Laura Carpenter

Tag: diabetes

  • Herbal Medicine and Health Research Blog – May 15

    The following research on herbs and health has caught my eye. 1. New research shows that mindfulness may be an alternative to antidepressant use. 2. Clostridium difficile is a bacterial infection that is often present in hospitals and health care environments and can cause diarrhoea and fever. A new study has found that pomegranate reduced the…

  • Herbal medicine and health research – September 2014

    In September the following research on herbs and health has caught my eye. 1. A new report in the USA has highlighted the need for doctors to have better education in nutrition. 2. A recent study found that bayberry reduced inflammation in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. 3. A review of the research on honey has…

  • Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) – What is it? Can herbs help? New 2014 research

    What is Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)? PCOS is a complex endocrine and metabolic condition affecting between 6 and 15% of women. Cysts develop in the ovaries, there is an excess of testosterone, and often no ovulation. There is also a condition known as PCO which means a woman has cysts that develop in her ovaries…

  • Herbal medicine research blog – December 13

    This month the following research on herbs and health has caught my eye. 1. A new study at Harvard Medical centre has shown that mindfulness meditation has increased brain functioning in patients with Alzheimer’s. 2. A new scientific study found that nettle helped control the blood sugar of patients with type 2 diabetes. 3. Doctors…