Published January 13, 2010

Leafy extract reverses atherosclerosis and dangerous cholesterol

Here’s a dandy pearl that might save your life. I’ve repeatedly reported on the wonders of phytochemicals and your health. This one is a plant leaf that reverses atherosclerosis lesions.

In a recent study, researchers studied mice that were deficient in the protein apolipoprotein E. This protein is crucial in lipid metabolism in mice as well as you. In this study, the researchers fed the mice a chow containing 1% mulberry leaf for 12 weeks.

Those fed the mulberry-supplemented chow had an amazing 40% reduction in their atherosclerotic lesions in their aortas. Mulberry extract also slowed oxidation of lipids in the test tube, a possible mechanism of action. The authors concluded that mulberry leaf might help prevent atherosclerosis.

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Published January 8, 2010

These two herbs beat menopause symptoms
better than HRT

I’ve treated hundreds of women through the years for the hormonal changes associated with menopause. So I’m always on the lookout for breakthroughs to help you relieve the unpleasant symptoms that come with this time of life.

Many alternative doctors have started using bio-identical HRT. While I am one of them, I have caution even there. I still believe that if God had meant you to have active estrogen in your body after age 50, your ovaries wouldn’t tire out then.

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Published January 7, 2010

Jell-o — the latest anti-aging miracle?

When I was a kid back in the 1950s, Jell-o was just the thing. My mom would often serve us Jell-o for dessert, as well as Jell-o in our salads. I bet we had Jell-o several days out of every week. When I went to school, the same thing happened. Jell-o was easy to make and keep, and we all liked it.

But those days have long been over for me. The last time I had Jell-o was more than 40 years ago. And now, when I look at my 63-year-old face in the mirror, I'm thinking that I should have eaten it more often. That’s because some startling new research is now showing that gelatin, the stuff that’s in Jell-o, will literally put the skids on photo-aging.

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