Is Fish Oil Just Snake Oil?
Advice to eat oily fish, or take fish oil, to lower risk of heart disease,...
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Just because something is natural and plant-based doesn’t mean it’s necessarily safe. Those who are...
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Turmeric Curcumin and Osteoarthritis
The yellow pigment curcumin in the spice turmeric may work as well as, or better...
Turmeric Curcumin and Rheumatoid Arthritis
Randomized controlled trial comparing the safety and efficacy of drugs versus curcumin, the yellow pigment...
Spicing Up DNA Protection
The DNA of those cooking with spices such as ginger, rosemary, and turmeric appears less...
Which Spices Fight Inflammation?
An elegant experiment is described in which the blood of those eating different types of...
Superbugs in Conventional vs. Organic Chicken
The level of multidrug antibiotic-resistant bacteria contamination is compared between meat from animals raised conventionally,...
