Treating Infant Colic by Changing Mom’s Diet
Cow’s milk proteins can pass through breast milk—which may explain why maternal dairy-free diets are so effective in treating infant colic.
View ArticleGinger for Nausea, Menstrual Cramps, and Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Powdered ginger can be a highly effective, cheap, easy-to-use, safer treatment for nausea, migraine headaches, and menstrual blood loss and pain. Does it also work for IBS intestinal cramping?
View ArticleBenefits of Ginger for Menstrual Cramps
An eighth of a teaspoon of ground ginger power is tested head-to-head against the leading drug for the alleviation of painful periods.
View ArticleDangers of Dietary Supplement Deregulation
The majority of dietary supplement facilities tested were found noncompliant with good manufacturing practices guidelines.
View ArticleBest Aromatherapy Herb for Alzheimer’s
Lemon balm may beat out drugs for controlling the symptoms of severe dementia.
View ArticleBest Food for Antidepressant-Induced Sexual Dysfunction
The spice saffron may not only work as well as SSRI antidepressant drugs like Prozac, Paxil, and Zoloft without the side effects, but it may even be able to treat the adverse sexual side effects that...
View ArticleEczema Treatment with Coconut Oil, Mineral Oil vs. Vaseline
Natural topical remedies for eczema, including licorice root gel, St. John’s Wort cream, and emollients such as coconut oil, mineral oil, and petroleum jelly, are put to the test.
View ArticleThe Best Diet for Fibroids
The same diet that helps regulate hormones in women may also reduce exposure to endocrine-disrupting pollutants.
View ArticleThe Best Food for High Cholesterol
Are the apparently amazing benefits of amla—dried Indian gooseberries—too good to be true?
View ArticleAmla vs. Drugs for Cholesterol, Inflammation, and Blood-Thinning
Extracts of amla (Indian gooseberry) were pitted head-to-head against cholesterol-lowering statin drugs and the blood thinners aspirin and Plavix.
View ArticleSaffron vs. Memantine (Namenda) for Alzheimer’s
The spice saffron is pitted head-to-head against the leading drug for severe Alzheimer’s disease.
View ArticleIs Aloe Effective for Blood Pressure, Inflammatory Bowel, Wound Healing, and...
I discuss the risks and benefits of aloe vera.
View ArticleThe Risks of Shark Cartilage Supplements
Why are millions of dollars spent on shark cartilage supplements?
View ArticleShark Cartilage Supplements Put to the Test to Cure Cancer
Shark cartilage supplements carry risks, but so do many cancer treatments. The question is, do they work?
View ArticleIs Aloe Vera Gel the Best Treatment for Lichen Planus?
We shouldn’t ever swallow aloe vera, but how does using it topically for a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease compare to steroids?
View ArticleBlack Salve as an Alternative Cancer Cure
Is black salve, a paste made from bloodroot, safe and effective for the treatment of skin cancer?
View ArticleDoes Tea Tree Oil Work for Dandruff and Athlete’s Foot?
Are the effects of tea tree oil anti-fungal or merely anti-inflammatory?
View ArticleDoes Tea Tree Oil Work for Nail Fungus?
Tea tree essential oil is pitted against the antifungal cream lotrimin for the treatment of fungal nail infection, but what about treating the underlying cause?
View ArticleAloe for the Treatment of Advanced Metastatic Cancer
What are the effects of aloe on radiation burns caused by cancer treatment and on the cancer itself?
View ArticleCan Aloe Cure Cancer?
From a case report to a randomized controlled trial, aloe is put to the test against cancer.
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