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A recent study that was published in Circulation found that the Mediterranean diet—lots of fruits and vegetables and liberal use of...

Vitamin D appears to help prevent diabetes. A study showed that subjects who got more than 800 international units of vitamin...

You know apples have a lot of fiber and nutrients. They also can improve digestion. Researchers reported that when rats ate...

If you’re feeling high anxiety, an effective and proven treatment is chamomile tea. According to the authors of a study presented...

According to the Vitamin D Council, statin drugs, used to combat high blood pressure and high cholesterol, can impair the synthesis...

Here are a few interesting tidbits from the book Power of Vitamin D by Sarfraz Zaidi, M.D.: • Not technically a...

Moderate alcohol use has been shown to have health benefits; however, any amount of alcohol can cause some microdamage to the...

Our knowledge about the importance of vitamin D in maintaining health and proper hormone levels continues to grow. If you’re not...

Water won’t relieve constipation. It takes fiber. Get at least 25 grams a day, and some of the liquid you drink...

Cantaloupe has loads of vitamins A and C and potassium, which prevents muscle cramps. At only 60 calories a cup, it’s...

According to research out of Tufts University, not drinking enough water can make you more confused and irritable. The debilitating-dehydration effect...

When someone tells you that all sugar is created equal, don’t believe it. Consider this statement from Richard Johnson, professor of...

Cocoa can significantly reduce inflammatory biomarkers related to hardening of the arteries. That’s due to its flavonoids, which have anti-inflammatory properties....

A recent nutrition item on milk by Jerry Brainum (“Milk, Estrogen, IGF-1 and Insulin,” August ’09) got me thinking. When people...

New studies suggest that the so-called nonessential amino acid glutamine may be a potent cancer therapy because of its ability to...