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Study Shows 85% of Your Doctor’s Prescription Drugs May Be Worthless or Even Dangerous
A new study by Donald Light, Ph.D., a professor of comparative health policy at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, concludes that most pharmaceutical prescription drugs are either ineffective at producing their desired health improvements, or actually cause more harm to the patient than whatever health markers they may be improving. On [...]
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Australian Scientists Say Arthritis Pains Helped by Black Currant or Borage Oil GLA Supplements February 16, 2010 — Victoria University scientists published a study recently of herbal medications that can help relieve pains and joint stiffness of reumatoid arthritis. Among the dietary supplements studied, they found that taking at least 1,400mg GLA per day (about 5 capsules with 300mg of Gamma Linolenic Acid GLA each) showed moderate to strong [...]
Most Americans Are Low or Deficient in Magnesium: Here’s How to Get Enough National dietary research into American eating habits have revealed that we are usually deficient or low in the vital mineral magnesium. Low magnesium is linked to many diseases, including diabetes, atherosclerosis, hypertension or high blood pressure, many mental disorders or mood disturbances, sleep disorders, cramps, heart failure and strokes, as well as headaches, fibromyalgia, arthritis [...]
What is the Healthiest Diet? Research from around the world supports eating a diet largely based on colorful, high fiber vegetables and fruits, with berries, roots, beans, peas, legumes, whole grains and whole nuts, supplemented by many spices like red pepper, turmeric, ginger, garlic, cinnamon, and herbal teas. Adults should eat up to 15 total servings of vegetables or fruits [...]
Drinking Sugar Sweetened Sodas Almost Doubles Your Risks for Pancreatic Cancer February 8, 2010 — A large study of 60,000 adults in Singapore financed by the U.S. National Cancer Institute revealed that drinking as few as two sugar-sweetened soft drinks per week raises risks for cancer of the pancreas by 87%. People who consumed natural fruit juices instead of sugary sodas did not show higher cancer risks. [...]
Study Shows 85% of Your Doctor’s Prescription Drugs May Be Worthless or Even Dangerous A new study by Donald Light, Ph.D., a professor of comparative health policy at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, concludes that most pharmaceutical prescription drugs are either ineffective at producing their desired health improvements, or actually cause more harm to the patient than whatever health markers they may be improving. On [...]
Australian Scientists Say Arthritis Pains Helped by Black Currant or Borage Oil GLA Supplements February 16, 2010 — Victoria University scientists published a study recently of herbal medications that can help relieve pains and joint stiffness of reumatoid arthritis. Among the dietary supplements studied, they found that taking at least 1,400mg GLA per day (about 5 capsules with 300mg of Gamma Linolenic Acid GLA each) showed moderate to strong [...]
Health Benefits of Drinking Cinnamon Tea: Prevention, Treatment or Cure? For centuries, people from India and Southeast Asia have taken cinnamon to help relieve symptoms of diabetes, arthritis , gout and many other common diseases of ageing. Cinnamon is a family of small woody plants that resemble bushes or trees. The flowers and bark of the cinnamon cassia plant are processed into powders, and oils [...]
Studies Link Low Vitamin-D3 to Diabetes, Heart Disease, Arthritis, Mental Disorders, Kidney Disease, Cancer, High Blood Pressure, Obesity and Osteoporosis February 10, 2010 — A study from the Harvard University Medical School released today linked low levels of Vitamin-D3 (cholecalciferol, or “25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D”, see study summaries below) to many diseases, including non-insulin dependent diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, renal diseases, obesity and cancer. This often overlooked vitamin is actually manufactured by the body if we [...]