Fructose and liver disease

Diets high in fructose and trans fatty acids lead to obesity and liver damage.

Science Daily

Milk for Health?

Beleive it or not, some great reading here regarding milk and the 'other side of the story'...

The Milk Letter

Not Milk.Com

TCM slows kidney failure with Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan

A recent article from research in Japan showed that 'Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan' fed to rats with early stage of progressive renal failure, halted monitored progression of renal damage.
TCM News

Ginko for Alzheimer's & Dementia ... No Effect

The longest and largest study to date of treating alzheimer's and dementia with ginko biloba for the university of Viginia, has shown no efficacy in the prevention or treatment of these diseases.

The federally funded study included 3,000 people over 75 checked at 6month intervals over 6 years. Half the population had 120 mg of ginko twice a day and the other half had placebo.

Read more at: CMN

Magnolia Bark (Hou Po) Used to combat hospital "superbug"

Magnolia bark or 'Hou Po' has been shown in research as a very effective treatment against microbacteria. One form of bacteria 'micobacterium smegmatis' (the one that causes leprosy and a form of tuberculosis), was treated with a boiled preparation of hou po and an ethanol extraction. The boiled preparation showed a result similar to streptomysin and the ethanol extraction out performed streptomycin by 20%.

Read more at : Chinese Medicine News

Ling Zhi/ReiShi (Ganoderma Mushroom) slows progression of Alzheimers

Studies at the University of Hong Kong show that Ling Zhi may slow the neurosynaptic degeneration of Alzheimers disease.
CMN

Wu Wei Zi protects liver and helps fight cancer

A recent staudy done at Stanford University shows that appart from Wu Wei Zi's (WWZ)traditional Chinese Medical applications, WWZ significantly improves liver dysfunction in chronic hepatitis sufferers and reverse multi-drug resistance of cancer cells.

CMN