Better Nutrition back issues from February 1996:
All-natural pet foods contain essential nutrients, enzymes
Feb 01, 1996; ... Responding to a question from a reader in the September-October 1995 issue of Petfood Industry, Rosaly Grunberg, of Canine Concepts in New York City, quoted Dr. Tom Willard as saying that the research and development departments at many commercial pet food manufacturing companies are "nothing ...
Amino acids play lead role in combatting stress-related symptoms
Feb 01, 1996; ... All illnesses should be assumed to be stress-related until proved otherwise, reported Andrew Weil, M.D., in his new book, Spontaneous Healing. "To say that a bodily complaint is stress-related does not in any way mean that it is unreal or unimportant; it simply means that time spent at ...
Ashwagandha: An anti-cancer, anti-arthritis, anti-ulcer 'adaptogen'
Feb 01, 1996; ... Considered the oldest healing science in existence, in one scientific study after another, Ayurvedic herbal medicines are proving their tremendous value in protecting mankind from itself -- from the toxic industrialized environment and frenzied societies we have created and their effects, in ...
Can you prevent a heart attack?
Feb 01, 1996; ... Our heart would be far more efficient and beat for a much longer time it, because it works so hard, we gave it proper consideration and care, such as with a healthful diet, the proper nutritional supplementation and regular aerobic exercise. Our heart is an amazing organ. During an ...
Devil's claw proven useful in easing some patients' arthritis pain
Feb 01, 1996; ... If you are over 50 years of age, there is an 80 percent chance that you have some degree of the disease osteoarthritis, commonly known as arthritis, according to Robert M. Giller, M.D., in Natural Prescriptions. Most people, he adds, are generally familiar with arthritis symptoms due to ...
Echinacea: Helping rebuild your immune system
Feb 01, 1996; ... In reading the literature, I found this interesting quote: "This (herb), which has slowly wedged its way into attention, is persistently forcing itself into conspicuity. The probabilities are that in a time to come, it will be ardently sought and widely used, for it is not one of the multitude ...
Evening primrose oil: This beautiful botanical eases PMS, arthritis, asthma, and more
Feb 01, 1996; ... If you are one of the estimated 40 million Americans plagued with allergies, asthma, atopic eczema or hay fever you may need to probe the root cause of your ailment. Medically, these dissimilar disorders may actually be linked to one another by what is called "atopic illness," brought ...
Flavonoid supplements may offer protection against heart disease
Feb 01, 1996; ... Women who take care of their family and career forget to take care of themselves, noted Raye C. Hurwitz, M.D., assistant professor of medicine at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. However, busy women can reduce their risk of developing breast cancer, heart disease, osteoporosis, ...
Garlic lowers cholesterol levels and protects against some cancers
Feb 01, 1996; ... For or centuries, garlic (Allium sativum), often called the "stinking rose," and unjustly associated with bad breath and vampires, has been advocated as a treatment for cough, intestinal spasms, circulatory disorders, headaches, insect bites, wounds, worms and tumors, reports Jerry Mason in ...
Keep skin healthy and beautiful with natural cleansing products
Feb 01, 1996; ... What delicate, precious possession of ours regularly gets burned and environmentally-abused? Is subjected to radiation, scouring and acidic solutions? The answer? Our body. How you clean your body not only helps prevent bacterial growth, gets rid of dirt, keeps your body fragrantly ...
Learn about it ... create it ... enjoy it ... aromatherapy
Feb 01, 1996; ... The practice of using essential oils for the purpose of improving health is called aromatherapy, because it is the essential oil which provides the fragrances (aromas) in the plant kingdom. But essential oils are also used in inhalation, massage and even internally to obtain their healing and ...
Lutein and other antioxidants aid in protecting your eyes
Feb 01, 1996; ... Potentially blinding eye diseases can be treated effectively if they are detected early on, as 11,634 elderly New York City residents found out through the National Eye Care Project. As reported by the American Academy of Ophthalmology, in San Francisco, volunteer New York City ...
Menopausal symptoms relieved with new homeopathic formula
Feb 01, 1996; ... While many women sail through menopause with few complaints, others are bothered by hot flashes, headaches and other complications. By the time a woman is 45 years old, about 450 of her ovarian follicles have ripened and ovulated; only a few are left to secrete estrogens and ...
Milk thistle
Feb 01, 1996; ... Milk thistle is "one of the most ancient known herbal medicines," Daniel B. Mowrey, Ph.D., remarks in his 1993 work, Herbal Tonic Therapies. Called Silybum marianum in Latin, this plant is an annual, or biennial, thistle which flowers from June through September, according to A Field ...
New insights into garlic's vascular-disease-prevention abilities
Feb 01, 1996; ... One of the many colorful stories concerning garlic's anecdotal history of uses was related by John Heinerman, Ph.D.: A French vice-consul, Ernest de Sarzec, was staying at the Iraqi port of Basra. One morning, Sarzec woke from his cot, absentmindedly slipping into his shoes. A previously ...
Sip from healing cups of green & herbal teas
Feb 01, 1996; ... Because so many herbs have proven medicinal value, one soothing way to enjoy their taste and their health benefits is with a steaming cup of herbal tea. There are literally dozens of herbal teas, loose and in tea bags, available in your local health food store for any taste, mood or ...
St. John's Wort: Effective medicine for depression, infection, & more
Feb 01, 1996; ... Called Hypericum perforatum in botany, St. John's Wort is a rapidly-spreading perennial that is widely distributed in Europe, Asia, northern Africa and as a non-native in the United States. The name Hypericum, meaning "over an apparition," comes from the belief that "the herb was so obnoxious to ...
The search for the ultimate rejuvenator takes us back to vitamin C
Feb 01, 1996; ... What can we do to detoxify ourselves? To attain or regain, our health, and to help keep it? To decrease our risk of developing a host of illnesses, thereby helping us to live longer? We can assemble an ultra-high-potency mix of vitamins, amino-acid-chelated minerals, and botanicals, one ...
Weight-loss aids, with dietary changes, can help us reach our goal
Feb 01, 1996; ... Obesity is a heterogeneous disorder, the result of genetic and environmental factors, according to Artemis P. Simopoulos, M.D., president of the Center for Genetics, Nutrition and Health, Washington, D.C., in the September-October 1995 issue of Nutrition Today. She maintains that studies ...
Why does U.S. still favor water fluoridation?
Feb 01, 1996; ... When Gov. Pete Wilson of California signed a bill to fluoridate all of the water supplies in the state, it sent shock waves through every environmentally-concerned community, especially since 12 Nobel Prize winners have termed the process "worthless." If fluoridation is such a panacea, ...