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08/21/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

You can easily avoid kidney stones by drinking more lemonade (the real kind)

Avoiding and treating kidney stones can be easily done by drinking more lemonade. This could be a natural alternative to taking medications or supplements for this painful ailment. Urologists increasingly prescribe lemonade as a natural remedy for kidney stones. People with kidney stones, or those who are prone to them, have often been prescribed potassium […]

07/15/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Eat your spinach: This plant can help arthritis patients maintain strong bones

Eating spinach (Spinicia oleracea) can help osteoarthritis patients maintain strong bones, according to a study published in the journal BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. The study, carried out by a team of researchers at CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute in India, looked at the anti-osteoarthritic effects of spinach extracts in monosodium iodoacetate (MIA)-induced osteoarthritis mice. For the […]

04/08/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

You should consider adding rutabaga to your diet: Here’s why

Rutabaga, also called swede or Swedish turnip, may be unfamiliar to some. It is a nutritious vegetable that you should consider adding to your cart the next time you go grocery shopping. Rutabaga (Brassica napus subsp. rapifera, Brassicaceae) is a natural hybrid between a cabbage and turnip. The root vegetable is the enlarged base of […]

12/22/2015 / By Julie Wilson

Pineapple juice is 500% more effective than cough syrup, study shows

There are all sort of reasons that people come down with a cough. This symptom can be caused by respiratory infections like bronchitis or pneumonia, a particularly bad allergic reaction, or viral infections like a cold or the flu. It can also be caused by certain medications, such as those which help treat high blood […]

11/09/2015 / By Vicki Batts

Alternative to antibiotics found in vitamin C

In the United States, at least two million people are infected with antibiotic resistant bacteria each year. Alarmingly, 23,000 of those cases prove to be fatal. This can all be traced to the overuse of antibiotics, both in medical treatment and in our food supply. Despite the growing prevalence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, called “superbugs,” our reliance on antibiotics has […]

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