Diabetes and Natural Supplements: Which Work? Which Don't?

Diabetes and Natural Supplements: Which Work? Which Don’t?

What natural supplements and medicines work to prevent or lessen diabetes? We know that the Western-prescribed medicines such as insulin injections and metformin pills are

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Great News: Something Actually Helps Fight The Common Cold -- Zinc!

Great News: Something Actually Helps Fight The Common Cold — Zinc!

I’ve often complained, along with the rest of the world, that there is no magic pill yet designed to cure the world’s most common illness

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Vitamin D -- It's Trendy! Oh, Wait, Hold On A Minute...

Vitamin D — It’s Trendy! Oh, Wait, Hold On A Minute…

Last year I bragged about vitamin D and the evidence showing benefits in multiple arenas, especially for fighting colds and flu. I even started taking

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Your Health in 2010: Any Major Changes? Here Are Mine…

So how was your 2010, health-wise? Do you feel more or less healthy? For me personally, it was a continuing slow improvement of my overall

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Omega-3 Supplements: What’s The Real Data?

Omega-3 Supplements: What’s The Real Data?

How many of you are like myself and take fish oil or flax oil supplements? This is one of the world’s most popular supplements, as

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Glucosamine and Arthritis: What’s The Evidence?

Many people take glucosamine supplements for arthritis, but how well does it really work? Unfortunately, the best evidence is less than overwhelming. What does seem

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Milk Thistle: Does It Really Protect Your Liver?

Milk Thistle: Does It Really Protect Your Liver?

Milk thistle is a common plant that has long been regarded useful for protecting the liver; many take it to fight chronic hepatitis or cirrhosis.  A

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Vitamin D: Miracle or Hype?

Vitamin D: Miracle or Hype?

Just a couple weeks ago I posted an article discussing the trendiness of vitamin D. Since then, there is even more press about this; last

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The Top Supplements of 2009

The Top Supplements of 2009

One of my favorite consumer websites is from ConsumerLab.com; they perform independent testing of the common supplements, herbs and vitamins that most of us use.

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