years of government agencies demonstrates over and over again that the real function of these agencies is to protect the interests of the biggest businesses under their supposed jurisdiction, while perhaps occasionally giving them a slap on the wrist to satisfy the public.

You’ve read before about MME, a magnet therapy that uses relatively high strength (high-gauss) magnets to promote healing of otherwise challenging conditions including stroke, Parkinsons disease, cerebral palsy, diabetic neuropathy, chronic lower back pain, congestive heart failure, COPD, and many problems. (For further discussion of MME, see Nutrition & Healing April 2004 and July 2005.)

Clinical Tip 140 – The surprising condition behind chronic hives Hives (or, for the technically and semantically inclined, urticaria) are relatively small, reddish bumps that can occur anywhere on the skin surface. Hives itch, sometimes intensely, but usually will go away uneventfully within a few days. Over-the-counter antihistamines usually relieve the itching, at least partially. [...]

Bilberries (Vaccinium myrtillus) and blueberries (Vaccinium corymbosum) are closely related berries rich in blue pigments known as anthocyanins. The bilberry has been traditionally eaten as a wild fruit, whereas the blueberry is now widely cultivated. From both a food and supplement perspective they are virtually identical which is useful because they can be used interchangeably.

It may be old news to dedicated Nutrition & Healing readers, but recent research makes it worth repeating: If you supplement vitamin B12 for more than just a few days, make sure you also supplement with folic acid, and if you take extra folic acid make sure to take extra vitamin B12, too.