Aloe Fails to Help Radiation Therapy Skin Burns

Aloe Fails to Help Radiation Therapy Skin Burns

What are the effects of aloe on radiation burns caused by cancer treatment and on the cancer itself? “Worldwide attention was drawn to the possible value of gel prepared from Aloe arborescens [aloe] after the Second World War, when skin burns of victims of the nuclear...
Benefits of a Half Teaspoon of Brewer’s Yeast Daily

Benefits of a Half Teaspoon of Brewer’s Yeast Daily

A half-teaspoon a day of brewer’s yeast is put to the test in a randomized, double-blind, controlled clinical trial. In 1854, a case report was published in the precursor of the British Medical Journal suggesting two to three tablespoons of brewer’s yeast every day...
Treating the Root Cause of Toenail Fungus

Treating the Root Cause of Toenail Fungus

Does Tea Tree Oil Work for Nail Fungus? Tea tree essential oil is pitted against the antifungal cream lotrimin for the treatment of fungal nail infection, but what about treating the underlying cause? Onychomycosis is a fungal infection of our nails, usually the...
Tea Tree Oil vs. Tinactin for Athlete’s Foot

Tea Tree Oil vs. Tinactin for Athlete’s Foot

Are the effects of tea tree oil anti-fungal or merely anti-inflammatory? Our entire understanding of the cause of dandruff shifted with a landmark article published in 1984. Instead of relying on secondary sources, reviews, editorials, and opinion pieces, the author...
Stevia and Monk Fruit vs. Aspartame and Splenda

Stevia and Monk Fruit vs. Aspartame and Splenda

The natural plant-based sweeteners stevia and monk fruit (Luo Han Guo) are pitted head-to-head against aspartame and Splenda. A number of artificial sweeteners have been approved in North America by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, including aspartame and...