by Natural Blaze | Aug 15, 2014
Already known for their higher-than-usual risk of asthma and environmental allergies, young inner-city children appear to suffer disproportionately from food allergies as well, according to results of a study led by scientists at the Johns Hopkins Children’s...
by Natural Blaze | Aug 11, 2014
By Dr. David Juan I love a good nap. In fact, I try to take one every day around 2:00 or 3:00 p.m. The computer gets shut down, my phone is set to “do not disturb,” and I stretch out for a 15- to 20-minute snooze. Some people might call it lazy, but I disagree. Your...
by Natural Blaze | Aug 7, 2014
Vitamin D deficiency is associated with a substantially increased risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease in older people, according to the most robust study of its kind ever conducted. An international team, led by Dr David Llewellyn at the University of Exeter...
by Natural Blaze | Jul 31, 2014
Eating tree nuts appears to help lower and stabilize blood sugar levels in people with Type 2 diabetes compared to those on a control diet, a new study has found. A systematic review meta-analysis of the totality of the evidence from 12 clinical trials in 450...
by Natural Blaze | Jul 29, 2014
By Dr. K.J. McLaughlin You’ve likely heard about the importance of cholesterol and how you should get your cholesterol levels checked every year as part of your annual check-up. Blood cholesterol has been used as an indicator of health risk now for a number of...
by Natural Blaze | Jul 12, 2014
By Dr. David Juan If you’re suffering from a headache or muscle pain, your first instinct may be to reach for the “Aspirin” or other over-the-counter pain-relief medication that is a staple in most medicine cabinets. While this may be fine on occasion, if the pain you...
by Natural Blaze | Jul 11, 2014
“This study demonstrates that choosing food produced according to organic standards can lead to increased intake of nutritionally desirable antioxidants and reduced exposure to toxic heavy metals.” In the largest study of its kind, an international team of...
by Natural Blaze | Jul 9, 2014
Skin cells possess an olfactory receptor for sandalwood scent, as researchers at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum have discovered. Their data indicate that the cell proliferation increases and wound healing improves if those receptors are activated. This mechanism...
by Natural Blaze | Jul 8, 2014
By Dr. David Juan When I think sickness, I usually don’t think of summer. Like me, most people classify colds, the sniffles, and viral infections as wintertime maladies that rarely appear in the summertime. Generally speaking, we tend be believe that warmth is akin to...
by Natural Blaze | Jul 2, 2014
By Dr. David Juan Are you finding that the drugs touted by big pharma and prescribed by most doctors aren’t helping your painful rheumatoid arthritis? You’re not alone. And what other options are there, really? It’s a tough pain to treat. But wait…there’s some news...
by Natural Blaze | Jun 20, 2014
A study of 8 European countries presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO)in Sofia, Bulgaria, shows that children consuming a diet more in line with the rules of the Mediterranean one are 15% less likely to be overweight or obese than those...
by Natural Blaze | Jun 19, 2014
by Dr. K.J. McLaughlin I know that there are many nutritional supplements that purport to treat a condition or make some claim to that effect. Of course, there are laws in place that make it mandatory that there must be scientific proof that this is actually the case...
