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Controlling candida

Candidiasis is basically a chronic yeast infection, which can be localized, topical, or systemic.

Good news from the Nutrition & Healing office

At a time when it seems like NO news is the only good news, it’s nice to be able to share something positive. Which is why I’m very excited to tell you about some changes taking place around the Nutrition & Healing office.

Soothing sciatica

There is a treatment for sciatica pain that many Tahoma Clinic patients have reported using with great results.

FDA scientists accuse agency managers of bullying them into suppressing the truth

A group of nine FDA scientists decided to stand up for themselves, by “tattling” on the managers they accuse of intimidating them.

May 2009 NAH Newsletter

IN THIS ISSUE: The best back pain remedy you’ve never heard of And how you can help bring it back!; DHEA for erectile dysfunction: Why those supplement capsules won’t work so well—and what will; Zinc lozenges do tackle colds faster—if you use the right ones; The age-defying memory booster science has been ignoring for 500 years; The new prostate cancer risk ratio every man needs to know;

Finding what you need

One of the basic principles of natural medicine is that different remedies work for different people.

Food manufacturers use underhanded tactics to incorporate questionable ingredients into their products.

These ingredients are listed right on the label for anyone to see. The problem is, they’re not called the same things they used to be.

What’s the difference?

There are some pretty big differences between rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis, even though many treatments will have a beneficial impact on both.

Study associating beta carotene and other essential nutrients with increased lung cancer risk draws criticism

According to Professor Hans Konrad Biesalski, the study casting doubt on beta-carotene and other carotenoids “was based on invalid methodology, questionable statistical evaluations, and speculative explanations.”

FDA’s complaints about Avodart gloss over the big picture when drugs and prostate health.

The agency cracked down on GlaxoSmithKline for its marketing campaign advertising the prostate drug Avodart.

Timing is everything

The most important part of taking supplements is absorption. Anything that is not properly absorbed into your system is ultimately of no use to you.

Measles vaccines may do children more harm than good.

According to a new study published in the medical journal Pediatrics, one of the most common childhood vaccinations may actually increase the risk of allergies.

Risks associated with the new recommendation for prostate cancer prevention could outweigh the benefits

Now the “experts” want healthy older men to take a drug they don’t need in the hopes that it will ward off hypothetical cases of prostate cancer.

Back to the good old (pain-free) days

Both rheumatoid and osteoarthritis are highly likely to be linked to food allergies.

Shaking off shingles

It is possible that you could be suffering from post-herpetic neuralgia, a continuing irritation of the nerves even after the active infection has subsided.

Dartmouth researchers propose the adding "benefit boxes" to drug ads

Researchers presented a proposal to the FDA that would require drug ads to include fact boxes, or “benefit boxes” as they’ve been dubbed.

The olive doesn’t fall far from the tree

As they say, the fruit doesn’t fall too far from the tree. In the case of olives, everything that comes from this fruit appears to be healthy — the oil, the leaves, and the fruit itself.

New study shows that eggs may help your heart.

According to some new research, it turns out that eggs may actually HELP your heart.

Similarities and supplies

Lugol’s solution and SSKI are similar, although Lugol’s is a slightly stronger concentration. There are some creative ways of obtaining either one.

The real story behind the new study linking supplements to increased cancer risk

A recent study found that the risk of lung cancer was significantly elevated in smokers who took beta- carotene and other nutrients.

The sound of silence

There is a long list of possible causes for tinnitus, but on an individual basis, it’s often difficult to nail down exactly which one is the culprit.

Drug company records showing deceitful practices released to the public

Unfortunately, suing Big Pharma may be the only way we ever learn the truth about the drugs they’re peddling.

Singling out the cause — and cure — for swelling

Dr. Wright offers possible cures for swelling.

New natural formula inhibits melanoma growth by up to 70 percent

Brand new research out of Penn State College of Medicine shows that there may be a natural cure for this deadly form of skin cancer after all.

Escaping a family history of varicose veins

Varicose veins do run in families, but you can get them to slow down, or sometimes even stop, with vein-strengthening, flavonoid-rich foods and flavonoid supplements.