Cocoa compounds have been shown to make blood platelets less sticky and to relax blood vessels. Can they improve blood flow to the brain?
Garlic has a time-honored reputation for promoting health. One claim, that it can lower cholesterol, was tested in a rigorous double-blind trial. How well did it do?
Another look at the Women’s Health Initiative finds that hormone replacement therapy may be less dangerous for younger women. The People’s Pharmacy herb expert, Dr. Tieraona Low Dog, offers suggestions for menopausal women coping with hot flashes.
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Guests:
Ian McDonald, PhD, is Co-Director of the Institute of Clinical Research and Director of Research for Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at the University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
Christopher Gardner, PhD, is Director of Nutrition Studies, Stanford Prevention Research Center at Stanford University. “Effect of Raw Garlic vs Commercial Garlic Supplements on Plasma Lipid Concentrations in Adults With Moderate Hypercholesterolemia: A Randomized Clinical Trial.” Archives of Internal Medicine, Feb. 26, 2007. http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/167/4/346
Tieraona Low Dog, MD, is Director of Education for the Program in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona, Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine and Clinical Lecturer for the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy.
