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13 Jul

Posted at 23:53h in Diet

Blog post by David Zinczanko in Huffington Post Follow the lead of top nutrition experts with this roundup of the five foods doctors swear by, inspired by my new book of healthy food swaps, Eat It to Beat It: 1. Greek yogurt Gerard Mullin, M.D., director of the...

13 Jul

Posted at 23:34h in Cancer

Blog post in Huffington Post by Amy Rothenberg, ND Being a naturopathic physician diagnosed with breast cancer, a number of friends and colleagues have wondered why I have chosen to do so much of the conventional care offered. The answer is that it works; the statistics...

13 Jul

Posted at 23:22h in Children's Health

By Lenny Bernstein, Washington Post online Remember the great phthalate scare of 2008? Congress, in a rare bipartisan response to a clamor from parents and health experts that children's toys made abroad were laced with chemicals that could harm boys' reproductive systems banned the toxins so...

11 Jul

Posted at 00:25h in Chronic Pain, Natural Supplements

Piperine is the major alkaloid constituent present in P. nigrum (black pepper) and P. logum (long pepper). Piperine has been scientifically validated as a bioavailability enhancer. There are a few possible mechanisms by which piperine acts as bio-enhancers: Promoting rapid absorption of nutrients/ medicines Increasing blood supply...