Ashwagandha offers support during stressful times
Photo Cred: Nadi Lindsay/Pexels By Bill Reddy, LAc, DiplAc I’ve been recommending ashwagandha for the past 20 years for anxiety, insomnia, athletic performance enhancement, and general wellbeing. Ashwagandha is an...
Read MoreResearchers look at natural agent as promising therapy for novel coronavirus
Photo Cred: Kelly Sikkema/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury A lipid found in the human body could be used to prevent or treat infections with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the novel...
Read MoreAdequate vitamin D levels may reduce COVID-19 complications
Photo Cred: Polina Tankilevitch/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Hospitalized patients with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) who were vitamin D sufficient, with a blood level of 25-hydroxyvitamin D of at least 30...
Read MoreCannabinoids may be useful in preventing colon cancer, researchers find
Photo Cred: Richard T/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Treatment with Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), a cannabinoid found in the cannabis plant, prevented the development of colon cancers in mice, according to a new...
Read MoreStudy finds vitamin D deficiency may increase COVID-19 risk
Photo Cred: Polina Tankilevitch/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Researchers at the University of Chicago Medicine found an association between vitamin D deficiency and the likelihood of becoming infected with the novel...
Read MoreCurrent understanding of human microbiome influence on health
Photo Cred: Nika Akin/Pexels By Carolina Brooks, BA, IFMCP The gut microbiome has gained recognition in conventional medicine for its importance to overall health and function. However, microbiomes exist throughout...
Read MoreAmerican Botanical Council warns about high toxicity of oleander extract
Photo Cred: Anna Hliamshyna on Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury The oleander (Nerium oleander) plant is highly toxic and consumers should not produce oleander-based home-remedies or self-medicate with the plant, according...
Read MoreLipoic acid supplements may help obese patients lose weight
Photo Cred: Polina Tankilevitch/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury A compound given as a dietary supplement to overweight but otherwise healthy people in a clinical trial caused many of the patients to...
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