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supplementation to prevent the onset of type 2 DIABETEShave so far yielded no evidence that it can do so. Nor is there any concl ...

D–F dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) A steroid HOR- MONEthat occurs naturally in the body. It serves as a precursor primarily to es ...

with NONSTEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS (NSAIDS), causing stomach upset, irritation, and bleeding. Because dong quai affects b ...

migraines, though may provide a level of relief for menstrual discomforts. Results become evident after taking feverfew for eigh ...

G garlic In ancient times people used garlic to ward off the evil vapors and spirits they believed responsible for illness. In m ...

GARLIC (Allium sativum) Uses Risks/Side Effects Interactions lower blood gastrointestinal upset antihypertensives cholesterol st ...

FUNCTION related to ATHEROSCLEROSIS (as is most erectile dysfunction in men age 60 and older). There is also likely a preventive ...

BILOBA, though any effects on LIBIDO beyond heightened alertness remain unclear. A number of energy drinks and similar products ...

cosamine is a dietary supplement in the United States, it is available without a doctor’s prescrip- tion, so people who have ost ...

has the ability to kill certain BACTERIAincluding Helicobacter pylori, the bacteria responsible for much PEPTIC ULCER DISEASE, a ...

H–I homeopathy A system of medicine based on the philosophy that symptoms represent the body’s efforts to heal. Homeopathic trea ...

of homeopathy and over 100 homeopathic hospi- tals throughout the United States. Scientific dis- coveries in bacteriology and di ...

the result of the aging process rather than of a dis- ease process. Proponents of hGH supplementation counter that reversing som ...

apist provides during a hypnotherapy session. Self-hypnosis is also an effective stress relief method, particularly for people w ...

L labyrinth A spirituality-based approach that fea- tures a geometric, symmetrical pattern that a per- son walks in prayer, MEDI ...

occur in cooked tomatoes and tomato products such as tomato soup, tomato sauce, and ketchup. Most studies investigating the effe ...

M magnet therapy The use of static magnets to cre- ate magnetic energy fields, which are alignments of the atoms within them. Th ...

massage therapy A touch therapy, also called therapeutic massage or bodywork, that acts on the body as well as the mind and the ...

relieve TOOTHACHE, headache, and other pains, yet it was not until 1899 that researchers isolated and synthesized this key ingre ...

that, according to the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Dietary Supplements has the intention to supplement die ...