(Natural News) The caper (Capparis spinosa) bush is characterized by its small, salt-tolerant shrub with trailing, thorny branches and thick, fleshy leaves. It is a deep root plant that has trailing vines growing between seven and 10 feet tall. It has semi-prostate branches and oval-shaped, petiolate leaves placed opposite of each other. Its flowers are […]

(Natural News) A 20-year-old waitress claimed that she overcame psoriasis for good because of a strict vegan diet, according to a report by the Daily Mail Online. Jessica Belshaw from Torpoint, Cornwall, said that the symptoms of her guttate form of psoriasis started when spots on her abdomen appeared when she was just 13 years old. Then, […]

(Natural News) Peanut allergies are one of the most common food allergies, and one that children are often unable to grow out of. Though a recent study may be set to change that. Led by allergist and immunologist Professor Mimi Tang, a team of Australian researchers have uncovered a successful treatment for children with peanut […]

(Natural News) Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, famously advised, “Let food be thy medicine, and medicine be thy food.” That is a message we have been preaching at Natural News for many years, though the concept of food as medicine is not an integral part of modern medical treatment. Despite the glaringly obvious link […]

(Natural News) When people are faced with a serious ailment, their tendency is to go to a hospital and have themselves checked by a general practitioner. They then take the medication prescribed by the doctor and hope everything will be alright. These people, on the other hand, took a different direction when it came to searching […]

(Natural News) Gac (Momordica cochinchinensis) is a fruit indigenous to Southeast Asia and highly valued for its nutritional and medicinal uses. Its seeds are used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat a variety of ailments including boils, rheumatic pain, muscle spasm, hemorrhoids, and hemangiomas. In a recent study published in The American Journal of Chinese Medicine, researchers from Sungkyunkwan University in […]