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A sweet solution for a stuffy nose

The most obvious cause of stuffiness is inhalant allergies, but food allergies can also play a role.

High-dose Zocor raises kidney and muscle risk

A recent FDA review has revealed that higher doses of the statin drug simvastatin (known to many as Zocor) put patients at higher risk for a devastating type of muscle injury.

Natural help for depression

In over 30 years of practice, I’ve found that depression can almost always be cleared up with an individualized amino-acid supplement program.

Avandia defenders’ financial ties questioned

There’s more bad news in the Avandia mess. Now we have to add researchers’ financial connections to the mix…

Drug studies don’t bring best treatment to light

Cover-ups have been uncovered, and now we have confirmation that all of the money being poured into drug research isn’t really doing us, the people, much good — it’s not getting us the BEST treatment, just the latest.

Lowering your CRP level

The simplest way to lower the CRP level is to reduce inflammation in the body.

Solutions for severely dry skin

Essential-fatty-acid supplementation for adult skin health starts with a balance of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids.

Warfarin could bring on brain bleeding

More research has come in on the deadly risks associated with Warfarin. The drug has already earned itself a terrible reputation, so this latest news isn’t helping matters.

Advice on taking zinc

Zinc is an important part of maintaining optimum skin health and fighting infection.

Research pins side effects on worry

Want to know why you’re experiencing those terrible side effects from Big Pharma’s drugs?

Scientists closer to cracking secrets of aging

Scientists are moving closer to cracking the secrets of aging. In a new study on mice, one team has found a cocktail of vitamins that actually seems to extend life by a surprising 10%.

Natural help for infertility

Many couples are spending tens of thousands of dollars a year on specialized testing and procedures in their quests to have babies. Ironically, there’s been a safe treatment available in local natural food stores since the 1940s that costs less than $20 a bottle…

Chocolate could prevent stroke

Chocolate lovers, rejoice! Research out of Harvard has found yet another reason to eat it without guilt — it turns out that dark chocolate could prevent one type of stroke.

Speedy healing for acute injuries

There is a treatment that can actually help people recover from acute injuries in about 1/3 of the expected time.

Histamine for MS

While it is not a cure, many individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) have had remarkable relief of their symptoms when they are treated with histamine patches called Procarin.

Acetaminophen and hearing loss

Turns out, hearing loss could be caused in part by regular use of the three most common drugs in the US — aspirin, acetaminophen, and ibuprofen.

Help for cluster headaches

Cluster headaches are another one of those inexplicable conditions that my patients tell me always seem to come on at exactly the wrong time.

Mainstream pushing statins for prostate cancer

Desperate to find more and more applications for statins, the mainstream continues to push their use for prostate cancer.

The right vitamin to keep skin cancer at bay

Recurrent skin cancer doesn’t have to be a fact of life.

New breast-cancer fighter

Exciting new research published in the journal Cancer Research has shown we could have a breakthrough in natural breast cancer prevention and treatment.

Natural medicine and politics

Diet, exercise, vitamins, minerals, botanicals, and other natural substances are all necessary for optimizing your health and treating illness, and those things are all the primary focus of Nutrition & Healing.

FDA approves diabetes drug with possible cancer risk

How badly do you want to control your blood sugar? Badly enough that you’d be willing to face a raised risk of cancer?

Reviewers say get rid of Avandia

In a somewhat surprising turn of events, FDA reviewers are calling for the diabetes drug Avandia to be removed from the market.

Why natural medicine isn’t covered by insurance

There is a good reason that so many physicians skilled and knowledgeable in nutritional and natural medicine won’t process insurance claims.

Anemia drug linked to stroke and death

The anemia drug Procrit has been getting some pretty negative press when it comes to treating patients with cancer. But with our backwards FDA, that doesn’t mean it’s off the market!