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Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum)

April 15th, 2008

Milk thistle (Silybum marianum), particularly the seeds, has been used medicinally for over 2000 years.  Ancient writings recommend milk thistle not only for liver and gall bladder disorders, but for poisoning of all kinds including from toxic mushrooms and snakebites.  [Read more →]

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New Scientific Focus on Ginseng

November 5th, 2007

New Research on Ginseng: Pharmacogenomics and the Yin/Yang actions of ginseng: anti-tumor, angiomodulating and steroid-like activities of ginsenosides.  Chinese Medicine 2007

 

Long known as a whole-body tonic (the root plant, precious for centuries in Asian countries, is shaped like a person)

 

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Recent peer-reviewed publications about Fluoride

September 27th, 2007

Proponents of community water fluoridation like to say, ad nauseum, that there are “60 years of research behind” one of the “top advancements in public health in the past century.”  There are not 60 years of research; there are 60 years of endorsements. 

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Cancer Prevention

September 25th, 2001

Prevention is the most important step in any health-care plan, and preventing cancer is 99 possible with a sensible sleep/work/play regime plus a low-calorie, nutrient-rich diet. A favorite bumper- sticker recently spied on I-5 reads “In GARLIC we trust.” Yes! Yes! Garlic protects against cancer. Reverently place several cloves of garlic in your juicer along with just about any vegetable concoction. Besides garlic, the single most important nutrient in winning the cancer “war” is good old Vitamin C.

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