Food & Drink Remedies
Thousands of years ago, Hippocrates said Let food be your medicine. Foods and beverages provide relief from an amazing number of common ailments.
How Can You Make Your Own Rosemary Water?
Many of us worry about experiencing cognitive decline in our later years. Following a non-smoking lifestyle with adequate sleep and physical activity, along with a prudent diet, can help us stay healt…
What Do You Eat to Reduce Your Risk for Diabetes…
Type 2 diabetes is among the most common chronic diseases in the US. Researchers believe that three fourths of the cases of type 2 diabetes could be prevented with lifestyle modifications. Chinese res…
Show 1491: Would Eating Better Reduce Brain Fog?
Do you run out of go-power in the middle of the morning? Maybe you find it hard to focus and your ability to call on your memory is strained. Or perhaps you suffer from an after-lunch slump. Some peop…
When Drugs Are Dangerous, What Remedies Ease Art…
People with arthritis often face a terrible dilemma because the medications that are most commonly used to ease stiffness and discomfort in the joints can have nasty side effects. NSAIDs such as diclo…
Will Eating Produce Ward Off Heart Failure?
When your grandmother urged you to eat your vegetables, she had your health at heart. She might not have known why, but scientists have confirmed that people who eat about a cup of dark green leafy ve…
Can You Manage Your Blood Sugar Naturally?
Metformin is a first-line medication for people with type 2 diabetes. Although doctors also prescribe it for different disorders, from polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) to prostate cancer, the majori…
Olive Oil Combats Vaginal Dryness
Menopause is a natural phase in a woman's life, but that doesn't mean it is always comfortable. In addition to hot flashes and night sweats that can disturb sleep, many women experience vaginal drynes…
Stock Your First Aid Kit from the Kitchen
The trouble with most first aid kits is that you don't have them when you need them. They are usually stored safely in a bathroom closet or perhaps in the trunk of the car. What if you could put toget…
Are There Natural Remedies for Constipation?
Constipation is a very common complaint. While doctors rarely become concerned about constipation unless the patient seems to have obstructed bowels, sufferers find that this problem really affects th…
Will Low-Carb Diets Boost Liver Health?
For years, doctors and dietitians have been arguing about the best diet for people with diabetes. The American Diabetes Association has long recommended cutting fat, especially saturated fat, which le…
What Is the Best Time to Eat?
A small study shows that the timing of meals can have a profound impact on blood sugar, insulin secretion and blood pressure. But what is the best time to eat? A reader is concerned that her late-nigh…
For Some Readers, Almonds Help Heartburn More Th…
Many people use over-the-counter acid-suppressing drugs to ease the uncomfortable symptoms of heartburn, indigestion or acid reflux. Medicines such as omeprazole (Prilosec OTC) or esomeprazole (Nexium…
Vinegar Stars as Surprising Antidote to Sting of…
Fire ants are an invasive species in the southern United States, gradually making their way northward. These aggressive ants live in colonies and they have a ferocious and painful sting that feels lik…
Should You Let Food Be Your Medicine?
While millions of people around the world struggle with overnutrition and obesity, older people living on their own are at risk for undernutrition. That, in turn, is associated with frailty and even c…
Can You Control Cholesterol Naturally?
Let's not arm wrestle about the cholesterol theory of heart disease. Most cardiologists believe LDL cholesterol is the culprit behind clogged coronary arteries. That's why they are very quick to presc…
DASH Diet, Not Processed Food, to Control Blood …
For nearly 30 years, nutrition scientists studying dietary outcomes have noted that a diet rich in fruits and vegetables, whole grains and low-fat dairy products can help people control their blood pr…
Natural Approaches Including Hot Pepper Solution…
Hair loss is hardly life-threatening, but it certainly can be distressing. Could polyphenol extracts from plants like green tea or grape seed counteract hair loss? That may sound silly, but a few stud…
Overcoming Stubborn Adult Acne by Changing Your …
Many people think of acne as a particularly adolescent affliction. While it is true that many teenagers suffer with the zits and blemishes of acne vulgaris, grown-ups are not immune to this condition.…
Can Restricting Eating Time Help Control Blood S…
People at risk of developing type 2 diabetes may be able to reverse this process by restricting eating time to a nine-hour period every day. Other approaches that seem to rely on the same body process…
Will Cherry Juice or Melatonin Ease Arthritis Pa…
Whoever said "Growing older isn't for sissies!" probably had arthritis. Although it sometimes strikes younger people, the constant ache in knees and hips can make it hard for older adults to keep movi…
How Can a Man Tell if He Needs More Testosterone…
Historically, the FDA has been quite clear that it does not approve routine prescribing of testosterone, even if men have low levels of this hormone. Here was the official word from the feds: "None of…
Why Grandma Was Right About Vegetables
Your grandmother may have told you to eat your vegetables. Ours certainly urged us to do so. If she did, she was right. Vegetables and fruits are good sources of flavanols, plant compounds that appear…
Will Bromelain from Pineapple Ease Aching Joints…
What can you do for the aching joints of arthritis or the sore muscles and soft tissue of fibromyalgia? Many sufferers are caught in a difficult dilemma: without relief for the pain, they have trouble…
What Are the Health Benefits of Coffee and Choco…
Americans have a puritanical streak. This way of thinking suggests that if something hurts or tastes bad, it must be good for you. Conversely, if it tastes good, you might conclude it's bad for you. T…
Will Apple Cider Vinegar Cure Your Heartburn?
Do you get uncomfortable after a big meal? A burning sensation under the breastbone after eating is common. If you have ever suffered from this type of indigestion, you may want to know how to cure yo…
Chocolate and Beets Lower Blood Pressure
Doctors love scientific explanations for how things work. That is why they are quick to prescribe medications for a variety of conditions. FDA approval provides reassuring evidence of effectiveness. U…
Will Extra Vegetables Protect You Against Breast…
Nutrition experts have been urging us for decades to eat more fruits and vegetables. Your mother may have told you that, too. If she took her own advice and consumed extra vegetables, she was lowering…
Don’t Smear Molasses on Hemorrhoids!
Hemorrhoids (also known inelegantly as piles) are swollen veins in or near the anus. They are rather like varicose veins, although their awkward location can cause trouble. They may bleed during bowel…
Home Remedies to Combat Frustrating Drug-Induced…
How often has your healthcare provider warned you about side effects of a medication he or she is prescribing? They might mention a serious side effect, but a symptom like drug-induced constipation is…
Coconut Oil for Getting Rid Of Lice
Parents dread the call from school that they must pick up their child now because the youngster has lice. At that point, the question of getting rid of lice suddenly becomes urgent. Kindergarten Teach…
10 Favorite Wart Remedies That Work!
Warts are mysterious. They raise more questions than answers. We do know that warts are caused by a virus (human papilloma virus or HPV). How that virus penetrates the skin on fingers, hands or knees …
Can You Ease Sinus Woes Without Decongestants?
Hay fever and other seasonal allergies can cause a lot of discomfort. The congestion such allergic reactions cause can lead to sinus woes that seem to last a long time. Usually, medication choices are…
Best Diet for People with Diabetes Is Low in Car…
Diabetes experts have been arguing about the best diet for patients with type 2 diabetes for decades. Past and present studies now show that a diet low in carbs can help people with type 2 diabetes lo…
Can You Lower Your Blood Pressure with Food?
When the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association collaborated on new blood pressure guidelines in 2017, the cut-off numbers for hypertension got lower. That means a lot more …
Make Sure Your Vegetarian Diet Is High Quality
A vegetarian diet can be beneficial, but the quality of the diet matters. Last year, a meta-analysis of 25 randomized controlled trials covering more than 3.5 million participants found that there can…
Can a Nordic Diet Prevent Dementia?
The Mediterranean diet gets all the headlines. It is supposed to be good for your heart, your brain and just about everything else that ails you. Ask almost any health professional about the healthies…
Will Coconut Macaroons Overcome Bad Diarrhea?
We rarely know the source of home remedies, but we have tracked one carefully. The late Donald Agar wrote to us from Pittsfield, Massachusetts, in 1998 to report a serendipitous discovery. He had foun…
How to Control Your Blood Sugar Without Drugs
How is your blood sugar? According to the CDC, 115 million American adults have prediabetes, a condition in which blood sugar is elevated but doesn't reach the threshold for a diagnosis of diabetes (1…
Does Junk Food in the Diet Affect Children’…
Children in North America eat a lot of junk food. A study notes that nearly half of the calories consumed by Canadian preschoolers come from ultraprocessed foods. The investigators wanted to know whet…
How to Mix Certo and Grape Juice for Arthritis
One of the oldest home remedies in the People’s Pharmacy pharmacopeia is a combination of Certo and grape juice for arthritis. Most people have never heard of Certo. That’s because home canning ha…