Natural Health

The Health Freedom Alliance reported today that the new 174-page annual report of the American Association of Poison Control Centers shows that in 2008 there were zero deaths from any vitamins. Additionally, there were no deaths whatsoever from any amino acid or herbal product. In other words, natural supplements are safe. They sure as heck [...]

Another reason to drink your purple grape juice has just surfaced. A few weeks ago I wrote about studies showing that the resveratrol found in grape juice has powerful anti-oxidant properties that switch on your immune system and keep your blood flowing smoothly. Grape seed is also a component in natural remedies for improving eyesight. [...]

Who doesn’t want a miracle drug that costs very little, has no adverse side effects, and can cure a multitude of ills? A while back I wrote about studies showing that drinking green tea can aid in weight loss, but did you know it can also prevent cancer, and can stop the progression of rheumatoid [...]

A new variant on an old leg and foot cramp cure has just surfaced – and I for one am going to try it the next time I’m awakened by that pain. You may have read before about pinching your lip just below your nose… That works fine for some and not at all for [...]

When the doctors don’t know what to do, and all the creams and lotions in the store aren’t helping, some parents get creative. Who knows how or why someone thought of this solution to childhood eczema, but one doctor reported success with his own child… You wet a pair of cotton pajamas and wring them [...]

Do you pop antacids like they were candy? I know quite a few people who do. They buy Tums in the super size bottle nearly every week. Well, there might be a natural cure that can cut down on that expense. I just read it in the local newspaper, and since it costs nothing and [...]

Ganglion cysts are fluid-filled sacs that form on joints such as the wrists, ankles, feet, fingers, and knees. Because they sometimes disappear on their own, physicians often adopt a watch and wait approach and simply use a brace to immobilize the joint. However, if the sac presses on a nerve,it can be painful, so patients [...]

As well all are painfully aware, the medical community isn’t always open to natural cures, and my suspicion is that they don’t much like prevention. After all, for them to profit, people have to be ill. Thus I wasn’t too shocked at the contents of an e-mail I received today, telling about the long-known benefits [...]

Do you suffer from migraines? Do you take vitamins? New information shows that for some people, the addition of Vitamin B-2 can ease or even eliminate migraines. Other non-prescription remedies include magnesium, coenyme Q10, and the herbs feverfew and butterbur. Since every body is different, what works for one may not work for another, but [...]

Ringworm doesn’t really care who it affects – you, your dogs, or your cats. And since it spreads easily, if you’ve got kids in school, you may find yourself treating it. It’s not really a worm. It’s a fungal infection of the skin that usually shows up in humans as raised red patches with defined [...]