Arthritis

Studies suggest that exercise increases cannabis-like substances in the body, which helps decrease inflammation and could potentially assist with treating conditions like heart disease, cancer and arthritis.1 Researchers discovered that exercise intervention for individuals living with arthritis not only reduced pain levels but also decreased levels of proinflammatory substances known as cytokines and increased levels …

Cinnamon can help to reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes Diabetics suffer from insufficient pancreatic insulin production or cells don’t respond as expected to its presence, leading to elevated blood sugar levels. Cinnamon enhances this action by increasing levels of three vital proteins involved with signaling insulin action, inflammation response, and glucose transport within …

Pomegranate juice may help improve prostate cancer treatments A study has found that men undergoing treatment for prostate cancer who consumed an eight-ounce glass of pomegranate juice daily experienced an almost fourfold increase in the length of time their PSA levels remained stable1. “Doubling time” refers to the length of time it takes PSA levels …

Studies have confirmed the efficacy of an antioxidant-rich diet combined with physical activity for arthritis sufferers. Researchers utilized gallic acid, an antioxidant found in green tea, gallnuts, and other plants; and applied stretching mechanisms similar to what happens when walking to cartilage cells obtained from arthritis-afflicted knees; these measures reduced markers of arthritis inflammation while …

1. Turmeric May Help Prevent Cirrhosis of the Liver According to a preliminary study, curcumin, which gives turmeric its yellow hue, appears to impede liver damage that leads to cirrhosis. Curcumin has long been used in Indian Ayurvedic medicine for treating various digestive conditions1.1 Both disorders affect the plumbing of the liver’s bile ducts, leading …

One study indicates that walking can significantly help alleviate frequent knee pain in individuals aged 50 years or over diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis, the most prevalent form of arthritis. Walking may also slow joint damage caused by its effects.1 The Osteoarthritis Initiative conducted a multiyear observational study where participants self-reported how often and for how …

1. Broccoli Can Help Prevent and Protect from Cancer Research has discovered that when green vegetables such as broccoli are digested, certain chemicals produced can suppress prostate cancer cell growth.1 Results indicate that 3,3′-diindolylmethane produced when eating cruciferous vegetables acts as an effective antiandrogen to inhibit prostate cancer cell proliferation in culture tests. Vegetables such …

Every household in America keeps certain medications in its medicine cabinet: Aspirin and Pepto Bismal are staples. Back in the 60’s and 70’s in middle America, cabinets would store Watkins Inhalant with its strong eucalyptus aroma that mothers would rub on their children’s chests and put into vaporizers; every medicine cabinet also included drawing salve …