by Feel Good Natural | Jan 23, 2009 | January 2009 Natural Health Newsletter, Newsletter
A new study suggests that Selenium, a trace mineral found in grains, nuts and meats, may aid in the prevention of high-risk bladder cancer. Researchers from Dartmouth Medical School compared selenium levels in 767 individuals newly diagnosed with bladder cancer to the...
by Feel Good Natural | Jan 23, 2009 | January 2009 Natural Health Newsletter, Newsletter
Brazilian researchers report that taking zinc along with iron supplements may protect against unwanted impairment of the body’s antioxidant status due to iron intake. In a study involving 18 women aged 22-31 years taking iron supplements, researchers found that...
by Feel Good Natural | Jan 23, 2009 | January 2009 Natural Health Newsletter, Newsletter
A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) in November cast doubt on whether long-term supplementation with vitamins E or C could decrease the risk of major cardiovascular events among men. However, a US scientist representing the...
by Feel Good Natural | Jan 23, 2009 | January 2009 Natural Health Newsletter, Newsletter
Insufficient vitamin D can stunt growth and foster weight gain during puberty, according to scientists from the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) and the University of Southern California. Even in sun-drenched California, they found low levels of Vitamin D to...
by Feel Good Natural | Jan 23, 2009 | January 2009 Natural Health Newsletter, Newsletter
A placebo-controlled, randomized, double-blind clinical trial on 44 patients with a history of poor sleep was conducted at NeuroCode AG in Wetzlar, Germany. The lab specializes in brain research and is equipped with special sleep laboratories. Patients were given one...
by Feel Good Natural | Jan 23, 2009 | January 2009 Natural Health Newsletter, Newsletter
Although sometimes mistakenly referred to as a "wheat allergy," celiac disease is actually an auto immune disorder in which immune cells, meant to protect the body, attack it instead. Triggered by the presence of gluten, a celiac patient’s immune cells...
by Feel Good Natural | Jan 23, 2009 | January 2009 Natural Health Newsletter, Newsletter
The ratio of calcium to magnesium appears to have a significant effect on the possible benefits from calcium, especially those linked with cancer, and colon cancer in particular. Results from The Calcium Polyp Prevention Study reveals that when the ratio of the two...
by Feel Good Natural | Jan 23, 2009 | January 2009 Natural Health Newsletter, Newsletter
Low blood levels of B Vitamins can increase the risk for hip fracture, according to a new study. Blood samples from more than 1,000 elderly adults were tested for levels of vitamins B6 and B12, and for the blood protein homocysteine. Research links high levels of...
by Feel Good Natural | Jan 23, 2009 | January 2009 Natural Health Newsletter, Newsletter
According to a recent study, fish intake may improve prostate cancer survival rates. The study examined 20,167 men participating in the Physician’s Health Study who were free of cancer in 1983. Researchers recorded that 2,161 men were diagnosed with prostate...
