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Here's the Natural Path for March 26th Black Seed & Fenugreek Team Up Against Diabetes Black seed and fenugreek are two powerful herbs. Fenugreek is a diabetes powerhouse, and black seed, among its many uses, improves weight, cholesterol, liver enzymes and non-alcoholic fatty liver...Continue reading

Here's the Natural Path for March 19th Eating Your Way to Better Cognition A new study of people in their seventies shows that you can build better cognitive health in old age by eating a betterand deliciousdiet. The Mediterranean diet is rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, seeds, legumes and olive oil. It is moderate in fish and very low in red meat, sugar and saturated fats. It is well documented to keep you young and healthy in multiple ways, including being ...Continue reading

Here's the Natural Path for March 12th Saffron: Spicing Up Your Sex Life The most expensive spice in the world may have just upped its value. A systematic review and meta-analysis has backed saffron’s claim to help sexual dysfunction in both men and women. It doesn’t always increase libido, but it helps sexual function. ...Continue reading

Here's the Natural Path for December 4th Eating Dark Chocolate Makes You Smart! Now there’s the health tip you’ve been waiting to hear. Eating dark chocolate makes you smarter....Continue reading

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Here's the Natural Path for October 30th Do You Suffer from Hay Fever? Ginger is Better than Drugs. Ginger is most famous for fighting nausea. But it has many other less celebrated uses. And it may be your answer to hay fever. Among its many other uses, ginger is antiinflammatory. That’s why it can kill pain (Nutr J 2015;14:50), including painful periods (Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 2016;2016:6295737) and rheumatoid arthritis (Gene 2019;698:179-185). So, maybe it could...Continue reading

Here's the Natural Path for November 27th Herbal Help for Infertile Men The Ayurvedic herb ashwagandha has traditionally been used as an aphrodisiac. Recent research has supported its use for improving sperm and helping infertile men. Once again, a herbal tradition proves scientifically true. A number of studies have now shown that ashwagandha can improve a host of sperm features (Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 2013;2013:571420; J Ethnopharmacol 2013;149(1):208-214). It c...Continue reading

Here's the Natural Path for November 7th Suffer from IBS? Help is on the Way! Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is becoming an epidemic in our culture. So many people have it, and there is little that conventional medicine can do to help control it. Fortunately, natural help is on the way. The most important treatment for IBS is enteric coated peppermint oil (BMC Complement Altern Med 2019;19:21). The largest, best designed meta-analysis of enteric coated peppermint oil has rece...Continue reading

Here's the Natural Path for October 23rd Herbal Help for Women with Gestational Diabetes Ginger is the best remedy for pregnant women with morning sickness. Now, it may have another benefit for pregnant women: it may be a great herb for gestational diabetes. Recent research has revealed that ginger may be a valuable herb for diabetics. In the past few years, ginger has been found to benefit diabetics by improving blood sugar, insulin resistance and long term control of diabet...Continue reading

Here's the Natural Path for November 20th Inflammation, Heart Disease & the Food You Eat Inflammation can cause heart disease, and your food choices can cause inflammation. So, could better food choices prevent heart disease? Let’s find out. One way to find out would be to look at the food choices of 210,145 and follow them for 24-32 years. Everyone was free of heart disease when the study started. What they found was that diets that were higher in foods that cause inflammati...Continue reading

Here's the Natural Path for October 17th Saffron: the Answer to Depression Imagine a beautiful purple flower that was as powerful as Prozac but as safe as it is beautiful. It’s not a dream: it’s saffron. There is no question that saffron works: it has been proven more powerful than placebo for depression over and over again. There is also no question that it works really well: as well as anything out there. Study after study has proven it the equal of harsh drugs like imipram...Continue reading

Here's the Natural Path for November 12th--well worth a look!! The First Herb to Fight COVID? This may be the first herb to show promise in a COVID study. You may never have heard of it, but it’s cheap, it’s safe and it’s easily available in every health food store. And it may reduce the risk of death. Several vitamins, including C and D, have shown important promise for COVID in studies. But this may be the first herb to reduce symptoms and prevent death in a study. The stud...Continue reading

Here's the Natural Path for October 9th Eat Your Veggies: Cruciferous Veggies That Is! Some of the healthiest vegetables in the world are the cruciferous vegetables, like broccoli, cauliflower, kale, Brussels sprouts, bok choy, collards, radish, watercress and others. Eating them reduces your risk of cardiovascular diseases like heart attack and stroke. And now we may know why. New research has discovered that eating cruciferous vegetables is associated with less blood vessel...Continue reading

Here's the Natural Path for October 3rd A Safe Way to Stave off Diabetes You likely already know that chromium is a crucial mineral for fighting diabetes. New research shows that adding the herb yerba mate may help. Chromium is helpful for diabetes (Diabetes Care 2006;29:1826-32) even when drugs aren’t able to adequately control it on their own (J Trace Elem Med Biol 2015;32:66-72)....Continue reading

Here's the Natural Path for September 12th A Brand New Use for Curcumin Perhaps no other herb has enjoyed as much research for as wide a variety of health benefits recently as curcumin, the active ingredient in turmeric. Well, here’s another brand new use for the golden superstar. Recent research has revealed an incredible number of uses for curcumin, from cancer to depression to osteoarthritis and liver disease. And now you can add kidney disease....Continue reading

Here's the Natural Path for September 8th Suffer from Migraine? Help is on the Way! If you’re in severe pain, your head is throbbing, you’re sick to your stomach and every light and every sound bothers you, you are one of the one billion people worldwide who suffers from migraine. You are also one of the one billion people who will be very glad to hear this . . . finally! Migraine is unbelievably common. It is the third most prevalent illness in the world, affecting 14% of p...Continue reading

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Here's the Natural Path for August 28th Help for Coughs: A Kid’ll Eat Ivy Too Over-the-counter cough and cold medicines offer no benefit, but considerable risk, for children under 6, and their use is not recommended. So, a safe, natural treatment would be a huge discovery. Ivy has a long traditional use as a herb for coughs. And it’s pretty tough. For bronchitis, it is as effective as the drug ambroxyl (Zeits Allergereinmed 1993). A combination of ivy and thyme works better a...Continue reading

Here's the Natural Path for August 22nd The C-cret that Could Help Fight COVID-19 Several studies are underway on high dose intravenous vitamin C for COVID-19, including at least one in Canada. Some of those studies have now been completed. At least two of them have been analyzed and written. But, so far, no medical journals have agreed to publish them. Why not? What did they find? Why are they secret? The first is a controlled study conducted in three hospitals in China. 54 ...Continue reading

Here's the Natural Path for August 15th 2020 Herbal Help for Breastfeeding Mothers Herbs that encourage breast milk are called galactogogues from the ancient Greek words meaning to bring milk. A safe, effective galactagogue would be really good news for breastfeeding mothers. Fenugreek is a famous traditional galactagogue that has scientific support. Placebo-controlled research has confirmed the ability of fenugreek tea to significantly increase breast milk (J Altern Compleme...Continue reading

Here's the Natural Path for August 11th Stopping Diabetes in its Tracks As many as 90 million Americans are on their way to diabetes. They are prediabetics whose blood sugar is higher than normal. The condition often progresses to diabetes, so it is crucial to stop it in its tracks. And the stopper may be a safe, simple herb you already know very well. Cinnamon has a reputation as a diabetes herb that is supported by a large body of research. These researchers wanted to see w...Continue reading

Here's the Natural Path for July 31st Now You Can Soothe Your Irritable Bowel Syndrome Of all the many disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is the most common, affecting as many as 15% of all people. That’s a lot of people who need help from this painful and uncomfortable condition. And a lot of help may come from a simple and surprising place! A recent systematic review and meta-analysis analyzed three controlled studies of aloe vera and pe...Continue reading

Here's the Natural Path for July 24th 2020 Preventing Mouth Cancers with Simple Herbs Oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMD) are a group of conditions that affect the inside of the mouth. They increase the risk of cancer. Many oral cancers develop from OPMDs. A safe, simple natural treatment would be incredibly valuable. But is there one? A study just published in a dental journal offers hope that there actually might be....Continue reading

Here's the Natural Path for July 17th Can Curcumin Really Help Osteoarthritis? 90% of people over 40 have at least some osteoarthritis. Most of them are put on nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). That means that most people over 40 are on NSAIDs. The problem is, NSAIDs actually make your osteoarthritis worse because they erode the substances around the joints: they inhibit cartilage repair and accelerate joint destruction. They also cause GI bleeding and ulcers. A ...Continue reading

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Here's the Natural Path for July 10th Can Curcumin Make Seniors Smarter and Stronger? Even if your already healthy, that doesn’t mean you can’t be better! Can curcumin make your memory stronger? Two studies by the same group of researchers have now suggested that curcumin can improve memory....Continue reading

Here's the Natural Path for July3, 2020 Essential (Oil) Help for Migraines Migraines can be so bad, they can be crippling. As if the throbbing headache isn’t bad enough, there can also be nausea, and every light and sound can bother you. Two new studies offer new, safe, effective help, which is welcome news because many conventional migraine therapies have poor efficacy and severe side effects. The first study compared peppermint essential oil to anaesthetic lidocaine. Giving...Continue reading

Here's the Natural Path for June 26 Should You Give Your Children Fruit Juice? Is giving your young child fruit juice good dietary advice or bad? Will juice make your child healthy, or will it contribute to making your child overweight? A new American study looked at 100 children between the ages of 3 and 6 and followed them for 10 years. It found that there was a big upside to drinking fruit juice but no downside....Continue reading

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Here's the Natural Path for June 19th Herbal Fuel for Powering Men's Workouts Want to enhance the effects of your workout? Fenugreek may be a powerful answer for men. Well known for cooking, but less well known as a healing herb, fenugreek actually has many uses. It is an important diabetes herb. For women, it has demonstrated its value for treating menopause, painful periods, polycystic ovarian syndrome and for promoting breasts milk....Continue reading

Here's the Natural Path for June 12, 2020 Herbal Help from Hops Hops is best known, not as a medicinal herb, but as an ingredient in beer. Turns out it’s valuable for both. Hops does not usually make the long list of herbs that help women navigate their way through the myriad troubles of menopause. But perhaps it should....Continue reading

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Here's the Natural Path for June 5 Depression, Anxiety & the Incredible Promise of Saffron You’ve heard of saffron, and you’ve heard of depression and anxiety, but have you ever of saffron for depression and anxiety? Saffron can improve the flavour of your dishes. Depression and anxiety can ruin your quality of life. But, in a recipe for life that still hasn’t caught on, saffron can improve the quality of your life....Continue reading