Published February 6, 2009

An easy way to prevent type-2 diabetes

Type-2 diabetes is 100% preventable using purely natural methods. Nobody has to get it, no matter what your genetics are. And now scientists have discovered yet another natural way to prevent the disease.

The researchers studied a group of 355 non-diabetic men and women. All of the participants were between the ages of 60-80. The researchers wanted to know the effects of a very small dose of vitamin K on diabetes.

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Published February 4, 2009

This natural oil stops mold from growing on your bread

If you’re like me, you probably love to eat homemade bread. Unfortunately, the healthiest breads — fresh, homemade bread — molds and stales quicker than processed breads. But now there’s a simple way to keep bread fresh longer ... naturally.

Researchers have found that wrapping baked goods, such as bread, with cinnamon-laced wax paper protects it from molding. Even with bread already tainted with mold, you can wrap it in a paper containing 6% cinnamon oil, and it will inhibit the mold’s growth by 96%.

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Published January 30, 2009

What to combine with glucosamine to rebuild your joints
(hint: it’s not just chondroitin)

If you have degenerative arthritis, you probably have tried glucosamine and chondroitin to ease the pain. But now there’s evidence that you can combine two other supplements with them to make them more effective.

Researchers recently divided rabbits into two groups. Then they induced damage to their knee cartilage. One group received glycosaminoglycans (GAG), which include glucosamine or chondroitin sulfate, together with the supplements vitamin E and selenium. They gave the other group milk sugar as a placebo. After six weeks of treatment, the researchers did a histological and cellular chemical analysis of their cartilage.

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