Get articles, daily on the email! If you’re concerned about cholesterol, you probably already know the basics: a healthy low-fat diet that goes easy on the butter, well-marbled steaks and chocolate chip cookies. But there’s more to controlling your cholesterol than memorizing long lists of forbidden foods. If you’re tired of being told about all the things you shouldn’t eat, maybe [...]
I get heat rashes on my face and neck, and was wondering if you could tell me about anything that would help in calming or preventing the breakouts. It occurs when I get nervous, when I laugh really hard, or if I feel ill. My sisters and mother do the exact same thing. Any suggestions? [...]
I had a hysterectomy earlier this year. I am 39 years old. I’ve tried many different hormone replacements and have had bad side effects with them all. Two weeks ago, I was so sick of the side effects that I stopped taking anything. I feel great now, and I haven’t had one hot flash since. [...]
I have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia and suffer from extreme muscle tension and spasms. What types of natural remedies can I use to relieve the pain and help relax the muscles to allow massage therapy to work faster? Some of the best natural treatments for fibromyalgia are the following: 5-hydroxytryptophan 100 — 400mg a day [...]
What herbs or minerals would you recommend for anxiety attacks and panic disorder? I was told that St. John’s wort might help. Anxiety and panic attacks can be instigated by caffeine, food allergens, medications, recreational drugs, hypoglycemia, oxygen deficiency, stress, nutritional deficiencies and other mental, emotional and physiological influences. Deficiencies of essential fatty acids, niacin, [...]
Taking a prescription drug instead of a supplement should be doctor’s orders for most people with high cholesterol and heart disease. Large studies now prove that cutting cholesterol quickly and dramatically with these medications reduces the risk of heart attack and death in such patients by 30% or more, says Anne Goldberg, MD, professor of [...]
“Let’s remember that most new supplements have not been tested in long-term trials, so their safety is not really established,” points out William Castelli, MD, renowned director of the Framingham (MA) Cardiovascular Institute. That’s why heart health pros look most favorably on these older supplements with safe track records — and lots of use: Niacin [...]