Can yerba mate make you healthy? What are the health benefits of yerba mate? Yerba mate offers anti-inflammatory and cholesterol-lowering benefits, as well as possible protective effects against cancer.

Yerba mate’s health benefits It is an ideal beverage this time of year as it makes hot, humid weather more tolerable, explains herbalist Brigitte Mars. “Because mate helps cleanse the body of wastes without harming beneficial intestinal flora, some people drink it when they are on a cleanse, diet, or fast. (more…)

One recent study recommends 10 times the current level of vitamin D – from 200 IU to 2,000 IU daily – to support young people’s long-term bone and overall health. (more…)

Gastric-bypass surgery may soon seem as medieval as the lobotomy. British scientists have discovered the two proteins that allow your stomach to expand to 4 liters from its “resting” capacity of 75 milliliters. (more…)

What’s with all the strange products lately? Remember Tru Blood? And now Booty Sweat? Booty Sweat? Are you kidding me?! (more…)

What’s with all the hype over magnesium lately? The Magnesium Miracle? Is magnesium really a miracle supplement we have all been unaware of all these years?

Yes and no.

Carolyn Dean, MD, ND, brings extensive medical experience to The Magnesium Miracle, focusing on the importance of this underappreciated mineral. (more…)