Nutrition Review Archive

More than 2,500 years ago Hippocrates noted that "the intestines tend to become sluggish with age.” This observation remains true today in the 21st...

An extract derived from pumpkin (Cucurbita ficifolia) may improve blood glucose levels in diabetics and exert antioxidant effects, according to a new study. If...

By John Steinke, L.Ac. Anyone who’s had their summer vacation ruined by a cold knows that infections can strike at any time of the year....

Linus Pauling's Unified Theory of Human Cardiovascular Disease By Jim English and Hyla Cass, MD Collagen is the protein that forms connective fibers in tissues such...

By Jim English Humans lived for millions of years without the benefit of modern pharmaceutical antibiotics. Pharmaceutical antibiotics were first introduced into medicine in the...

By Mitchell A. Fleisher, MD, D.Ht Well, it appears that the current flu season is in full swing and it's going to be a whopper....

By Mitchell A. Fleisher, M.D., D.Ht., D.A.B.F.M As a family physician specializing in integrative complementary alternative medicine (CAM), I’m constantly seeking out scientifically-sound nutraceutical agents...

By Mitchell A. Fleisher, M.D., D.Ht., D.A.B.F.M., Dc.A.B.C.T. ProstaPhase® is a unique, potent, TCM botanical formulation based on the ancient “essence tonic” tradition of Traditional...

Inhibition of Cancer Cell Growth and Metastases By Jim English and Ward Dean, MD Pectin is a complex carbohydrate (polysaccharide) found in virtually all plants. Pectin...

Merck and Schering-Plough, makers of Zetia, announced that the drug had failed to benefit patients in a two-year trial that ended in April 2006....

By Jim English Sudden cardiac death, resulting from untreated rapid ventricular fibrillation, is the leading cause of death in the United States, affecting about 400,000...

By Mitchell A. Fleisher, M.D., D.Ht., D.A.B.F.M As a holistic family physician specializing in integrative CAM (Complementary Alternative Medicine), I am always pleased to discover...