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• May 13, 2013
  Cranberries versus Cancer

  Drug companies and supplement manufacturers have yet to isolate the components of cranberries that suppress cancer cell growth.
• April 17, 2013
  Update on Cinnamon for Blood Sugar Control

  Cinnamon can no longer be considered a safe and effective treatment for diabetes.
• March 29, 2013
  Flaxseed vs. Diabetes

  A tablespoon of daily ground flax seeds for a month appears to improve fasting blood sugars, triglycerides, cholesterol, and hemoglobin A1c levels in diabetics.
• March 13, 2013
  Dried Apples, Dates, Figs or Prunes for Cholesterol?

  A comparison of the cholesterol-lowering potential of four dried fruit—apples, dates, figs, and plums.
• February 27, 2013
  Clinical Studies on Acai Berries

  An independent review of the effects of açaí berries was recently published, including studies on immune function, arthritis, and metabolic parameters.
• January 7, 2013
  Apple Juice May Be Worse Than Sugar Water

  Why the spike in antioxidant levels in our bloodstream after drinking apple juice might not be a good thing.
• January 4, 2013
  Flesh and Fructose

  Meat and sugar increase uric acid levels, which are associated with increased risk of gout, hypertension (high blood pressure), obesity, prediabetes, diabetes, kidney disease and cardiovascular..
• January 2, 2013
  Miocene Meteorites and Uric Acid

  Human beings lost the ability to detoxify uric acid millions of years ago. What implications does this have for our health today?