What Doctors Don't Tell YouReader's Corner
* L-arginine. This is a precursor to nitric oxide, which improves circulation, bringing more oxygen to tissues (Stroke, 1994; 25: 429-35). In Raynaud’s, oral L-arginine can reverse tissue damage in the fingers (Mol Cell Biochem, 2003; 244: 139-41)...
Before the furore over the now defeated proposed ban of vitamin B6 has even cooled down, the British government has been quietly working away at a new scheme to get vitamins and alternative medici ...
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High cholesterol, or hypercholesterinaemia, is conventionally treated with a low-fat diet, and a statin or anion-exchange resin drug. The drugs, however, come with a range of side-effects.
Opt for watchful waiting if your tumour is localised while monitoring whether your cancer is progressing (and if so, how quickly). This conservative management approach entails regular PSA
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I was shattered when I was told I had cancer. The doctor said I had to have a radical mastectomy on the right breast and a partial mastectomy on the left breast, followed possibly by chemotherapy or radiotherapy, or both, and removal of lymph nodes...
One small study has had remarkable success with a rare type of cat’s claw (Uncaria tomentosa). The benefits of most types of cat’s claw are counteracted by tetracyclic oxindole alkaloids (TOA), which prevent the most active compounds,
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