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Saw Palmetto

Botanical Illustration of Saw Palmetto

Today, we added Saw Palmetto to our Herb Guide. It looks at traditional uses as an herbal remedy, side-effects, research and resources.

 

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Maple Syrup Health Benefits

Nutrition compounds discovered in pure maple syrup by University of Rhode Island researcher.

 

University of Rhode Island researcher Navindra Seeram has discovered 34 new beneficial compounds in pure maple syrup and confirmed that 20 compounds discovered last year in preliminary research play a key role in human health.

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Meditation Better Than Morphine?

New research illustrates how meditation reduces pain.

 

Meditation produces powerful pain-relieving effects in the brain, according to new research published in the April 6 edition of the Journal of Neuroscience.

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Soy

soy

Today, we added Soy to our Herb Guide. It looks at traditional uses as an herbal remedy, side-effects, research and resources.

 

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Prescription Painkiller Use Doubles in NYC

New Yorkers are filling more prescriptions for the opiate-based painkiller oxycodone (brand name OxyContin) than ever before—way more. The number of prescriptions doubled in three years to reach one million in 2010.

 

That turns out to be around one prescription for every eight people in the city population. Continue reading »

 

Flaxseed and Flaxseed Oil

Today, we added Flaxseed and Flaxseed Oil to our Herb Guide. It looks at traditional uses as an herbal remedy, side-effects, research and resources.

 

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