You may have heard the report Good Morning America or Fox News. The British Medical Journal (BMJ) announced the results of a major study that made headline news. The headline was “Dietary calcium intake is not associated with risk of fracture, and there is no clinical trial evidence that ... Read More ›
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UPDATED:October 4, 2018
UPDATED:February 16, 2016
6 Tips for Treating Constipation in Toddlers and Children
Is your child straining to pass dry, hard stools? Only having a bowel movement every few days and suffering from tummy aches? Fussing because stool is painful to pass? Functional constipation may be the diagnosis. Constipation is a very common childhood complaint. It accounts for many visits ... Read More ›
UPDATED:February 9, 2016
Try These Foods for Better Colon Health
Some of the best health advice around is to up your intake of legumes (beans) and switch out white rice for its brown cousin. Adding green vegetables and dried fruit to your regular diet is also adding healing foods to your repertoire. This story is about food cures, particularly those now proven to ... Read More ›
UPDATED:December 7, 2017
Combine a Statin with a Diabetes Drug and Side Effects Soar
You might remember this classic bit from one of the earliest Saturday Night Live episodes: Two people are quarreling over a product, one says, "It's a floor wax!" The other says, "It's a dessert topping!" Then Dan Aykroyd steps in to settle it: It's a floor wax AND a dessert topping. Shiny ... Read More ›
UPDATED:February 9, 2016
Rejected Diet Drug Returns from the Grave
A "no" from the FDA never quite means "no" -- not when it comes to the agency's drug-industry pals, anyway. Case in point: The feds said "no" to the diet drug Contrave earlier this year over its potential for heart risk -- even after an FDA panel signed off on it. But that "NO!" has turned ... Read More ›
UPDATED:September 7, 2016
9 hidden “nutrient thieves” that can put your health at risk
Your good health requires a constant intake of essential nutrients. So it's no health secret that eating nutrient-rich, fresh foods is vital for staying healthy. But did you realize that nutrients in your healthy foods can just... poof... disappear? Certain things can strip the ... Read More ›
UPDATED:May 4, 2016
Get better blood sugar & lose weight eating pasta
A 2-ounce (dry) serving of spaghetti packs in more than 200 calories. And because it's almost pure carbohydrate, it'll send your blood sugar rocketing through the roof. Now imagine eating 3 ounces of delicious noodles at a cost of exactly zero calories. Zero carbs. And no big spike in your blood ... Read More ›
UPDATED:August 23, 2016
The spicy way to fight joint pain
A long-time member of the alternative health landscape is turmeric. Within this Indian spice is the herbal cure curcumin. Now a new study has shown that this common spice may offer hope for people who suffer tendonitis or joint pain. Curcumin suppresses inflammation and pain Researchers have ... Read More ›
UPDATED:February 9, 2016
10 Tips for a Healthy Hemorrhoid Free Hiney
Dear Pharmacist, What are the best treatments for hemorrhoids, both the internal sort and the external? I ask because my wife and I suffer with these. Lucky us. --S. D., Gainesville, Florida Answer: In the United States, approximately half of all people will suffer from hemorrhoids at some ... Read More ›
UPDATED:February 9, 2016
The “Healthy Bowel Secret” of African Tribesmen
If you're occasionally faced with constipation, diarrhea, bloating, embarrassing gas, heartburn and irritated or uncomfortable bowels, regular elimination could be the answer to resolving your digestive woes. Read on to find out the healthy bowel "secret" that keeps African tribesmen regular as rain ... Read More ›
