| 04/29/2005 - Coffee: Organic v. Regular |
| In the General Health Topics forum in the HSI Healthier Talk community, a thread titled "Coffee: Organic v. Regular" illustrates some of the important choices a coffee drinker is faced with every time he enters his supermarket's coffee aisle. |
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| 04/28/2005 - Andropause Causes Hormonal Changes in Men |
| Andropause is the male counterpart of menopause, complete with hormonal changes that present a number of key health issues. |
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| 04/28/2005 - If you've got a passion for kiwifruit, your heart may love you for it. |
| Kiwifruit is packed with nutrients, including plenty of vitamins C and E and polyphenols; the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory plant compounds that have been shown to provide cardiovascular benefits. |
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| 04/27/2005 - Bring on the popcorn researchers. |
| While you sleep at night you can rest assured that somewhere out there, in a laboratory at a major U.S. University, some of America's best and brightest scientists are working overtime to uncover the secrets of…popcorn popability. |
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| 04/27/2005 - The Health Benefits of Green Tea |
| I recently received an e-mail from an HSI member who asked why I don't give more attention to the health benefits of green tea. |
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| 04/26/2005 - The USDA Revises the Food Pyramid |
| The pyramid image has been transformed from the suggestion of an Egyptian pyramid to a more colorful pyramid (more like a triangle, actually) with brightly colored vertical sections, each section representing a different food group. |
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| 04/26/2005 - How does your hospital measure up? |
| You can find out on a new web site launched earlier this month by the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). |
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| 04/25/2005 - Men, it appears that your bones enjoy getting zinced. |
| …a study that shows how an adequate intake of dietary zinc may help men maintain a healthy bone mass density (BMD)… |
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| 04/25/2005 - Elevated CRP Levels, Red Flag for Cardiovascular Problems |
| And because atherosclerosis (narrowing of the arteries) requires inflammation to take place, elevated CRP is now considered a red flag for cardiovascular problems. |
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| 04/22/2005 - Restless Leg Syndrome |
| Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) may sound like a fairly benign health problem, but for those who experience the uncontrollable jumps and jerks that can interrupt normal sleep patterns for years on end, RLS is a source of major exasperation. |
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| 04/21/2005 - FDA Bans Ephedra? |
| Press Secretary: Before I take questions regarding last week's federal court ruling that challenged the so-called "FDA ban of ephedra," I'd like to straighten out one important detail. |
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| 04/21/2005 - The Amsler Grid may be your new best friend. |
| If you're over the age of 60, or you're a smoker, or your family has a history of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), then you're in an AMD high-risk group. |
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| 04/20/2005 - Pure gold. Pure as the driven snow. Pure water. |
| There was a time when the word "pure" meant something. But these days "pure" is often pure hogwash. |
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| 04/20/2005 - Effects of Vitamin E on Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment |
| You may have heard the news last week (it was widely reported by the TV networks) that a Johns Hopkins study in the New England Journal of Medicine found vitamin E to have no effect on patients with mild cognitive impairment. |
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| 04/19/2005 - Melatonin May Provide Relief for Headaches |
| An article in the journal Neurology shows that supplements of the hormone melatonin may provide relief for stabbing headaches while also helping users get a good night's sleep without feeling dazed and confused the next day. |
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| 04/19/2005 - You are what you eat. And that goes for baboons too. |
| A study of baboons published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition shows that vitamin E's anti-inflammatory effects may be increased when a CoQ10 supplement is added. |
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| 04/18/2005 - Between Systolic and Diastolic |
| Your average Joe probably doesn't give much thought to the difference between systolic and diastolic blood pressure measurements. |
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| 04/18/2005 - Almonds Get the FDA Nod of Approval |
| Even a blind squirrel finds a nut now and then, and we have evidence that the FDA actually found a nut (both literally and figuratively) when agency officials gave almonds a nod of approval. |
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| 04/15/2005 - Eating Seeds from Different Fruits |
| "Does anyone eat or know about the eating of seeds of different fruits, such as grapes, citrus, etc.? Is it good for you? Are any poisonous? |
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| 04/14/2005 - The Overwhelming Demands of Surgery |
| The mental stress that goes hand in hand with surgery is a given. The stress that HSI Panelist Allan Spreen, M.D., refers to in the above quote concerns the demands that surgery puts on the immune system. |
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| 04/14/2005 - The Skin |
| It weighs roughly six pounds, and if taken off your body and laid flat it would cover more than 20 square feet. More importantly, skin is instrumental in stabilizing the body's internal environment. |
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| 04/13/2005 - Don't Smoke, Exercise More, Eat Healthy, Get Screened |
| More than 60 percent of all cancer deaths could be avoided if everyone would do these four things: Stop smoking, Exercise more, Eat healthier, Get screened for cancer… |
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| 04/13/2005 - Don't Smoke, Exercise More, Eat Healthy, Get Screened |
| More than 60 percent of all cancer deaths could be avoided if everyone would do these four things: Stop smoking, Exercise more, Eat healthier, Get screened for cancer… |
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| 04/13/2005 - External-beam Radiation May be Creating More Health Problems |
| Radiation treatment is a common form of prostate cancer therapy. But those who undergo external-beam radiation may be creating more health problems than they solve. |
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| 04/12/2005 - Age-Related Macular Degeneration |
| That's the dilemma for those who develop age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a retina disorder that begins at the center of the field of vision and gradually enlarges. |
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| 04/12/2005 - Drug Therapies |
| Natural supplements can sometimes interfere with the efficacy of prescription drugs, and the opposite is also true… |
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| 04/11/2005 - "A fantastic day for health freedom!" |
| That was the leadoff sentence of an e-mail I received from the Alliance for Natural Health (ANH) last week. And while the news in the e-mail was certainly good, I think it's premature to uncork the champagne just yet. |
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| 04/11/2005 - Adverse Effects of CLA (Conjugated Linoleic Acid) |
| The primary problem cited: Although CLA has been researched for many years, no studies have examined the potential adverse effects in the long-range use of the supplement. |
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| 04/08/2005 - The Dangers of MSG |
| Unfortunately, MSG has also been found to trigger headaches, depression, fatigue, dizziness, ADHD and - in the most extreme cases - possibly even Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis and other neurological problems. |
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| 04/07/2005 - Improving Immune System Function After Surgery |
| Time to send in the immunonutrients. Specifically, there are five nutrients that have been shown to improve immune system function after surgery… |
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| 04/07/2005 - Blueberries and Honey |
| …antioxidants are good for us…what foods provide the greatest benefit. Specifically, the antioxidants in blueberries may be effective in retarding the onset of Alzheimer's disease, and in honey they may prevent the oxidation of LDL cholesterol… |
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| 04/06/2005 - Remember Chocolate Covered Sugar Bombs? |
| On paper, less sugar looks like a good idea. Just about anything that would reduce the sugar content of the average kid's diet would be a step in the right direction. Unless, of course, it's all smoke and mirrors. |
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