(NaturalHealth365) Nearly all health experts and researchers agree that turmeric is a wonder spice with myriad healing properties – thousands of studies (and counting) have revealed its ability to prevent and treat over 600 different diseases and ailments. In fact, researchers have been pleasantly surprised to find that turmeric effects the body in 175 unique ways – as an anti-inflammatory, ... Read More »

(NaturalHealth365) In the year 2013 alone, more than 15 million people were prescribed proton pump inhibitor drugs, such as Prilosec and Nexium, as remedies for acid reflux. And with proton pump inhibitors – or PPIs – also easily available over the counter, the actual amount of people taking them is clearly even higher. (So, what’s the problem?) Now, research is ... Read More »

(NaturalHealth365) The ability of turmeric to fight cancer has been extensively researched. In fact, over 1,500 published studies show that curcumin, turmeric’s active ingredient, is an effective treatment for over 100 different types of cancer. The fact that mainstream medicine hasn’t embraced turmeric as a non-toxic cancer therapy is nothing short of outrageous. But a new study, in which curcumin ... Read More »

(NaturalHealth365) If asked about one of the very best nutrients to consume in order to lower cholesterol, reduce abdominal fat and decrease risk of heart disease, it’s likely that very few people would answer: “fat.” Yet, those few people would be correct. Recent research, including a new study performed at the University of Missouri, demonstrates that there is no link ... Read More »

(NaturalHealth365) Vitamin C is being hailed as a safe, inexpensive and effective way to reverse the course of sepsis, a potentially life-threatening type of blood poisoning. In an animal study conducted at Lawson Health Research Institute at the University of Western Ontario and published in 2010 in Intensive Care Medicine, researchers found that vitamin C injections significantly improved the survival ... Read More »

(NaturalHealth365) According to emerging scientific research, capsaicin – the ingredient that gives heat to cayenne peppers – may have the ability to minimize the damage caused by heart attacks and strokes. The promising study results have reinforced the longstanding conviction of some natural healers that cayenne pepper, scientifically known as Capsicum anuum, is a “miracle” remedy that can stop heart ... Read More »

(NaturalHealth365)  Within the past few years, scientists at the forefront of cancer research have increasingly given voice to a once radical-sounding concept: cancer – second only to heart disease as a cause of death for Americans – is largely preventable, with diet playing an important role. In an influential article published in 2008 in the peer-reviewed scientific publication Pharmaceutical Research, ... Read More »

(NaturalHealth365) As life expectancy increases, cases of age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) are on the rise. Currently affecting more than 10 million Americans – with thousands of new cases diagnosed every year – this disease is the leading cause of blindness in people over 65. ARMD destroys central vision, making tasks such as reading and driving impossible. As the name indicates, ... Read More »

(NaturalHealth365) During the 1950’s and 1960’s, DDT was the “go-to” pesticide in the United States – until its toxicity caused it to be banned. Methoxyclor, billed as a “safer” alternative to DDT, then took center stage. Marketed under a variety of names – including Methoxo, Metox, Chemform and Moxie – the chemical was sprayed lavishly on food crops, garden plants, ... Read More »

(NaturalHealth365) The ever-increasing prevalence of obesity nationwide has given rise to a disturbing new statistic. According to the American Heart Association, between 20 and 25 percent of the adult population currently suffers from metabolic syndrome, a constellation of unhealthy conditions that significantly raises the risk of developing life-threatening illnesses such as diabetes and heart disease. To put it another way: ... Read More »

(NaturalHealth365) Breast cancer, which affects close to 3 million women in the United States, is currently second only to lung cancer as a cause of cancer deaths; according to the National Cancer Institute, the disease claimed close to 40,000 lives in 2013 alone. Researchers are working overtime in an attempt to develop more effective therapies, but their efforts are hampered ... Read More »

(NaturalHealth365) By the end of 2014, the number of worldwide deaths from cancer for that year is expected to total 7.6 million. According to the American Cancer Society, a third of these deaths – over 2 million – are fully preventable, and could have been avoided through lifestyle changes, early detection and treatment. Of all the factors believed to contribute ... Read More »