Artichoke Extract to the Rescue: Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Rates of obesity and of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are on the rise. Artichoke is a powerful natural remedy for the liver. This study put artichoke to the test against overweight people with NAFLD. As many as 90% of people undergoing bariatric surgery for obesity also have metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD)—the updated name for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Growing research suggests that artichoke extract may offer meaningful support

Depression Help: that deserves attention: SAMe SAMe is a valuable natural treatment for depression that never seems to have quite caught on. This new systematic review is a reminder that maybe it is time that it does. Depression is already too common, and rates are still rising. Among young people, only 36% report that their treatment helped “a lot,” and only 65% say that it helped even “some.” As an added disappointment, conventional treatment for depression has a depressing list of

Valerian Effective Short-term and Long-term You already know that valerian works when it comes to helping you sleep. But you may be surprised both how well it works and how fast! A recent double-blind, placebo-controlled study found that taking 200mg of valerian extract, standardized for 2% valerenic acid, significantly improved total scores on the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index as well as time taken to fall asleep, sleep time, sleep efficiency, daytime drowsiness and refreshed feeling upon waking when people with mild

Ashwaganda Does Everything.... Safely! Ashwagandha seems to do everything. And a new study says that it does it safely. Recent research on ashwagandha is revealing its tremendous versatility and value. Ashwagandha is an important herb for anxiety, stress, insomnia, schizophrenia, OCD, cognition, female sexual function, male sexual function, male infertility, COVID, muscle strength and more. A new study suggests that the great herb does all of this safely. The study included 94 men and 97 women with an average age of