patients comparing acupuncture to the drug Venlafaxine (Effexor) acupuncture proved to be as good if not better in all categories of measured outcomes. Both groups had significant improvements in "hot flashes,depressive symptoms, and other quality-of-life symptoms, includingsignificant improvements in mental health". Two weeks post treatment the acupuncture group still had minimal hot flashes whereas the Effexor group had an increase in hot flashes. Also there were no adverse effects ("side effects") in the acupuncture group, whereas the Effexor group had 18 adverse reactions. The acupuncture group also increased the sex drive of women whereas the Effexor group had no effect. Read the rest of this entry
There are several studies showing that maternal diet plays an important role in the health of offspring:
to determine if a particular strain of probiotic supplementation can reduce the incidence of eczema in infants that are born into a family history of allergies and eczema. There were 68 infant/mother pairs separated into a study group receiving the probiotic and a control group receiving a placebo. Read the rest of this entry
Today I was reminded about cinnamon's incredible health benefits when reading a . People with diabetes have trouble controlling their blood sugar levels so using insulin helps reduce the blood sugar and the insulin spike. Research has shown that cinnamon imparts multiple health benefits (as do just about all spices).
