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Turmeric – or rather, the active ingredient in turmeric, curcumin – is a very popular health supplement used around the world. To quote from "From Traditional Medicine to Modern Medicine" by Sahdeo Prasad and Bharat B. Aggarwal:  "Turmeric is a plant that has a very long history of medicinal use, dating back nearly 4000 years. In Southeast Asia, turmeric is used not only as a principal spice but also as a component in religious ceremonies. Because of its brilliant yellow color, turmeric is also known as "Indian saffron." Modern medicine has begun to recognize its importance, as indicated by the...

The ketogenic diet has a lot of benefits. It's low-carb, so it can help you beat sugar cravings, cut out a lot of unhealthy processed ingredients from your diet, and lose weight. One question many of you, dear readers, are concerned about is fertility. Does the Keto diet affect your fertility, either positively or negatively? After all, your diet is hugely impactful on fertility. Eating the wrong things can reduce your fertility, hinder ovulation or implantation, and even lead to birth defects or miscarriages. Many of the "wrong things", though, are things like medications, alcohol, and smoking. Where does food...

A relatively recent health fad is the use of apple cider vinegar for, well, just about everything. It's been used as a cleanser, as part of a dietary purge, as a supplement, and yes, even for weight loss. There's just one problem: there's zero evidence to suggest that vinegar of any sort, apple cider or otherwise, can do anything to help you lose weight.   The theory is pretty simple. Drinking some apple cider vinegar is meant to fill your stomach and suppress your appetite, while also providing a laundry list of other benefits. The trouble is, even though studies have...

There are, in general, three "tiers" of health remedies. The first tier, which we'll call Tier 1, is what you get if you go to a doctor. Modern medical science is very advanced and very cool. Synthetic drugs can take a compound from a plant and isolate it, synthesize it, study its chemical structure, figure out how it works within the body, and refine it into a highly effective medication. Medical science has a few drawbacks, though. It's often very expensive (at least in America), and new drugs can take a long time to go through the testing and approvals process....