The Old Standby is a Cholesterol Bomb

by | Sep 9, 2011 | 3 comments

See if you can identify with this scenario. It seems to be a problem for a lot of folks who write in, and even a lot of my friends who normally try pretty hard to eat healthy foods. The scenario starts with a solid week of good food choices at home. You have eaten...

Important Supplement for Type 2 Diabetics

by | Sep 9, 2011 | 0 comments

Getting enough magnesium can reduce blood sugar and even help prevent type 2 diabetes, the results from the journal “Clinical Nutrition” has found. The study investigated magnesium levels and blood sugar control in a group of people with type 2 diabetes. They found...

Rare Oil Treats Insomnia

by | Sep 8, 2011 | 1 comment

Insomnia is one of the most common health problems in the US, afflicting nearly 30 million adults. A new research study conducted by Green Clinic Research Center scientists has discovered a new natural way to beat insomnia: lettuce seed oil. In this study of 60 adults...

What is good for high blood pressure? This is:

by | Sep 7, 2011 | 1 comment

Simply tossing out the salt shaker may not be enough for reducing high blood pressure levels, a research team from the Centers for Disease Control has found. In this study, they found that getting enough potassium –a mineral abundant in fresh fruits and vegetables—is...

Clean Out the Fridge and Lose a Migraine

by | Sep 5, 2011 | 3 comments

A friend of mine was laughing about her daughter, who has one of those little dorm fridges in her dorm room at college.  Mostly, she keeps some fresh fruit, a few cans of soda, and several bottles of water. But recently, she had started keeping some deli meats and...

This Oil Shields Body From Diabetes

by | Sep 5, 2011 | 1 comment

Upping your intake of omega-3-rich fish oil boosts insulin sensitivity and reduces a key underlying cause of type 2 diabetes, according to results published in the newest edition of the European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology. In this study, a group of 167...