Certain Migraine Medications may not be Good for Heart Patients Researchers in the Netherlands found that some migraine medications cause the coronary arteries (the blood vessels feeding the heart) to contract. Narrowing of the coronary arteries caused by heart disease may result in chest pain or even heart attacks in an individual taking certain migraine Read More …
Anti Inflammatory Drugs are Bad to the Bone
The Journal of Bone and Mineral Research (June, 2002 17:963), studied the effects of two drugs, Vioxx and Celebrex on bone repair. These drugs are the new generation of anti-inflammatory drugs. These are known as Cox-2 inhibitors; so named because of the inflammatory enzyme that they inhibit. These drugs are often used to ease the Read More …
Anti Depressants are Bad to the Bone
Research appearing in the Archives of Internal Medicine (2007;167:188-194) shows a connection between the use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (also called SSRIs—these are drugs like Prozac and other commonly used anti depressants) and fracture. Over 5000 subjects over the age of 50 were monitored for a period of five years. The researchers found that Read More …
Anti Acid Medications may Aggravate Gastritis
A study performed on mice done by researchers from the University of Michigan Medical School at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute shows that acid suppressing medications (proton pump inhibitors, like Prilosec and Prevacid) may actually aggravate the conditions that they are designed to treat. The stomachs of mice treated with these drugs developed more inflammatory Read More …
Digestion
Many natural health practitioners believe that problems in the digestive system are the beginning of many other health problems like asthma, allergies, arthritis, and even autoimmune disease. Whether or not you believe that, the digestive is still very important. It is a 25 foot tube that begins in the mouth and ends at the anus. Read More …
Taking acid inhibiting drugs could make ulcers worse
Scientists at the University of Michigan Medical School, published in found that antibiotics were the best way to kill the bacteria that cause gastritis and eliminate stomach inflammation. Mice given drugs called proton pump inhibitors (like Prilosec and Prevacid) to block acid production had more bacteria and inflammation than mice that were not given the Read More …
Oxidative Stress in Crohn’s Patients
Research appearing in the American Journal of Gastroenterology(2003; 98(2):348-53) shows that vitamin supplementation reduces oxidative stress in patients with Crohn’s disease. Oxidative stress is created by free radicals. Free radicals are chemicals that can release an electron, a kind of chemical bullet that does damage to cells. Certain vitamins, like vitamins E and C are Read More …
Low vitamin C levels increase risk of gallbladder disease
A large study was performed at the University of California at San Francisco where blood levels of vitamin C was measured on more than 13,000 people. The study was published in the Archives of Internal Medicine (2000;160:931-936).It was found that women (but not men, interestingly enough) with low vitamin C levels are more likely to Read More …
Low vitamin C increases the risk of periodontal disease
Helicobacter pylori infection is associated with low vitamin C levels, according to researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center. Helicobacter pylori isthe bacteria that causes peptic ulcers. In a study, published in the August 1, 2003 issue of the Journal of the American College of Nutrition,blood samples were analyzed and data taken from nearly Read More …
Ginger and Nausea
Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is a perennial plant that grows in warm and humid climates. The rhizome (a thickened, usually horizontal underground stem or branch of a plant that stores food) of ginger has been used in cooking and medicinally for centuries. Ginger has traditionally been used in Chinaand in other cultures to treat nausea, vomiting Read More …