October 2008 - Page 3 of 6 - Health Sciences Institute - Official Site

Many studies have shown that the Mediterranean diet has an anti- inflammatory effect on the body. So it’s not a surprise really to find that this famously healthy diet might reduce asthma risk.

And the 2008 Ig Nobel Prize in medicine goes to…the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where researchers revealed an unusual wrinkle in the placebo effect.

German researchers have revealed a way for you to help your poor, abused skin stay healthy, starting on the inside.

According to a recent issue of the UK’s The Guardian, the once-a-day polypill “has been the dream of doctors for many years.”

The Corn Refiners Association wants you to know that people who believe high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is bad are poor dim-witted souls, easily led by crazy rumors.

Researchers at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center at Tufts University designed a trial to test the effect of vitamin K on insulin sensitivity in humans.

A note from an HSI member named Lillian shows that Zyflamend may be useful in treating a wide variety of health problems linked to inflammation.