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Do You Need More Proof that Meat Can Kill You?
These alarming numbers come from a ten year study by the National Institute of Health that followed 545,653 people between the ages of 50 and 71. People eating as little as about 4-5 ounces of beef, pork or processed meat a day significantly increased their risk of dying during the ten year study. . ….
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Does Junk Food Cause Depression
This study of 8,964 people looked at the connection between eating junk food and developing depression. It found that . . .
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Boswellia Beats Osteoarthritis
This double-blind, placebo-controlled study compared the herb boswellia, standardized for 30% AK boswellic acid, to a placebo in 75 people with mild to moderate osteoarthritis of the knee. And the results were amazing. . . .
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For Colitis, Boswellia Beats the Drugs
People with ulcerative colitis were given either boswellia resin, boswellia extract or the drug sulfasalazine. The herb worked as well or better than the drug. . . .
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Maca for Menopause
All four studies in a review of double-blind, placebo-controlled studies of the herb maca and menopause found a statistically significant improvement in menopausal symptoms.
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Berries Make Your Brain Younger
Over 16,000 women who were seventy or older took part in a two year study that looked at the effect of eating berries on thinking and memory.
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Cranberry Juice for Kids’ UTI’s Too
263 kids between one and six who had been previously treated for a urinary tract infection (UTI) were given either cranberry juice or a placebo for six months. The dose of cranberry juice was 5ml per kilogram up to 300mg a day. . . .
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Goji Makes You Feel Good
Though goji is just becoming popular in the west, it has a long history of use in China, where it is known as lycii berry, wolfberry and Gou Qi Zi. In a recent study, people were given either 120ml of goji juice or a placebo juice. They rated themselves as significantly better after two weeks…
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More Bad News for Trans Fats: Colon Cancer
As if there weren’t enough bad things about all the trans fats in our foods, . . .
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Diabetic? Start Taking Vitamin C
Seventy type II diabetics were given 500mg of the diabetes drug metformin twice a day plus either 500mg of vitamin C or a placebo twice a day for twelve weeks. . . .
Your Guide to Good Health & Vitality
Cutting Edge Research Made Easy
by Linda Woolven, B.A., Master Herbalist, Acupuncturist and Ted Snider, B.Ed., M.A.