Cholesterol Isn’t What You Think
We all know that eating a diet high in saturated fat and cholesterol is bad for us, right? Well that story that we’ve all...
Study: 68% of Fruits and Vegetables Contain Pesticides
Who doesn’t love a fresh fruit bowl or a Mesclun summer salad sprinkled with Parmesan and lemon? In the heat of the season, these...
Doctor: Prevent Major Diseases with Whole, Local Foods
Soon after Daphne Miller, M.D., began practicing medicine in San Francisco, Calif., she realized that so many of her patients' woes--heart disease, diabetes, cancer--could...
What Harvard Says About Colonoscopies
The wisdom of colonoscopy screening seems obvious. The test enables a physician to examine the lining of the entire colon and to remove small,...
New Use of Infrared Light Can Spot Cancer Instantly
Infrared light can help spot cancerous tissue in an instant. To look for cancer in a biopsy, the sample is stained to highlight DNA...
Golfer’s Wrist Treatment: When to Avoid Surgery
Q: I golf three to four times each week, but lately the pain in my wrists makes golfing extremely uncomfortable. A friend of mine...
IP6 – Nature’s Alternative to Cancer Treatments
Anti-cancer drugs are typically not as effective as they prove to be. These drugs, which are modeled after molecules found in nature, can cause...
Surviving Second-Hand Pesticides
Sunday morning on your front porch wouldn’t be nearly as peaceful if your grass resembled the same color as your morning cup of Joe....
Parenting Advice From Kangaroos?
As many as 450,000 lives could be saved each year by taking a cue from marsupials. If parents of premature babies in poor countries...
Inside Chinese Medicine’s Most Powerful Healing Herb
Chinese medicine has used herbal remedies for thousands of years, many of which are extremely effective, despite skepticism from Western medical practitioners. Astragalus is...
