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Why the Law Forbids the Medicinal Use of Natural Substances
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According to the FDA’s legal definition, a drug is anything that “diagnoses, cures, mitigates, treats, or prevents a disease”
The problem with this definition is that there are numerous substances, as readily available and benign as found on our spice racks, which have been proven by countless millennia of human experience to mitigate, prevent and in some cases cure disease, and which cannot be called drugs according to the FDA. Continue reading
Foods, Supplements, and Other Lifestyle Strategies That Promote Good Vision
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Deteriorating vision is primarily a side effect of our modern lifestyle that limits our time outside in daylight Continue reading
Foods, Supplements, and Other Lifestyle Strategies That Promote Good Vision
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Deteriorating vision is primarily a side effect of our modern lifestyle that limits our time outside in daylight Continue reading
Link Between Vitamin D Deficiency and Dementia Confirmed
Story at-a-glance Vitamin D can improve a number of brain disorders, including dementia and its most severe form, Alzheimer’s disease Seniors with severe vitamin D deficiency may raise their risk for dementia by 125 percent As many as 95 percent of seniors are lacking in vitamin D Recent findings suggest levels of vitamin D, below 20 ng/ml increases your risk for dementia I believe Continue reading
Health Ranger: I was Poisoned by Chronic Exposure to Toxic Elements Lurking in Organic Foods
I’d like to thank all the Natural News readers for your support as I’m engaged in intensive laboratory research and not posting very many stories right now. This will continue through early January up until we break our big announcements on food science. Continue reading
Milk Thistle May Prevent Photo-Aging and Skin Cancer
For more than 2,000 years, a spiky purple plant known as the “liver herb,” has been used in traditional medicine for healing a wide range of conditions from mushroom poisoning to indigestion. Modern researchers have now added the prevention of photo-aging and skin cancer to the long list of milk thistle’s benefits. Continue reading
New Study Confirms Gingko Biloba Aids Stroke Recovery
A new study published in the Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease confirms that extracts of one of the oldest plants in existence today, the ‘living fossil’ known as Gingko biloba, protects against stroke-related neurologic deficits in human subjects.[1] Continue reading
Reversing Leptin Resistance Naturally
The foods we eat and sedentary lifestyles have left our bodies reeling with a plethora of avoidable ailments and conditions. One such condition is leptin resistance which contributes significantly to weight gain and ultimately diabetes. It most certainly does not have to be like this, however, and once recognized for what it is, reversing leptin resistance becomes a manageable and beneficial endeavor.
What is leptin resistance and what causes it? Continue reading
Vitamins Offer Hope for Alzheimer’s
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- Alzheimer’s disease is currently at epidemic proportions, with 5.4 million Americans—including one in eight people aged 65 and over—living with it. There is no known cure, and few truly effective treatments
- Research suggests Continue reading
More on the Biggest Health Concern Facing Men
The prostate causes a number of major health concerns for men as they age. If you or your loved one hasn’t been to the doctor since childhood, there’s a good chance you want to get a prostate examination.
Prostate health becomes a focal point of concern after age 40. More than 30 million men suffer from some sort of prostate problem that can greatly affect their quality of life. The three areas of most concern are Continue reading
What You Can Learn About Your Health by Analyzing the Color and Smell of Your Urine
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- Urine has been an important diagnostic tool for 6,000 years, as well as having some surprising historical uses
- You can learn a great deal about your overall health by examining your urine and noting its color, odor, and consistency; your urine can be a powerful window into your overall health
- Urine color and odor can be altered by your diet, medications, Continue reading
Top US Brand of Children’s Vitamins Contains Aspartame, GMOs, & Other Hazardous Chemicals
The #1 Children’s Vitamin Brand in the US contains ingredients that most parents would never intentionally expose their children to, so why aren’t more opting for healthier alternatives?
Kids vitamins are supposed to be healthy, right? Well then, what’s going on Continue reading
The Hidden Deficiency Zapping Your Energy and Brainpower
Sadly, this affects 1 in 2 older adults. Are you one of them?
Unfortunately, many of us are familiar with the hallmark signs of aging: declining strength and energy, brain fog and “senior moments,” irritability, difficulty sleeping, hearing and vision loss…the list goes on. Most people attribute these symptoms to “getting older,” Continue reading
Can Chinese Herbal Medicine Treat Cancer? The Research Says Yes
A large scale review of research by Australia and Chinese University scientists has proved with thousands of studies using hundreds of thousands of cancer patients that Chinese herbal medicine offers significant treatment for most types of cancers – including breast cancer.
The research comes from Australia’s University of Western Sydney and the Beijing University of Chinese Medicine. The researchers analyzed and reviewed 2,964 human clinical studies that involved 253,434 cancer patients. Among these were 2,385 randomized controlled studies and Continue reading