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Tart Cherries: A Remedy for Arthritis?

by Jane Hart, MDPeople with osteoarthritis often have pain and inflammation, even when using available therapies, such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or they may experience side effects from long-term medicine use. This makes study findings published in the Journal of Food Studies of interest, as it found that a blood marker for inflammation known as C-reactive protein was reduced by nearly 50% in women with osteoarthritis who drank tart cherry juice.Cherries linked to lower inflammationIn this study, 21 women with osteoarthritis were randomly assigned to drink 10.5 fluid ounces of tart cherry juice or a placebo cherry drink twice a...

Surprise! Kids Like Low-Sugar Cereals Just Fine

By Kimberly Beauchamp, NDMany parents feel that getting their children to eat some breakfast—even if it’s a sugary cereal—is better than no breakfast at all. According to a new study in Pediatrics, you may not have to choose between bad and worse. Children who are presented with low-sugar cereals will actually eat—and like—them! And even if they add some sugar at the table, it still won’t come close to the amount they’d be getting in some popular sugar sweetened cereals.Breakfast, at what cost? Breakfast, which literally means “breaking the fast” since the last night’s meal, is arguably the most important...

Balancing Omega 3s, 6s

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.—Wine might be the sexiest part of the Mediterranean diet, but it’s the omega-3s that make it so healthy, said Artemis P. Simopoulos, M.D., FACN, at the Natural Health Research Institute’s (NHRI) 6th Annual Scientific Symposium on Oct. 28, 2011. She said in the traditional Crete diet, omega-3 essential fatty acids are found throughout the food chain—in the meat, vegetables, eggs, milk, etc. This is the reason those in Greece have fewer health problems and incidents of cardiovascular disease (CVD), obesity and diabetes. In contrast, she said the typical western diet has changed dramatically in the past 150 years...

Get Moving! Fitness Tips for Kids

Here is the rule: get one hour or more of physical activity each day! The good news is that your kids’ 60 minutes of physical activity doesn’t need to happen all at once. Just help them get active for 10 or 15 minutes a few times a day. You don’t need fancy equipment or a health club to help your kids get their daily physical activity. All you need are some regular household items and a little imagination. Combine a few of these tips, and they’ll quickly add up to a fun and healthy 60-minute routine. Naturally, the best way...

Quality Supplements Could Cut $100B in Health Care Costs

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.—Supplements save dollars and lives, but evidence is limited by amount of data, support and incentive to do more analysis, according to Russell Jaffe, MD, Ph.D., CCN, senior fellow, Health Studies Collegium, at the Natural Health Research Institute’s (NHRI) 6th Annual Scientific Symposium, on Oct. 28, 2011. However, he said available data suggests America could save lives and money by correcting nutritional deficiencies among its population.He said available data suggests $135 billion annually could be saved while improving quality of life and health status for those who suffer from diabetes. Use of evidence-based supplements can also save an...




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