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Chinese Healing Secrets Get a Nobel Nod
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Chinese Healing Secrets Get a Nobel Nod

October 13, 2015

It’s a wonderful story. Tu Youyou, 85, has been awarded a 2015 Nobel Prize in medicine for her work mining the…

Powerful Essential Oils Can Help…or Harm

Powerful Essential Oils Can Help…or Harm

Andrew Rubman, ND | September 23, 2015

When our contributing editor Andrew Rubman, ND, medical director of the Southbury Clinic for Traditional Medicines, suggests that we warn…

The Right Way to Take Probiotics
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The Right Way to Take Probiotics

Maria L. Marco, PhD | September 21, 2015

You’ve decided to be good to your stomach, so you start taking probiotic supplements. Maybe you’ve been prescribed an antibiotic…

The Truth About Vitamin D

The Truth About Vitamin D

Michael F. Holick, PhD, MD | May 27, 2015

Low blood levels of vitamin D have been linked to many diseases including osteoporosis, heart disease, cancer, type 2 diabetes,…

This Supplement May Shrink Painful Fibroids
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This Supplement May Shrink Painful Fibroids

Andrew Rubman, ND | May 22, 2015

Fibroids are benign tumors that usually grow on the muscular wall of the uterus. They are not cancer. Up to…

Grow Medicine in Your Garden!

Grow Medicine in Your Garden!

Jamison Starbuck, ND | April 27, 2015

Anyone who is health savvy knows that gardening is good exercise. But when I recommend this activity for my patients,…

5 Remarkably Effective Supplements
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5 Remarkably Effective Supplements

Mark A. Moyad, MD, MPH | April 1, 2015

For memory loss, arthritis, Parkinson's and more... Would you rather take a drug or a supplement for what ails you?…

4 Spices That Fight Cancer, Arthritis, Heart Disease, Memory Loss and More

4 Spices That Fight Cancer, Arthritis, Heart Disease, Memory Loss and More

Bill Gottlieb | March 18, 2015

Certain spices have been touted as good for our health. For example, cinnamon helps regulate blood sugar…ginger eases indigestion…and garlic…

4 Supplements That Can Impair Your Brain

4 Supplements That Can Impair Your Brain

Cynthia Kuhn, PhD | March 3, 2015

They can cause depression, anxiety and other problems... It’s hardly news that supplements—just like drugs—can have physical side effects. Recent…

Restore Your Health and Life with DHEA
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Restore Your Health and Life with DHEA

Andrew Rubman, ND | January 20, 2015

Some folks think that the key to the “fountain of youth” is to hold onto their sex hormones for as…

Immune Boosting Power of Vitamin C

Immune Boosting Power of Vitamin C

Andrew Rubman, ND | January 15, 2015

Bottom Line/HEALTH: While the world chases around looking for treatments for these creepy viruses that are running around—ebola, enterovirus—what if…

B-12: The Energizer Vitamin

B-12: The Energizer Vitamin

Andrew Rubman, ND | January 15, 2015

Bottom Line/HEALTH: One of the most common complaints that we all hear and we all say is how tired we…

Echinacea— Powerful Virus Fighter

Echinacea— Powerful Virus Fighter

Andrew Rubman, ND | January 14, 2015

Bottom Line/HEALTH: Ebola, enterovirus, cold and flu. The question is always the same—how do I boost my immune system? Answer:…

The Right Way to Take Calcium
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The Right Way to Take Calcium

Andrew Rubman, ND | January 14, 2015

Bottom Line/HEALTH: Are you taking your calcium supplements wrong? You may be. Here’s what you need to know. I’m Sarah…

The Truth About Omegas
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The Truth About Omegas

Andrew Rubman, ND | January 14, 2015

Bottom Line/HEALTH: Someone once said if you only have three seconds a day to take care of your health, you…