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• Cholesterol-Lowering Foods Beat Low Saturated Fat Diet

  The Journal of the American Medical Association reports that eating certain nuts, fiber, plants and soy-- and getting advice on how to do so effectively -- can drop LDL cholesterol levels substantially more than a diet focused only on reducing saturated fat.  This is something that nutritionists

• Ingredients in Red Yeast Rice Supplements Vary Widely

  Is your supplement causing more harm than good?  It is definitely a "buyer beware" world out there when it comes to purchasing supplements.  Unfortunately this is the case with many products, not just red yeast rice formulations.  The only way to have confidence in what you are taking is to fo

• Can you trust your vitamin supplement?

  February 8, 2010 — A dietary supplement containing toxic levels of selenium 200 times greater than the concentration listed on the label caused a widespread outbreak of acute selenium poisoning, affecting 201 people from 10 states, investigators report today in the February 8 issue of the Archives

• Feverfew+Ginger for Headaches

  This recent research underscores what natural medicine experts have known for ages:  Feverfew and ginger are safe and effective in treating mild headaches, including migraine.  Its not very often that studies like these are ever performed due to lack of funding, so we are happy to see this

• Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO)

  SIBO is a condition in which abnormally large numbers of normal bacteria are present in the small intestine, leading to impaired digestion and absorption of nutrients.  If you or someone you know has irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) or other chronic digestive complaints,  consider discussing this wi