Ginger has long been recognized as a natural antidote to nausea, and now a new study affirms its value in soothing nausea for those undergoing chemotherapy for cancer. The Study The study, from the University of Rochester Medical Center, involved 644 patients nationwide in various cancer centers who had undergone chemotherapy that had made them [...]
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People will do almost anything they can to avoid cancer; doctors and salesman are, thus, are overly eager to dispense advice on how to do so. Is garlic one of those golden substances with cancer preventative potential? Or a gimmick that may actually turn out to cause it??? Traditional healers and modern scientists often see [...]
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Pick your poison, as they say. Whether you eat sweet treats made with sugar or with cheap and ever-present high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS), the result remains the same — it’s unhealthy. This was confirmed for me when I asked for expert guidance on the relative merits of “natural” sugar versus “unnatural” HFCS, having noticed the [...]
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This year, there’s even more fretting than usual about how best to fight flu, thanks to the questions and concerns surrounding H1N1. But there’s one time-tested approach that seems to be overlooked… a sure-fire flu-fighting strategy that has long been embraced by both the natural and mainstream medical communities as an effective immune booster. It’s [...]
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Each and every day, our local weathermen report on current air pollution, with “particulates” almost always at the top of the list. Most people know that air pollution is bad, but a new study puts it in a whole different light. The study from the University of Milan investigated 63 healthy subjects who worked in [...]
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Which is better, walnuts or fish oil? Actually, the answer is both, according to new research. In a clinical trial to compare the two types of omega-3s, researchers at Loma Linda University in California found that plant-derived omega-3 oil in walnuts offers different heart-health benefits than the marine-derived omega-3 in salmon. Their study, published recently [...]
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A cursory reading of headlines makes it seem that taking aspirin regularly is a great way to stay healthy. It helps prevent heart disease in men, stroke in women and, according to new studies, colon cancer, too. All that’s true — but it is not all that simple. We’re already quite familiar with both the [...]
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Now you can learn about a new and improved vertigo treatment to help you feel more together easily. It is not difficult to do anymore. See why now… Vertigo often arrives suddenly and sticks around stubbornly — but if you put yourself in the right hands, literally, a cure may be easily had. A series [...]
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As Yogi Berra so famously said, “It’s déjà vu all over again” when I pick up yet another report singing the praises of the spice turmeric, with its many and varied health benefits. Just recently I’ve seen research reporting that turmeric (in combination with vitamin D) helps fight Alzheimer’s disease and obesity (by suppressing growth [...]
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Who would have thought walking backwards could actually be beneficial for a person. Now tests have been done. See why now… Trying to solve a thorny problem? Try taking a few steps backward. That’s what a study with 38 students at Radboud University Nijmegen in the Netherlands suggests. The researchers set up a study to [...]
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