Scientific Wellness Blog

Posted on Sun, 19 Aug 12

Brain food: diet linked to IQ

Two independent studies have recently linked healthy eating in early childhood to a better IQ later in life.

Posted on Mon, 13 Aug 12

Honey effective for nighttime cough

A new study lends strong support to the age-old use of honey for kids with a troublesome cough.

Posted on Mon, 13 Aug 12

Mental distress linked to serious illness

Psychological distress has been linked to increased risk of death from illnesses such as heart disease and cancer, and the more distress the higher your risk.

Posted on Sun, 29 Jul 12

Magnesium effective for migraines

A recent scientific review of magnesium for migraine headache concludes that all migraine sufferers should take magnesium supplements.

Posted on Sat, 28 Jul 12

Curcumin beats medication for rheumatoid arthritis

In a clinical study the dietary supplement curcumin from turmeric has performed better than treatment with a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug for rheumatoid arthritis.

Posted on Sun, 22 Jul 12

5-hydroxy-tyrptophan (5-HTP) for depression

Some 30 years ago studies of the dietary supplement 5-HTP suggested benefit in depressive disorders but this research came to a halt, perhaps by no coincidence, around the time that the first selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor (SSRI), fluoxetine (Prozac) was approved in the United States