The People's Perspective on Medicine
Amazing Benefits from Half a Tablespoon of Olive Oil
The evidence keeps accumulating that as little as half a tablespoon of olive oil a day can have huge health benefits. Are you getting enough?
Just How Scary Is Saturated Fat?
Is your doctor's nutrition advice outmoded? Many physicians still warn against saturated fat, though they need a more nuanced message.
What Is It About Coffee That Protects Your Brain?
Scientists tested dark roast and light roast coffee as well as decaf to see what components of coffee may prevent amyloid plaques.
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. Studies suggest there's no need to worry.
Certo and Grape Juice Loosened Stiff Knee
A stiff knee or sore hip might respond well to a home remedy like Certo dissolved in grape juice. Have you tried it?
Pomegranate Juice For Chronic Diarrhea
Research backs up our reader's claim that pomegranate juice can alleviate chronic diarrhea. Be careful not to drink too much!
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.
For Preventing Stroke, Type of Fat Matters More Than Quantity
Data from the Nurses' Health Study and the Health Professionals Follow-up Study show the type of fat is important. Vegetable sources rock.
Will Certo and Grape Juice Help Your Sore Knees?
Drinking a concoction of the liquid pectin Certo and grape juice appears to ease knee, shoulder or hip pain for many people. Will it help you?
What Are the Health Benefits of Cocoa Flavanols?
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Are the Health Benefits of Buttermilk Like Those of Yogurt?
The health benefits of buttermilk and yogurt both derive in part from vitamins, minerals and probiotic bacteria in their cultures.
If You Are a Vegan or Vegetarian, Are Your Bones Weaker?
People who stick to a vegan or vegetarian diet appear more likely to suffer a broken hip over the next decade. Dairy can reduce the risk.
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.
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.
Diet with Mushrooms May Protect You from Depression
Loading your diet with mushrooms may cut your chance of being diagnosed with depression. Will you eat them on pizza or in stir-fry?
Eating Fruits and Veggies Boosts Children’s Mental Wellbeing
A large study in England shows that youngsters who eat more vegetables and fruits score higher on tests of mental wellbeing.
How to Make Your Blood Fats Healthier
Regular exercise and a Mediterranean-style diet can change blood fats so that they are less likely to increase the risk for heart disease.
Will an Elimination Diet Help You Avoid Migraines?
If you suffer frequent migraine headaches, following an elimination diet may help you avoid migraines. Better studies are sorely needed.
Will Gin-Soaked Golden Raisins Help Your Joint Pain?
Many readers report that eating nine gin-soaked golden raisins daily can alleviate joint pain if used for at least a month or two.
What Is Granuloma Annulare And How Can I Get Rid of It?
What happens when a condition like granuloma annulare is diagnosed? No one knows what causes it or how to cure it. Do home remedies work?
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.