(Natural News) A study published in the Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine examined the hepatoprotective effects of heart-leaved moonseed (Tinospora cordifolia). This study was carried out by researchers at the National Health Research Institutes in Taiwan and Bharathiar University in India. Over the years, the interest in medicinal plants has increased extremely, and heart-leaved […]

(Natural News) More and more new and expecting parents are going out of their way to ensure their children don’t consume toxin-laden foods, with many women opting for organic foods and natural ingredients during pregnancy and then extending this philosophy to their children once they move past breast milk. However, many of these same parents […]

(Natural News) Diabetes is a chronic disease that has become an epidemic around the world. Many people with diabetes are treated with antidiabetic drugs that come with harmful side effects. For this reason, scientists continue to search for safer and natural alternatives to treat diabetes. Researchers from the University of Sfax in Tunisia and the University of Western Brittany in France discovered […]

(Natural News) One of the many side effects of taking acetaminophen drugs is liver damage. Keeping the liver healthy is essential because it plays many vital roles in the proper functioning of the whole body. To protect your liver from damage, researchers from the State University of Maringa in Brazil suggest taking lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus) essential […]

(Natural News) In this study, researchers from Shuguang Hospital in China investigated the mechanisms underlying the ability of gypenosides (GPs) – the predominant component of Gynostemma pentaphyllum or poor man’s ginseng – to ameliorate liver fibrosis. The results of their study were published in The American Journal of Chinese Medicine. GP is known to exert antifibrotic effects. The […]

(Natural News) Fatty liver disease, such as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), affects nearly 25 percent of people around the world. A new study recommends people with this disease to cut down their sugar intake to reduce fat in their liver. In the study, a team of U.S. researchers focused on reducing dietary free sugars, such […]

(Natural News) A study published in The American Journal of Chinese Medicine found that the essential oil extracted from lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus) can protect the liver from damage caused by acetaminophen intake. The study explored the liver-protective effects of lemongrass essential oil. Researchers at the State University of Maringa in Brazil examined the effects of lemongrass […]

(Natural News) A study published in the journal Nutrition Research found that spirulina is beneficial to people with diabetes. In this study, researchers from the University of Western Brittany in France explored the hepatoprotective, antihyperglycemic, and antidiabetic properties of spirulina. The researchers looked at the effects of spirulina supplementation on diabetic rats. They hypothesized that supplementation with […]

(Natural News) Giving your children sweet treats may seem like the easiest way to get them to do what you ask, but you may be putting their health at risk by doing that. Consumption of added sugars is known to be harmful to a person’s health, regardless of age. For this reason, health experts discourage consuming these sugars. In a […]

(Natural News) Rare earth metals are rarely associated with health and medicinal uses. Strontium is one of the few chemical elements to have been documented for use in the medical field. Though its applications in medicine have mainly concerned bone health, researchers from China explored the effects of strontium on fatty livers and determined these mechanisms may […]