Scientifically
Proven Results

With a long history of traditional use, Medicinal Spice Oils have proven themselves time and again as safe yet potent healers and preventers of disease. Modern science has verified these traditional uses. See articles and research below on the following:

Alzheimer's Disease
Antibiotic Resistant Infection
Asthma
Bacterial Infection
Bacterial Infection 2
Cancer
Cancer 2
Candida
Childhood Infections
Common Cold
Drug-Resistant
Bacteria
E. Coli
Free Radicals
Free Radicals 2
Fungal Infections
Heart Attack
Malaria
Poor Memory
Poor Memory 2
Prostate Cancer
Stroke
Ulcers
Fungus, Yeast,
Parasites, Bacteria

Keep Arteries Squeaky Clean

Garlic adds to statin's protection

By Allison Sarubin Fragakis, RD, Prevention

An old-fashioned remedy may help fight one of the newest identified risk factors for stroke and heart attack. In a group of high-risk cardiac patients, researchers found that those taking a garlic supplement for 1 year had a 12% reduction in levels of homocysteine, a chemical that irritates blood vessel linings, leading to plaque buildup. And although both study groups were taking powerful cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins, artery blockages grew 66% more slowly in the garlic takers.

"This was a small study, but we were pleasantly surprised by our positive results," says Matthew Budoff, MD, assistant professor of medicine at Harbor-UCLA Research and Education Institute. The study used supplements of 1,200-mg garlic extract per day.

Allison Sarubin Fragakis, RD, is the author of The Health Professional's Guide to Popular Dietary Supplements, 2nd edition (American Dietetic Association, 2002).