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Dr. Elaine, I have arthritis. I’m taking anti-inflammatory medicines, and my doctor says I’m heading for knee replacement surgery for both of them. What can I do to help my severe arthritis in my knees?
Dr. Elaine, I have arthritis. I’m taking anti-inflammatory medicines, and my doctor says I’m heading for knee replacement surgery for both of them. What can I do to help my severe arthritis in my knees?
Last week I shared with you one particular episode demonstrating how nutritional research can be distorted to suggest something other than it’s accurate findings. This week, we’re going to explore why vitamin supplementation is important.
A few evenings ago, during an interview on a major media outlet, I heard a noted physician and author state emphatically that people should not take vitamin supplements, because it is myth that they are beneficial! He went on to say there is no scientific proof that taking any type of nutritional supplement improves health, and in fact there are studies which indicate they are dangerous! I was stunned and speechless. I couldn’t believe my ears.
A new research study has determined that junk food may contribute to brain shrinkage, while a nutrient rich diet, containing vitamins and fish may protect
Lowering the level of a known toxic amino acid, homocysteine using vitamin therapy, according to researchers, has a role in reducing the incidence of stroke.
According to a new study published in Cancer Causes Control, supplementation with antioxidant vitamins A, C, and E is strongly associated with lower levels of colon cancer. The researchers also found that folate, a B vitamin is associated with lower cancer risk as well.
Researchers from the University of California at San Diego’s rule of medicine in Creighton University School of Medicine have discovered that when much higher doses
Does eating berries, like apples help to keep the doctor away? Eating blueberries can guard against high blood pressure, according to new research by Harvard University and the University of East Anglia in England.