by Laurel Vukovic Years ago, I considered Dandelions pesky weeds and tried my best to eradicate them from my lawn. I spent countless hours digging them out. And still they persisted, sending up their cheery yellow flower heads in defiance…
Zinc: The New Antidepressant?
by Levenson, Cathy W Low serum zinc levels have been linked to major depression. Furthermore, zinc treatment has been shown to have an antidepressant effect. With the hope of understanding the role of zinc in mood disorders, recent work has…
Echinacea for Dummies – Overview of Uses for Echinacea
by Paul McCarthy Echinacea is beginning. To rival aspirin in the over-the-counter-medicine popularity contest. Indeed, in the herbal industry, echinacea has long been the number-one seller. However, despite its widespread appeal, echinacea has its limitations. First of all, it’s not…
The Unhealthy Skies
by Robert McGarvey There you are, soaring six miles above the earth, shoe horned into a seat that wouldn’t provide enough legroom for Danny DeVito. You woke up extra early just to get in a workout before your flight, but…
Salad-Bar Savvy
You may think you’re an enlightened eater because you pass up the bacon burger in flavor of a trip to the salad bar) but you’d be surprised at what that choice can cost you in terms of calories, fat and…
Double Your Training?
A government panel pushes for extra physical activity, but you might already be there. Official advice is a moving target: Every month or so it turns out that this or that is now potentially good for you, or potentially bad…
Nine Ways to Feed the Seed
Most of what you read about sperm is indirect, i.e., how to find yourself in a position where you’re going to be producing it at least once before the evening’s over, preferably without invoking a paternity suit. Yet some men…
Headache “Cures” Fall Short
The next time you feel like your brain has been beaned by Oddjob’s bowler, you might want to dispense with traditional self help techniques. According to a report in the journal Cephalalgia, some home-grown modalities are a waste of time…
Nine Out of Ten Have Blood-Pressure Risk
If 50 million Americans have high blood pressure, what are your odds of becoming one of them? Even the researchers at the National Mean, Lung, and Blood Institute didn’t know, so they utilized their own Framingham Heart Study to find…
Curry Spice for Colon Relief
Turmeric, a spice used in Curry may be beneficial for those suffering from inflammatory intestinal diseases, according to a group of researchers at the Hamamatsu University School of Medicine in Japan. Turmeric contains curcurmin an anti-inflammatory agent that has already…