A study published in the December issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia indicated that acupuncture is superior to placebo and medication in treating chronic headaches. The study reviewed 25 randomized controlled trials in adults that lasted more than four weeks. In seven trials comparing acupuncture with medication, researchers found that 62 percent of 479 patients had significant response to acupuncture, and only 45 percent to medicine. Fourteen of the studies (with a total of 961 patients) compared acupuncture directly ...
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I've received several questions about the safety of cod liver oil (CLO) since the Vitamin D Council warned consumers about the ingestion of CLO due to concerns about potential vitamin A toxicity in their November bulletin. Sally Fallon, president of the Weston A. Price Foundation, recently wrote a letter to members clarifying the issues raised by the Vitamin D council and exonerating cod liver oil. If you're having second thoughts about the health benefits of CLO, please read ...
Ah, the joys of technology. I broke something in the process of upgrading to the latest version of WordPress early this morning, and the blog was down the entire day. Just got it up and running again, and with a shiny new coat of paint to boot! If you weren't able to access the site earlier, you shouldn't have any trouble now. Make sure to eat plenty of good fat over the holidays!
