Cannabidiol not effective in treatment-resistant schizophrenia
Here is another in our ongoing series on recent marijuana-related medical research. Cannabidiol (CBD) is a major product of the...
Omega-3 fatty acids better than defibrillators to prevent sudden death!
For this study, researchers created a computer-simulated community of 100,000 people that resembled the population of Olmsted County, Minnesota, in...
Wheatgrass juice: The nectar of rejuvenation?
It has everything needed to become a cult health food icon. Historical context: Edmund Szekely translated an ancient manuscript in...
Peppermint oil as an antispasmodic in the small intestine
This is a bit technical, but I think it’s important because it documents the ability of peppermint to act as...
Sources of lutein and zeaxanthin to help prevent age-related macular degeneration
Diets rich in lutein plus zeaxanthin may protect against intermediate age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in healthy women younger than 75...
Raindrop therapy
According to the distributor’s website, “Raindrop combines the art of aromatherapy with the techniques of Vita Flex and massage in...
Smoking and impotence
The latest issue of the International Journal of Impotence Research included several articles of interest from a CAM perspective, here...
Exercise and impotence
A just published survey of the medical literature found that moderate to high physical activity was associated with a lower...
More positive data on the Mediterranean diet for impotence
In an earlier post, the positive effect of the Mediterranean diet on erectile dysfunction in men with the metabolic syndrome...
Chelation therapy meets nanotechnology
There is evidence that abnormal concentrations of positively-charged metal ions (eg, copper, iron, and zinc) interact with beta-amyloid in the...
The rationale for adding lead to medicine
Everybody in the west knows that lead is toxic, right? We spend lots of money removing lead paint from the...
Lead poisoning and ayurvedic medicines
The New York Times Magazine published a travelogue by a San Francisco woman who spent time In India as an...
The new age of polarity therapy
Polarity is one of many new age holistic health practices. It attempts to cure disorders in mind, body and spirit,...
Aromatherapy: Getting organized
Making the rounds this morning is a Newswire release from MD Anderson Cancer Center about Cherie Perez. She’s a research...
Polarity therapy and radiotherapy-induced fatigue
In the Polarity model, “health is experienced when energy systems function in their natural state,” according to the “American Polarity...
Think inside the box. Which cereal you eat does matter
The Washington Post has an article this morning on the garish state of cereal box design. It got me thinking...
A good summer for curry
Two studies published this summer showed positive health effects of curry. One looked at brain function, the other at the...
Another study confirms the risks of any tobacco use
The INTERHEART study reviewed case histories from more than 27,000 people in 52 countries. They found that tobacco use in...
A problem for genetically modified crops that has nothing to do with environmentalists
Chinese cotton growers were among the first farmers to plant genetically modified (GM) cotton to resist bollworms (photo). Now, the...
How policosanol lowers cholesterol and implications for your safety
In a previous post I reviewed policosanol, which can lower LDL (bad) cholesterol levels by 20% to 30%. The source...