Polycystic ovarian syndrome, or PCOS, is a disorder involving excess levels of androgen hormones. Typically, women with PCOS have many small cysts in their ovaries, and eggs fail to mature properly. Infertility caused by PCOS is usually treated with clomiphene (Clomid), a drug that stimulates egg production. But letrozole (Femara), a breast cancer drug not approved […]
JAPAN — Lycopene, a constituent of tomato products, is known to be a preventative of certain cancers, diabetes and heart disease. Recent research has now linked it to the decrease of oxidative stress with beneficial effects on bone health. The study by researchers at the University of Tsukuba and the Japan Women’s University was published
TEL-AVIV, Israel — Inoculation against hepatitis-B (HBVv) has been linked to several serious health problems in mice, according to a study. The study, “Immunization with hepatitis B vaccine accelerates SLE-like disease in a murine model,” published in the July, 2014 edition of the Journal of Autoimmunity, alerts practitioners to several issues that the HBVv vaccine
Click the arrow to go to the next slide [masterslider id=13] There is a difference between prevention and treatment. This is what I say to cancer patients, so we know that having a good bionutrient diet is essential. As for the bioflavonoids, I am all for them. Whether they are going to be useful as
KASHAN, Iran – Using extracts of Damask rose is proving beneficial to cardiac patients who are having problems sleeping, according to a study. The research, published online in May, 2014, was done at the Kashan University of Medical Sciences in Kashan, Iran. Researchers found that Rosa damascene aromatherapy can improve sleep quality, reduce sleep latency
TORINO, Italy — A new study is linking blood levels of albumin and creatinine as independent markers of survival in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. The findings were published online in JAMA Neurology in July and were done by a team of researchers at the Rita Levi Montalcini Department of Neuroscience in Torino,
BLACKSBURG, Va. – New research on gut bacteria may lead to methods of mitigation of lupus. The study, published ahead of print in October’s online edition of Applied and Environmental Microbiology, recommends additional studies into the microbiome and how manipulating gut bacteria can be used to treat devastating diseases such as lupus. The study by
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Eating excess amounts of salt and fat is a known negative for blood pressure and cholesterol and triglyceride levels, but now added sugar in foods may also be associated with health problems for adults and older adolescents – or younger. A study published in the April 2014 edition of the American Journal
Dr. Ariel Jones, ND It is easy to eat a raw food diet at a wellness retreat in Hawaii staffed by raw food chefs. In real life, there are job obligations, kids to organize and a finite amount of time in the day devoted to food preparation. In my last article titled “Raw Food University”
Dr. Steve Rissman, ND @StevenMRissman I’ve been helping my son with his math homework the last few days. Do you remember >, <, or = in math? I recently heard a presentation by Terry Real, author of “I Don’t Want to Talk About It”, a well-known text on depression in men. The talk was about
