7 Evidence-Based Medicinal Properties of Cayenne Pepper

Cayenne pepper is one of the better-studied herbal remedies. Here are seven-plus study summaries of the medicinal properties of cayenne pepper.

Before getting into summary reports based on actual "evidence based" double-blind placebo tests, here's an explanation of cayenne and some anecdotal empirical evidence that didn't make it to the medical journals.

Cayenne is usually offered as a powder from dried ground chilli peppers. Of course, chilli peppers can be consumed directly for cayenne. But the heat index is best determined with powdered cayenne. Read more

Can You Slim Down Without Trying?

Can you slim down without trying? Start by turning the the government food pyramid upside down, says Joseph Mercola.

In the video above, the late Peter Jennings reports on “how to get fat without really trying.” Indeed, if you eat a standard American diet (SAD), you’re virtually guaranteed to inadvertently pack on extra pounds, even if you think you’re eating healthy.

Presently, a full two-thirds of Americans are overweight or obese, and childhood obesity has tripled over the past 30 years.

While the American agricultural system may be the envy of many less affluent nations, it also has many unintended consequences, as Jennnings points out. One of them is a food system that promotes cheap food largely devoid of nutrients and chockfull of unhealthy ingredients that has caused obesity rates to skyrocket.

If you’re like most people, you probably do not know that there is NO link between agricultural subsidies and nutrition. This important fact is revealed in Jennings report, and this is a major part of the problem.

Directly related to this issue is the fact that the government’s nutritional guidelines are in large part mirrored by these same agricultural subsidies, rather than being built upon sound nutritional science. Read more

Zip, Zest, and Zeal: Get Yours Back Naturally!

Ditch junk food, exercise and take natural supplements to balance your brain and body, says Margaret Durst

Zip, zest, and zeal are signs of health. If you feel that you are lacking these on a regular basis, you may be depressed. Many people do not believe in depression; however, it is one of the most common health problems in the United States affecting an estimated 17 million Americans each year.

Depression is a whole-body condition that affects the body, nervous system, moods, thoughts and behavior. It affects the way you eat and sleep, the way you feel about yourself and the way you react to and think about the people and things around you. Read more.

Lifestyle Can Raise a Man's Risk for Erectile Dysfunction by 85 Percent

What's your risk of erectile dysfunction? Use the Erectile Dysfunction Risk Calculator at the MailOnline to find out.

Smoking, age and high blood pressure are well-known causes of erectile dysfunction but now an impotence calculator designed exclusively for MailOnline shows the exact risk a man has of developing problems in the bedroom.

The results are startling. For example, according to our impotence calculator, if you are 50, smoke and have high blood pressure, your risk of developing ED is 14 per cent - double the average man's risk.

A 40-year-old man who does not smoke but has high blood pressure and heart disease will be at an 8 per cent risk of ED - which puts him at a 10 per cent greater risk than the average man. Read more

Can Cancer Cells Be Starved?

Joseph Mercola examines the research of Dr. Thomas Seyfried, which shows that a ketogenic  diet can starve cancer cells.

Could a ketogenic diet eventually be a “standard of care” drug-free treatment for cancer? Personally, I believe it’s absolutely crucial, for whatever type of cancer you’re trying to address, and hopefully some day it will be adopted as a first line of treatment.

A ketogenic diet calls for eliminating all but non-starchy vegetable carbohydrates, and replacing them with healthy fats and high quality protein.

The premise is that since cancer cells need glucose to thrive, and carbohydrates turn into glucose in your body, then lowering the glucose level in your blood though carb and protein restriction, literally starves the cancer cells into oblivion. Additionally, low protein intake tends to minimize the mTOR pathway that accelerates cell proliferation. Read more

DIY Heart Therapy?

Paul Fassa describes a this simple, effective Vitamin C and Lysine protocol developed more than two decades ago by Linus Pauling.

A little over a two decades ago, two time Nobel Prize winning chemists Linus Pauling, PhD, and Dr. Mathias Rath, MD, developed a DIY protocol anyone can do to prevent and reverse cardiovascular disease. DIY means do-it-yourself, as in you don’t need to be supervised with its application and it’s probably not expensive. Read more

Push-up Pyramid Workout

This video demonstrates a push-up pyramid workout, which can be modified to match your fitness level.

Are Your Iron Levels Too High?

Excess iron can be dangerous, but it's easy to remedy, says Joseph Mercola.

Iron is essential for human life, as it is a key part of various proteins and enzymes, involved in the transport of oxygen and the regulation of cell growth and differentiation, among many other uses.

One of the most important roles of iron is to provide hemoglobin (the protein in red blood cells), a mechanism through which it can bind to oxygen and carry it throughout your tissues, as without proper oxygenation, your cells quickly start dying.

If you have too little iron, you may experience fatigue, decreased immunity or iron-deficiency anemia, which can be serious if left untreated. This is common in children and premenopausal women.

But what many people fail to realize is that too much iron can be equally deadly, and is actually far more common than iron deficiency, thanks to a hereditary disease known as hemochromatosis. Read more

The Fashionable Way To Lose 10lb in Twelve Days: Eat MORE Fat

A new program called Educogym promises you'll drop ten pounds in just twelve days

The hot new word in fitness is Educogym.

Their 12-day programme is designed to make you lose body fat, increase muscle mass, speed up fat-burning metabolism and make you feel great.

It works in three steps personally tailored to you: focus, train and nourish. They favour high intensity training and a high fat, low carb diet. Read more

Want Sharper Focus, Better Memory, Increased HGH?

Christina Sarich reveals seven benefits of the brain booster Alpha GPC.

Who doesn’t desire more mental focus, and better recall? Whether you are a musician learning a new score, a scientist pondering ways to clean up our planet, an artist desirous of painting with greater acumen, or a student cramming for exams, Alpha GPC, a nootropic (brain-enhancer, and sometimes written nutropic) may just be the brain-boosting supplement that propitiates better intellectual pursuits. Read more