Canker Sores
What are Canker Sores? Canker sores (aphthous stomatitis is the medical term) are single or clustered shallow, painful ulcers found anywhere in the oral cavity. The sores usually disappear in seven to 21 days, but are recurrent in many people. What Causes Canker...
Breast Cancer Prevention
What is Breast Cancer? For many women, breast cancer is the disease they fear most. The frightening statistic is that about one in seven or eight women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime. Fortunately, there are many effective strategies that can help reduce...
Dr. Murray’s Perspective on a Recent Study on Calcium and Heart Disease
On April 20, 2011, the British Medical Journal published a study conducted by researchers from the University of Auckland that indicated that women taking calcium supplements had as much as a 22 percent increased chance of suffering a heart attack than women who did...
Research Update on SAMe (S-Adenosylmethionine)
Background s-adenosylmethionine (saMe) is an important physiologic agent that is involved in more than 40 biochemical reactions in the body. It functions closely with folic acid and vitamin B12 in “methylation” reactions. Methylation is the process of adding a single...
Pygeum Africanum Extract and Prostate Health
Background Pygeum africanum is an evergreen tree native to africa. an extract made from the dark-brown to gray bark of the trunk has been well-studied in the promotion of a healthy prostate. Over 30 clinical studies, including a dozen double-blind studies, have shown...
Magnesium Supplementation in Women with Severe Hot Flashes
Background Women who survive breast cancer often experience severe hot flashes as a result of anti-estrogen treatment with the drug tamoxifen. these hot flashes can be extremely uncomfortable and not amenable to usual treatments due to the concern that physicians may...
Probiotics in the Treatment of Childhood Constipation
Background Constipation in children is a very common occurrence affecting roughly 10% of children. It is characterized by bowel movements occurring less frequently than usual or stool that tends to be hard, dry, and difficult and painful to pass. The following are...
Ubiquinone and Ubiquinol Equally Effective in Patients with Dry Mouth
Background Information Dry mouth (xerostomia) is a condition in which salivary secretion is reduced for various reasons and is known to cause not only a dry mouth sensation, thirst for drinking water, and difficulty with food intake, but also disturbed taste, dental...
Celery Seed Extract for Protection Against Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease?
Background An accumulation of beta-amyloid in the brain is one of the hallmark features of Alzheimer’s disease. Amyloid is a general term for protein fragments that the body produces normally. Beta-amyloid is a fragment snipped from an amyloid precursor protein (APP)....
Green Tea Polyphenols vs. Candida Albicans Biofilm
Background the usually benign yeast Candida albicans can sometimes overgrow in the human gastrointestinal tract to give rise to a complex medical syndrome known as chronic candidiasis, or the yeast syndrome. Candidiasis can cause a wide variety of symptoms in...