The People's Perspective on Medicine
What Is the Story on Nuts and Health?
Scientists suspect there is a connection between nuts and health. Many studies show nut eaters have less heart disease, strokes or cancer.
Green Tea Calmed Psoriasis
A study found polyphenol compounds (as found in green tea) can reduce skin lesions in mice, suggesting possible areas of study for overcoming psoriasis.
Can Beet Juice Really Lower High Blood Pressure?
Drinking beet root juice may help lower high blood pressure, along with other non-drug approaches to control hypertension.
Why Should You Eat Colorful Veggies?
People who consume a flavonoid-rich diet full of colorful veggies and berries are less likely to die prematurely of heart disease or cancer.
Are Pecans Good for Your Heart?
Nuts, including pecans, can be a healthful addition to the diet. People who eat a few handfuls a week have lower blood sugar and cholesterol.
Where Do American Children and Teens Get Most of Their Calories?
A new study shows that American children and teens get about two-thirds of their daily calories from ultra-processed foods.
What Is the Best Diet for Cancer Survivors?
A German study reveals that a plant-based diet for cancer survivors may help them live longer. A healthful diet with whole foods is preferred.
Are There Natural Remedies for Constipation?
A number of natural remedies for constipation work very well. You may not have heard of eating two kiwifruit a day.
Study Shows No Need to Shun Coffee to Keep Heart Rhythm Regular
Doctors often tell patients to avoid caffeinated coffee to keep their heart rhythm regular. According to a new study, that isn't necessary.
How Often Do You Get Up to Pee at Night?
Some readers find that eating raisins before bedtime means they don't have to get up to pee as often, or possibly not at all.
Can You Lower Blood Sugar with Cinnamon?
Both Ceylon and cassia cinnamon can help lower blood sugar, but Ceylon cinnamon is safer because it does not have coumarin.
Does a Daily Cup of Coffee Reduce Your Risk for COVID?
Research utilizing the UK Biobank data demonstrates that drinking a cup of coffee a day can reduce your risk for COVID.
How to Choose Whole Grains for a Longer Life
Analyses of many long-term studies shows that eating whole grains for a longer life works best when people get at least three servings a day.
Mustard For Cramps Has Amazing Scientific Explanation
Skeptics often dismiss remedies that they cannot explain. Such is true for mustard for cramps. But now there is an explanation and it is incredibly elegant!
Is Coffee Really Bad for You?
Studies show that coffee drinkers are less likely to get heart failure or die of heart disease. Unfiltered coffee, though, is bad for you.
Will a Mediterranean Diet Help Your Psoriasis?
French scientists found that psoriasis patients whose diets conformed least to a Mediterranean pattern had the worst skin problems. Perhaps a Mediterranean diet would help your psoriasis.
Will Curry Alleviate Alzheimer’s?
Does curry alleviate Alzheimer's disease? Studies in animals suggest that it might have a powerful protective effect.
Gut Microbiota Linked to Stroke Severity
The composition of the gut microbiota influences the likelihood of severe strokes. A healthy digestive ecology also reduces the risk of AD.
What Is the Benefit to Eating Black Walnuts?
English walnuts may have the advantage for heart health, but black walnuts appear to have anticancer activity.
Will Apple Cider Vinegar Cure Your Heartburn?
Can you cure your heartburn with baking soda or vinegar? Changing the way you eat might be a more effective approach to calming reflux long term.
Pickle Relish Will Do in a Pinch Against Leg Cramps
Pickle juice is a classic home remedy for painful leg cramps, but pickle relish is an acceptable substitute and may be more readily available.
Can Tonic Water Banish Your Muscle Cramp Pain?
The quinine in tonic water can activate TRPM7, a transient receptor potential channel, to ease or eliminate muscle cramp pain.
How a DASH Diet Can Protect Your Heart
Researchers discovered that a low-salt DASH diet can protect your heart three ways, lowering measures of strain, injury and inflammation.
Unusual Remedies for Hiccups
Hiccups often disappear when a home remedy is applied; an astonishing range of remedies will work.
Will a Diet of Mostly Plants Help Your Kidneys?
Plant-based diets similar to a DASH diet reduced chronic kidney disease among study volunteers. Eating this way might help your kidneys, too.
Beet Juice Was Better Than a Drug for Lowering Blood Pressure
Beet juice drunk daily has been shown to lower blood pressure even in people with hypertension. Don't like beets? How about beet lemonade?
Will A Banana Peel Ease Inflammation and Itching from Poison Ivy?
The banana peel remedy for poison ivy has been popular for decades. First, remove the invisible resin with soap. If you miss a spot, consider banana peel.
Will Natural Sugar Substitute Xylitol Raise Blood Sugar?
The natural sugar substitute xylitol doesn't raise blood sugar or insulin, but it may cause diarrhea and is toxic to dogs.
Will a Potassium Salt Substitute Lower Your Blood Pressure?
Studies show a potassium salt substitute can lower sodium intake and reduce blood pressure. Could you benefit?
BIG Book Sale from The People’s Pharmacy!
Celebrate spring with our big book sale for the next two weeks! Enjoy 30% off the most popular titles from The People's Pharmacy.
Do People Who Eat Nuts Live Longer?
A study of older Americans show that people who eat nuts live longer. However, peanut butter eaters get no advantage.
Diet and Exercise Can Help You Manage Diabetes
Many people can manage diabetes that appears later in life through careful attention to what they eat and their physical activity.
Why Are Gin-Steeped Raisins in the New York Times?
We never thought we would see one of our favorite home remedies in the NYT. We've been writing about gin-steeped raisins for decades!