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Category Archives: Alternative Medicine
Does Good Oral Hygiene Prevent Cardiovascular Disease?
It has been postulated that poor oral hygiene is associated with an increased risk of cardiac disease, but there has never been any large scale study to confirm this hypothesis. A study recently published in the June issue of BMJ … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Medicine, Cardiovascular disease
Tagged C reactive protein, Cardiovascular disease, fibrinogen, Oral Hygiene, toothbrushing
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Multivitamin Use and Breast Cancer: Protective or Harmful?
We have previously reported the benefits of taking vitamins in reducing cardiovascular disease, cancer risk and mental diseases. Now, the result of a new study added to the glowing benefits of vitamins by suggesting its role in reducing breast cancer. … Continue reading
Dietary Quercetin Cuts the Risk of Gastric Cancer
Stomach cancer is the fourth most common cancer and the second most common cause of death worldwide. Gastric cancer is eight times more common among Asian men than among North American women. Quercetin, a dietary supplement that possesses strong antioxidant … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Medicine, Cancer, Gastric Cancer
Tagged antioxidant, Female smokers, Gastric Cancer, quercetin
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Ancient Chinese Herbal Medicine Reduces Side-Effects of Chemotherapy
A Chinese herbal formula that was used more than 1,800 years ago was shown to reduce the gastrointestinal side effects of chemotherapy but also increased its efficacy in mice, according to a study published in the August issue of the … Continue reading
Regular Tea Consumption Slows Cognitive Decline
A large longitudinal study suggested that regular tea consumption may slow the rate of cognitive decline in cognitively normal older adults. When compared with non-tea drinkers, tea drinkers have a lower annual rate of cognitive decline compared with non-tea-drinkers, ranging … Continue reading
Posted in Central Nervous System, Dementia, Tea
Tagged coffee, Cognitive decline, Tea
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Fish Oil May Cut Breast Cancer Risk in Postmenopausal Women
Fish oil supplement intake is associated with a lower risk for breast cancer in postmenopausal women, according to the results of the VITamins And Lifestyle (VITAL) Cohort study. From 2000 to 2002, a total of 35,016 postmenopausal women, aged 50 … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Medicine, Breast cancer, Cancer
Tagged black cohosh, Breast cancer, dong quai, Fish oil, post-menopause, soy, St John's wort
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Vitamin E–Rich Foods Lower Long-Term Dementia Risk
Vitamin E may delay the risk of having dementia. A study published in Archives of Neurology found that participants who have higher intake of vitamin E were 25% less likely to develop dementia than those with lowest intake. In the … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Medicine, Central Nervous System, Dementia, Vitamins
Tagged Alzheimer's disease, antioxidant, beta carotene, Dementia, Flavonoids, Vitamin C, vitamin E
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Low Levels of Vitamin D increases the risk of Parkinson’s disease
A new study conducted in Finland indicated that low level of vitamin D increases the risk of Parkinson disease. This study was carried out among 3000 people in Finland, an area where sunlight exposure is limited and the population vitamin … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Medicine, Central Nervous System, Parkinson's disease, Vitamins
Tagged 25-hyrdoxyvitamin D, Parkinson's disease, vitamin D
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Low level of Vitamin D might cause Headache and Migraine
If you constantly experience headache or migraine, you might like to check your level of vitamin D level. A presentation at the 52nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Headache Society (AHS) suggested patients with headache and migraine have low … Continue reading
