Tag Archive: liver

Pomegranate: Powerful Protection for Aging Arteries—and Much More

By Tiesha D. Johnson, BSN, RN Every year, more than a million Americans are struck down by a heart attack or stroke. For many, sudden death will be their first—and last—symptom of undetected vascular disease. Those lucky enough to survive often face invasive procedures like angioplasty and coronary bypass surgery,…

Broccoli – Providing Cancer Protection, Liver Support, and Essential Nutrients

By Dale Kiefer One important way to protect yourself from the lethal scourge of cancer that is destroying the lives of millions of Americans is to regularly consume cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, and Brussels sprouts. This particular group of vegetables is an excellent source of unique cancer-fighting chemicals known as glucosinolates. Once…

Desmodium – Powerful and Safe Lung, Liver Support, and Muscle Ache Herb

Desmodium adscendens is another wondrous rainforest herb which has been traditionally used by native peoples for a wide variety of conditions including: hepatitis, protection of liver from cirrhosis, muscle, tendon, and spinal pain, rheumatism, asthma (has bronchial-dilating qualities), allergic symptoms and eczema. Desmodium adscendens (or adscendens) is a vine, which grows wild in the Amazon…

SAMe: The Multi-Functional Supernutrient

By Ward Dean, M.D. For more than 25 years S-adenosyl methionine (SAMe) has been prescribed by doctors in Europe as a treatment for depression, osteoarthritis, liver disease, schizophrenia, demyelinating diseases (like multiple sclerosis), dementia, peripheral neuropathy, Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), migraine headaches, cardiovascular disease and other conditions. Only in the last several years has it…