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Aspirin and Fish Oil Fight Inflammation

The health benefits of low-dose aspirin and omega-3 fatty acids found in foods like flaxseeds and salmon have received a lot of attention.

A Harvard study now shows that aspirin helps trigger the production of natural anti-inflammatories in the body that could help reduce pain. Continue reading »

Olive Oil Reduces Inflammation

Here’s another reason to enjoy using olive oil: new research confirms that olive oil reduces inflammation.

The study shows that oleuropein aglycone, a polyphenol present in olive oil, reduces inflammation associated with intestinal ischemia and reperfusion injury in mice.

Yale-Harvard Study Links Chemicals to Arthritis

Is there any doubt that chemicals harm human and animal health?

Now there is new study from Yale and Harvard scientists that links exposure to chemicals with arthritis.

Loneliness Raises Inflammation

New research from Ohio State University links loneliness to increased inflammation.

In addition to inflammation, being lonely can also lead to weaker immune responses.

Meditation for Chronic Pain Relief

People suffering from chronic inflammatory conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease and asthma — in which psychological stress plays a major role — may benefit from mindfulness meditation techniques, Continue reading »

Natural Anti-Inflammatory Pycnogenol

Pycnogenol, an antioxidant plant extract from the bark of the French maritime pine tree, can reduce inflammation and pain.

This anti-inflammatory effect of Pycnogenol is documented in a study by Dr. Raffaella Canali and colleagues from the National Research Institute on Food and Nutrition in Rome.