An important Finnish study found that infants who received 2,000 IU of vitamin D in the first year of life had 80% less incidence of type 1 diabetes. Other research shows that cod liver oil (which contains both omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin D) also cuts the risk of type 1 diabetes. In addition, prenatal...
While stimulant medications remain the standard treatment for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), research shows saffron offers comparable efficacy—with the added benefit of more sound sleep. According to a groundbreaking study published in Nutrients, a botanical extract of the ancient spice saffron works as well as the psychostimulant methylphenidate (brand names Ritalin and Concerta) to treat...
Many people have only recently begun to learn about the astonishing healing and infection-fighting benefits of colloidal silver, but did you know that there are over 100 years of research relating to its medical usage? Colloidal silver’s broad-spectrum antimicrobial qualities have been known since the late 1800s when the substance was first produced. Here’s a...
Boosting levels coincides with lowered risk of debilitating mental and physical diseases. Vitamin D deficiency is often accompanied by symptoms and diseases that are casually dismissed as “old age.” Vitamin D, which acts more like a hormone than a vitamin, plays several important roles and can affect everything from cognition to cancer. Among its roles,...
How to Build Resilience by Harnessing the Power of Herbs & Spices As this issue focuses on EMF exposure, one of my favorite authors, Dr. Sina McCullough, gave permission for Green Medicine Newsletter to include her article about protective herbs and spices. Our exposure to man-made radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (EMFs) has increased dramatically in recent...
Jonathan V. Wright M.D. Research and experience tell us that there are ways to protect ourselves—at least partially—against the never-before found on planet Earth (and therefore automatically health hazardous) electromagnetic frequencies continuously broadcast by cell phones and cell phone towers. Check your melatonin level! Like many other hormones, melatonin can decline with age; if that...
There’s seemingly no limit to green tea’s powers, which include help for diabetic peripheral neuropathy, brain function and even keeping your cool under stress. Plus, you may reap even more green tea benefits by trying out these three unique green tea forms. Two-thirds of the world’s population enjoys tea as a beverage, not only because...
Not long ago, in the February issue of Green Medicine, melatonin was featured. The article focused on melatonin’s anti-aging effects, how it can slow down or even reverse the aging process, extend lifespan, reinvigorate our sex lives, and bolster our immunity. I use melatonin from time to time for sleep and for its anti-aging benefits,...
Green Medicine Newsletter has incorporated info in the past about the benefits of niacinamide (Vitamin B3) taken internally, but this article features the benefits of a topical niacinamide cream or serum applied to facial skin for cosmetic purposes. What a versatile Vitamin! From the article “Niacinamide: A B vitamin that improves aging facial skin appearance”...
“A control for Cancer is known and it comes from nature but it is not widely available to the public because it cannot be patented and therefore is not commercially attractive to the pharmaceutical industry.” – G. Edward Griffin Vitamin B17, also known as Amygdalin, is derived from ordinary Apricot Kernels. How does B17 fight...
