by Feel Good Natural | Sep 23, 2008 | Newsletter, September 2008 Natural Health Newsletter
Chinese researchers report that supplementing with lycopene, the carotenoid that give tomatoes their red colour, may be as effective as statin drugs in reducing plaque formation in the arteries. If the results of the animal study can be repeated in humans, they will...
by Feel Good Natural | Sep 23, 2008 | Newsletter, September 2008 Natural Health Newsletter
Arthritis is one of the most common causes of physical disability among adults. The most common form of arthritis, osteoarthritis, affects 1 in 10 Canadians, while rheumatoid arthritis affects 1 in 100. Osteoarthritis is caused by the breakdown of cartilage that...
by Feel Good Natural | Sep 23, 2008 | Newsletter, September 2008 Natural Health Newsletter
Vietnam War veterans exposed to the pesticide known as Agent Orange (tetrachlorodibenzo-para-dioxin, or TCDD) have greatly increased risks of prostate cancer and even greater risks of getting the most aggressive form of the disease, compared to those who were not...
by Feel Good Natural | Sep 23, 2008 | Newsletter, September 2008 Natural Health Newsletter
While researchers warn that increasing diabetes rates point to an "epidemic," a long-term study indicates that getting enough vitamin C can dramatically lower the risk of type 2 diabetes. Researchers at Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the University of...
by Feel Good Natural | Sep 23, 2008 | Newsletter, September 2008 Natural Health Newsletter
High-dose injections of vitamin C reduced tumour weight and growth rate by about 50 percent in mouse models of brain, ovarian and pancreatic cancers, report researchers from the National Institutes of Health. The researchers traced vitamin C’s anticancer effect...
by Feel Good Natural | Sep 23, 2008 | Newsletter, September 2008 Natural Health Newsletter
Looking for a plant source of DHA with all the benefits of fish oil DHA? Algal oil (DHA oil from algae) may be just the thing. In a recent study involving 32 healthy men and women who took 600 mg DHA/day from algal oil capsules, researchers found the DHA to be as...
by Feel Good Natural | Sep 23, 2008 | Newsletter, September 2008 Natural Health Newsletter
Vitamin D, also known as the "sunshine vitamin" because the body manufactures the vitamin after being exposed to sunshine, has a long list of health benefits. Recent research at the University of Manitoba suggests that vitamin D may provide protection from...
by Feel Good Natural | Sep 23, 2008 | Newsletter, September 2008 Natural Health Newsletter
Two recent studies point to the benefits of DHA and EPA essential fatty acids from fish, particularly for older people. In one study, British researchers found that eating oily fish once a week may reduce age-related macular degeneration (AMD) which is the major cause...
