(Natural News) Turmeric is a superfood powerhouse with many known health benefits often attributed to curcumin, its main active ingredient. In fact, a study has found that curcumin supplementation helps increase levels of beneficial gut microbes that limit the actions of toxins. The findings also revealed that curcumin can help ease chronic kidney disease (CKD) symptoms. […]

(Natural News) Blood pressure medications might reduce the risk of cardiometabolic conditions, but researchers from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) found that healthcare professionals might be doing more harm than good in prescribing more intense medications. Published in JAMA Internal Medicine, their results demonstrated that patients admitted for non-cardiac conditions but had high blood pressure had a greater risk of readmission, […]

(Natural News) Some species from the genus Juglans – the largest and most widely distributed of the eight genera in the walnut family – have diverse biological activities, such as anti-hypertensive, antioxidant, lipolytic (fat-metabolizing), anti-hyperglycemic, anti-lipidemic and anti-proliferative properties. Studies suggest that these activities may be useful in the treatment of a wide variety of ailments, ranging from minor […]

(Natural News) Chemotherapy, often shortened to “chemo,” is the use of drugs to remove, kill, or damage cancer cells. In conventional medicine, particularly in oncology, it’s often the primary treatment for cancer, given its systemic effects and its ability to destroy cancer cells regardless of their primary site. The treatment, despite being touted as “effective against many […]

(Natural News) Safflower seed extracts can protect the kidneys from the adverse effects brought about by cisplatin treatment, according to a multi-university study in South Korea. Their findings appeared in The American Journal of Chinese Medicine. The researchers investigated whether extracts from safflower seeds can have pleiotropic effects in vivo. For the study, mice were intraperitoneally injected […]

(Natural News) Bishop’s weed (Houttuynia cordata) is an edible plant from Asia that is used in traditional Chinese and Indian medicine. Researchers believed that extracts from its processed form can help protect the kidneys of diabetics from damage. The kidneys are responsible for removing impurities and excess water from the blood. This makes them very vulnerable to […]

(Natural News) Chinese researchers tested the renoprotective effects of an extract made from bishop’s weed (Houttuynia cordata). They reported its positive effects on kidney injuries associated with diabetes. Support for the study came from the Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. The findings were published in the journal Chinese Herbal Medicines. The animal model was made up of seven […]

(Natural News) Researchers from different parts of the world are setting their sights on moringa (Moringa oleifera), a plant native to India and widely cultivated in different parts of Asia, and its potential health benefits, with many being focused on its antidiabetic effects. To describe diabetes as widespread is a gross understatement. The World Health Organization […]