“Homeopathic pathogenetic trials (provings) are the pillar of homeopathy,” according to researchers at the University Hospital Freiburg, in Germany. “Symptoms experienced by healthy volunteers are used to find the correct medicine for therapy.”
In this study, researchers Berlin, Germany compared the symptoms produced by Galphimia glauca (a botanical component in the nasal spray, Zicam, which is used to treat upper respiratory symptoms) to placebo. Continue reading Homoeopathic proving of Galphimia glauca→
Depression occurs in more than half of patients who experience a stroke.
Researchers from the University of Iowa in Iowa City compared the number of cases of depression in stoke patients while taking escitalopram (Lexapro) or participating in problem-solving therapy (PST) during the first year following their stroke. Continue reading Problem-solving therapy for stroke patients→
In adults, vitamin D deficiency is associated with osteopenia, osteoporosis, muscle weakness, fractures, cancer, autoimmune diseases, infectious diseases and cardiovascular diseases. And adequate doses might reduce the risk of certain cancers and type 1 diabetes.
Diet combined with exercise can delay the onset of type 2 diabetes up to 14 years, according to researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia and the China-Japan Friendship Hospital in Beijing, China. Continue reading Delaying the onset of diabetes→
Dr. Petra Kaufmann (not in the photo) at Columbia University Medical Center, in New York reports that high-dose coenzyme Q10 (coQ10) is not promising enough to warrant further study as a treatment for ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s disease). Continue reading Coenzyme Q10 fails in treatment of ALS→
Researchers from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas review nonpharmacologic options. It’s for anyone who wants to start a discussion with their doctor or healthcare provider. Continue reading So many ways to manage insomnia→
Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Fair, Balanced, and to the Point
“Homeopathic pathogenetic trials (provings) are the pillar of homeopathy,” according to researchers at the University Hospital Freiburg, in Germany. “Symptoms experienced by healthy volunteers are used to find the correct medicine for therapy.”
It turns out that this widely advertised product is not as “natural” as its manufacturer claims. 
Depression occurs in more than half of patients who experience a stroke.
This 
 Vitamin C is an antioxidant found in the fluid that surrounds the lung. Low vitamin C intake is associated with lung dysfunction.
 Exercise has a positive effect on depression and improves self-esteem, 
In adults, vitamin D deficiency is associated with osteopenia, osteoporosis, muscle weakness, fractures, cancer, autoimmune diseases, 
I exercise at night — when I exercise that is. 
 In older adults, 25-hydroxyvitamin D (aka vitamin D3) blood levels of 75 nmol/L reduce the risk of fracture.
 Researchers from Ohio and Philadelphia come to a surprising 
Researchers from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill 
 Researchers from South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, UK set about to 
Dr. James Levine from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota has reviewed the 
Diet combined with exercise can delay the onset of type 2 diabetes up to 14 years, 
 Here are the 
Dr. Petra Kaufmann (not in the photo) at Columbia University Medical Center, in New York 
 Veganism is a diet and lifestyle that excludes using animals for food, clothing, or any other purpose.
 So, why am I still awake?