The People's Perspective on Medicine
Will Boswellia with Turmeric Ease Your Joint Pain?
Boswellia with turmeric, both powerful anti-inflammatory plant-based supplements, helped a reader's hip pain. Might it help you too?
Show 1255: Natural Ways to Keep Your Immune Response Optimal
Dr. Tieraona Low Dog describes how to use vitamin D, zinc and botanical medicines to keep your immune response optimal. Also, an herbal first aid kit.
Do Dietary Supplements Help Prevent COVID-19 Infection?
Researchers found a modest but significant benefit for women taking probiotics, omega 3 fatty acids, multivitamins or vitamin D.
If You Take Zinc, Will Your Feet Not Stink?
Some readers suggest one way to fight foot odor: take zinc supplements for a little while. How well does that work?
Are You Missing Magnesium Because of Meds?
When is the last time you were tested for magnesium? Doctors don't always check for missing magnesium. This mineral is crucial for good health
Can Alpha-Lipoic Acid Restore Post-COVID-19 Smell and Taste?
Many people lose their senses of smell and taste early in a COVID infection. How often do they regain these senses? Does ALA help?
What Are the Pros and Cons of Resveratrol?
What do you know about the pros and cons of the popular supplement resveratrol? Scientists are still uncovering its potential benefits and problems.
Does Vitamin D3 Improve Survival of COVID-19 Patients?
Two different studies produced opposing results on the potential value of vitamin D3 for survival of COVID-19 patients. Which is right?
Taking Vitamins to Ease Symptoms of COVID-19 Long Hauler
A COVID-19 long hauler offers a testimonial to the benefits of vitamin D and vitamin C pills as well as zinc picolinate supplements.
Vitamin B12 Helps Ease Nerve Pain of Diabetes
A year-long study indicates that taking 1 mg methylcobalamin supplements daily can reduce the nerve pain of diabetes.
Will High-Dose Vitamin D Fight COVID-19?
Don't take high-dose vitamin D once you are ill. Instead, get your blood levels up before you encounter infection.
Can Vitamin C Help Combat COVID-19?
For decades, doctors dismissed vitamin C as worthless against the common cold. But could vitamin C help combat COVID-19? Trials are underway!
Where Can You Find Vitamin C in Food?
There are many sources of vitamin C in food other than citrus fruits. Are you getting enough to keep your immune system strong?
High Dose Vitamin D Fails to Help COVID-19 Patients
Hospitalized patients who got high dose vitamin D fared no better than those who took a placebo pill in a scientific study.
Will Biotin Help Soothe Split Fingertips?
One reader reports that taking biotin supplements to strengthen fingernails helped soothe split fingertips too.
Will You Lower Your Cholesterol With Milk Thistle?
MIlk thistle extract can lower total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol and triglycerides. It blocks the same enzyme as statins.
Does Low Vitamin D Make People Vulnerable to COVID-19?
New research from Spain and Chicago indicates that people with very low vitamin D levels are more vulnerable to COVID-19 infection.
What Is the Difference Between Cod Liver and Fish Oils?
Cod liver oil and fish oils are both rich sources of omega-3 fatty acids. In addition, cod liver oil offers vitamins A, D and E.
Does Vitamin E Contribute to Easy Bruising?
Vitamin E supplements help keep blood platelets from clumping, so they can lead to easy bruising. Can you get this vitamin from food instead?
Can a Supplement Relieve Neuropathy Pain?
Supplements such as benfotiamine (a special form of the B-vitamin thiamine), alpha lipoic acid and DHA may ease neuropathy pain.
Low Selenium Makes Liver Vulnerable to Pain Reliever
Both high and low selenium levels can make the liver more vulnerable to damage from excessive acetaminophen (paracetamol).
Did MSM Help Reader Regain the Sense of Smell?
One reader has not been able to detect smells, even of citrus, for many years. Taking MSM for another purpose helped her regain the sense of smell.
Cinnamon May Offer a Surprising Way to Reverse Prediabetes
A small placebo-controlled trial found that some people taking cinnamon capsules were able to reverse prediabetes and prevent progression to diabetes.
Show 1217: Natural Ways to Keep Your Immune System Strong
Dr. Tieraona Low Dog offers advice on vitamins, minerals and herbal supplements you can use to help keep your immune system strong and healthy.
Will Vitamin B1 Keep Mosquitoes from Biting You?
Studies have not shown that taking vitamin B1 pills can keep mosquitoes from biting, but new research suggests that a topical form is effective.
Have You Found a Hangover Remedy That Works?
A double-blind placebo-controlled trial found that a solution containing vitamins, minerals and five plant extracts is a hangover remedy that works.
Will Vitamin D Help You Avoid Infection?
Several research papers link low vitamin D levels to a higher risk of COVID-19. We need clinical trials to see if supplements help you avoid infection.
Can Plants Really Protect You from a Hangover?
A special supplement containing extracts from five plants (acerola, ginger, ginkgo, prickly pear and willow) reduced hangover symptoms significantly.
Reducing Cancer Risk With Vitamin D and Magnesium
A new study finds that the combination of adequate vitamin D and magnesium helps patients with colorectal cancer avoid an early death.
Quercetin Is a Natural Way to Relieve Spring Allergies
The flavonoids quercetin and luteolin can dampen mast cell response to allergic triggers and ease symptoms from spring allergies.
Peppermint Oil Can Help With IBS Symptoms
People looking for a natural way to manage IBS symptoms might want to try enteric-coated peppermint oil. Exercise could also help.
Can Your Gut Microbiome Affect Your Memory?
When their gut microbiome has more Lactobacillus in it, mice perform better on memory tests. Will you?
Can You Boost Your Resistance to COVID-19?
Adequate sleep and taking several specific supplements could help you boost your resistance to infection. Don't overlook the probiotics.