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Rosetown Natural Health Serving Rosetown and area since 1987, Rosetown Natural Health offers quality health food and supplements.

09/06/2025

Green Tea for Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
PCOS is the most common cause of ovulatory infertility. Regulating hormones, insulin and weight is important.
A new meta-analysis of 6 studies showed that green tea does all three: it significantly improves weight, insulin sensitivity, fasting blood glucose, FSH and free testosterone.
Front Endocrinol. December 13, 2021;12:736867.

09/06/2025

Natural Supplements Help to Grow Your Hair Back

Androgenic alopecia, or male pattern hair loss, and female androgenic alopecia affect a lot of people. There are only two approved drugs on the market, and neither of them work very well. But some herbs do. If you added those herbs to those drugs, would the drugs work better?
Minoxidil and finasteride are the only two FDA‐approved drugs for male and female androgenic alopecia. But only about 20% of people who use them get substantial results.
This 6 month study compared the effectiveness of the drugs alone with the effectiveness of the drugs when natural supplements were added. The supplements included 320mg of saw palmetto extract, 320mg of pumpkin seed extract,425mg of L-cystine along with vitamin C and zinc.
The results were significant and astonishing. 36.5% of the supplement group experienced much improvement compared to 24% of the drug only group. 46% of the supplement group felt that the improvement in their hair was great compared to 30% of the drug only group.
This study shows that adding saw palmetto, pumpkin seed and the accompanying nutrients significantly increases the efficacy of hair loss drugs.
J Cosmet Dermatol. 2025 Aug 25;24(9):e70388.

09/06/2025

Spirulina Improves Life for People with Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disorder in which oxidative stress and inflammation play key roles. Spirulina is a powerful antioxidant and antiimflammatory. Is it powerful enough to improve the lives of people with MS?
This triple-blind, placebo-controlled study gave 64 people with relapsing-remitting MS either a placebo or 1g of spirulina a day for 12 weeks.
The spirulina significantly reduced IL-1β and IL-6, two markers of inflammation compared to placebo. The spirulina also significantly improved the people’s perception of their health as well as improving physical function, reducing role limitations due to physical problems, increasing energy and improving s*xual function. There was also significant weight loss in the spirulina group compared to the placebo group.
The spirulina was very safe, with even (nonsignificantly) fewer adverse events than the placebo group.
The researchers conclude that “[g]iven its safety profile and potential cost-effectiveness, spirulina represents a promising adjunct therapy for MS management.”
Nutr J. 2025;24,132.

08/29/2025

Curcumin Improves Weight Loss in Diabetics

Effectively managing type 2 diabetes relies on paying attention to your weight. Being overweight is very common in prediabetes and type 2 diabetes and losing weight can help manage symptoms and, potentially, even reverse the diabetes. New research shows that curcumin can help.
This new systematic review and meta-analysis of turmeric or its active ingredient, curcumin, and people with either type 2 diabetes or prediabetes included 20 controlled studies. The researchers wanted to measure what effect turmeric/curcumin would have on weight.
The results showed that turmeric/curcumin significantly decreased body weight, waist circumference, fat mass and hip circumference in type 2 diabetics. When better absorbed forms of curcumin were used for at least 12 weeks, it also significantly improved body mass index.
In people with prediabetes, turmeric/curcumin significantly decreased body weight and waist circumference.
These results suggest that turmeric and curcumin can help people with prediabetes and type 2 diabetes manage their weight, which could help manage their condition.
Since some of the studies used small doses or poorly absorbed forms of curcumin, it is possible that even better results could be achieved by using a high quality curcumin supplement in adequate doses.
Nutr. Diabetes 2025;15:34.

08/29/2025

Pomegranate Juice May Help Crohn’s & Colitis

Inflammatory Bowel Disease is an umbrella term for chronic inflammatory conditions of the gastrointestinal tract, including Crohn’s and colitis. These conditions are on the rise, especially among children. Help cold come from a simple fruit juice.
This double-blind study included 16 people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that was in remission but who were at high risk of relapse. It gave them either 125mg of 100% pomegranate juice or placebo for 12 weeks.
The primary measure in the study was levels of f***l calprotectin. Calprotectin is a marker of mucosal inflammation. People with IBD who are in remission but have elevated calprotectin are at higher risk of relapse.
This study found that the people drinking pomegranate juice saw their calprotectin decrease significantly by about 2.4 fold while there was no significant change in the placebo group.
This study suggests that drinking pomegranate juice improves maintenance of remission in people with IBD who are at high risk of relapse.
Ellagitannins, the powerful polyphenol flavonoid found abundantly in pomegranate, was responsible for the juice’s benefit. Ellagitannins are also found in berries and nuts.
Mol Nutr Food Res. 2025 Apr 21;69(15):e70067.

08/29/2025

Lemon Balm Bombs Cholesterol
This is new news for fighting cholesterol.
Recent research has shown that lemon balm reduces blood pressure and lowers the bad LDL cholesterol. Now a new meta-analysis of 5 studies shows that lemon balm significantly reduces triglycerides, total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol.
BMC Complement Med Ther. April 4, 2024;24(1):146.

08/21/2025

Calming Life Down with Ashwagandha

Ashwagandha is a powerful herb that comes from India’s Ayurvedic system of healing. It has enjoyed very impressive recent research for anxiety, stress and insomnia.
A new study adds strong new support for this research.
This meta-analysis of 9 controlled studies found that ashwagandha significantly reduces stress and anxiety while reducing cortisol levels compared to placebo
Explore. Nov-Dec 2024;20(6):103062.

08/21/2025

Landmark Study Finds Benefits of Vegetarian Diet for Cancer

Because vegetarian diets are so high in fruit, vegetables, fiber, nuts, legumes and other healthy foods that prevent cancer and are devoid of meats and dairy that have been associated with cancer, there is a large body of evidence supporting vegetarian diets as preventative of cancer. Now there is a larger body of evidence.
This study included 79,468 Seventh-day-Adventists from Canada and the United States. Some of them were vegetarian and some were nonvegetarian. They were followed for an average of 7.91 years.
For every type of cancer, vegetarian diet either did no harm or did benefit. Overall, there was a significant 12% reduction of risk with a vegetarian diet for all types of cancer combined. The most remarkable benefits were for stomach cancer, where there was a 45% reduction in risk, lymphoma, with a 25% reduction in risk, and colorectal cancer, with a 21% reduction in risk.
Younger vegans had a 31% reduction in breast cancer; older vegans had a 26% reduction. Younger vegans had lower rates of prostate cancer. Younger seems to mean 65 or less.
The benefits of a vegetarian diet may be even greater than this study suggests for two reasons. The first is that nonvegetarian in this study meant people who eat meat one or more times a week. That means that a subset of the nonvegetarian group only ate meat once a week: many meat eaters eat meat much more often than that.
The second reason is that Adventists, including the nonvegetarian ones, are a relatively health conscious population that eats healthier and eats less meat. Nonvegetarian Adventists experience lower rates of cancer than the general population. The difference between vegetarians and nonvegetarians may have been greater in a more inclusive study population.
This study found lower risk of cancer overall and for several types of cancer for vegetarians. The clearest benefit was in stomach, colorectal, lymphoma, lymphoproliferative, prostate and breast cancers.
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. August 2025;122(2):535-543.

08/19/2025

Dietary Defensive Shield Against COVID

A study of 702 people found that the ones who followed a plant-based diet were 38% less likely to get COVID.
The plant-based group was also less likely to get moderate to severe infection, though the difference was not significant.
Other studies have found the severity benefit also, though. One found a 73% reduced risk of moderate-severe COVID with a plant-based diet (BMJ Nutr Prev Health 2021;4:257–66). Another found that people who scored highest on the healthful Plant-Based Diet Score were 41% less likely to have severe COVID (Gut 2021;70:2096-2104).
BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health 2024;0:e000629.

08/19/2025

Garlic Provides Promising Help for Women with Polycystic Ovaries Syndrome.

Polycystic o***y syndrome (PCOS) is a common condition affecting women of reproductive age. Metabolic syndrome is more common for women with PCOS than for women without. Can garlic help?
PCOS is the most common cause of ovulatory infertility. It is caused by insulin resistance, excessive male hormones and cholesterol problems. In women with PCOS, excessive male hormones is associated with elevated homocysteine. Garlic has been shown to reduce homocysteine levels by 30%.
This double-blind study gave either a placebo or 500mg of garlic, standardized for 2-3mg of allicin, twice a day for 8 weeks to women with PCOS and metabolic syndrome. Metabolic Syndrome is the increasingly common constellation of any three of abdominal obesity, elevated triglycerides, low HDL-cholesterol, high blood pressure and elevated blood sugar.
The garlic was significantly superior to placebo for weight loss, body mass index, waist circumference and hip circumference.
Garlic was significantly more effective at improving systolic and diastolic blood pressure as well as triglycerides, LDL cholesterol, and the CRP marker of inflammation. It was also significantly better at increasing S*x Hormone Binding Globulin, which helps regulate s*x hormones.
Garlic was also significantly superior at reducing fasting blood sugar.
Garlic also notably improved all domains on the Female S*xual Function Index (FSFI): desire, arousal, lubrication, or**sm, satisfaction, and pain.
The women in the garlic group also had significantly greater improvement in hirsutism (excessive male-pattern hair growth), acne, infertility, menstrual problems and emotional disturbances: all problems associated with PCOS.
This study suggests the exciting possibility that garlic supplements can significantly improve metabolic syndrome aspects of PCOS.
J Health Popul Nutr. 2025 Aug 6;44:282.

08/19/2025

Curcumin - New Herbal Help for PMS and Painful Periods

Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and dysmenorrhoea (painful period) are common issues that significantly affect quality of life. But, as with so many women’s health issues, they do not receive enough attention or research and are commonly overlooked by public health. Natural health can help.
PMS usually occurs in the week before menstruation and can include bloating, breast tenderness, headaches, palpitations, depression, irritability, fatigue, poor concentration, mood swings and even suicidal thoughts. It affects 48% of women of reproductive age.
Dysmenorrhoea starts just before menstruation and can last from 8 hours to as much as 3 days and is experienced as lower abdominal or pelvic pain.
A body of research is beginning to establish curcumin, the active ingredient in turmeric, as a helpful herbal treatment for PMS and painful periods.
Curcumin may help because it is anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant and a pain killer. Studies have found that curcumin can reduce the intensity and duration of painful periods. It can reduce oxidative stress, support hormonal balance and enhance serotonin and dopamine.
A triple-blind study found that curcumin significantly reduced period pain by 64% compared to 53.3% on a placebo (Phytother Res. 2021;35(12):6954–62). Another triple-blind study showed that curcumin outperforms placebo for increasing free-radical scavenging activity and antioxidant potential in women with PMS and painful periods (Chonnam Med J. 2024 May;60(2):113-119).
Curcumin is also a powerful antidepressant. One study found that curcumin significantly improved PMS symptoms, including both physical symptoms and mood (Complement Ther Med. 2015:23(3):318-24).
Now a new study has added to the evidence. The double-blind study included 62 university medical students. Half were given a placebo, and half were given 500mg of curcumin. They started taking their treatment 7 days before menstruation and continued to 3 days after menstruation for 2 menstrual cycles.
The women taking the curcumin had significantly greater improvement on the Premenstrual Symptoms Screening Tool than the women taking the placebo. The scores in the curcumin group dropped from 52.7 to 42.6, while those in the placebo group only went down from 49.7 to 44.1.
Curcumin also led to significantly greater improvement in painful periods, with self rating for pain dropping from 5.4 to 4.3 compared to 5.6 to 4.9 in the placebo group. The improvement was significantly better than placebo in the second and third cycle.
The curcumin was also safe with no adverse effects being reported.
The researchers conclude that “This study highlights the increasing evidence that curcumin is an effective natural treatment for PMS and dysmenorrhea.”
J Pharm Health Care Sci. 2025 Jul 16;11:61.

08/01/2025

This Important Study Shows Saffron Helps People With Subclinical Depression.

Recent research is firmly establishing saffron as a leading safe and effective treatment for depression. But many of us feel depressed or have low mood without actually being clinically depressed. This large study shows saffron helps these people too.
Saffron is a leading treatment for depression that is strongly supported by the research. More than 20 controlled studies have been published on saffron and depression, and several meta-analyses have demonstrated that it is superior to placebo and at least as good as antidepressant drugs. What’s more is that saffron is extremely safe.
But many people who are feeling depressed do not meet the criteria for being diagnosed with depression. They may have subclinical depression.
Subclinical depression may be diagnosed when a person has some depressive symptoms, including either depressed mood or loss of interest or pleasure.
Three facts stand out about subclinical depression:
1. As many as 11% of people experience subclinical depression
2. Mortality rates in subclinical depression are comparable to rates in people with major depressive disorder
3. Meta-analysis shows that pharmaceutical antidepressants do not help people with subclinical depression
Previous research has shown that saffron can help people with subclinical depression (Front Nutr. 2021 Feb 1;7:606124).
This new study of saffron for subclinical depression included 202 people, making it the largest study ever done on the antidepressant effects of saffron. The study was a double-blind, placebo-controlled study, and it lasted 12 weeks. Everyone in the study was experiencing subclinical depression, and they were given either a placebo or 14mg of saffron extract twice a day.
The people taking the saffron had greater improvement on the depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale – 21 than the people taking a placebo. 72.3% of those taking saffron had a clinically significant improvement of 7 points or more versus 54.3% of those taking a placebo.
In people who had more severe sleep problems, saffron also led to greater improvement in sleep disturbances.
Importantly, there were no serious adverse events in the saffron group.
This large, well designed study adds, generally, to the evidence for saffron as a safe, natural treatment for depression and, specifically and importantly, to the evidence that saffron can also help the many people who are going through subclinical depression.
The Journal of Nutrition. July 2025;155(7):2300-11.

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