Women and their doctors have long searched for alternatives to conventional hormone drugs to treat menopausal symptoms. Studies show that natural plant-based extracts, hops and lignan extract, block menopausal discomforts such as hot flashes, irritability, and sexual problems. This combination may also provide anticancer, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and immunomodulatory benefits.

Aging skin overproduces melanin and unevenly deposits it, causing age spots and uneven tones that make skin appear older. Rigorous research reveals that a formulation of three natural compounds lightens age spots in 80% of individuals, fades freckles for almost 90% of participants, and reduces total areas of hyperpigmentation by 25%.

Often overlooked by scientists and consumers, tocotrienols are a crucial component of the entire spectrum of vitamin E with their own unique health benefits. Researchers have shown that tocotrienols can create new artery formation after a stroke, protect vital brain circuitry, and improve pancreatic cancer survival in laboratory studies.

With aging, our immune system declines in a process called immuno-senescence. A weakened immune system encourages deadly infection and disease. Scientists have confirmed that the medicinal mushroom reishi contains pharmacologically active compounds that bolster the immune system and help defend against age-induced immune decline.

There is no real healthcare cost crisis as politicians claim. Instead, a marketplace dominated by pharmaceutical lobbyists use regulatory barriers to gouge the public with monopolistic prices. Deregulation would improve health care, lower costs, and eliminate the need for government-mandated insurance programs.

Neuropsychiatrist Dr. Daniel Amen discusses strategies to optimize the unique strengths of the female brain for peak performance. His book Unleash the Power of the Female Brain reveals the top foods and supplements, and how to balance hormones.

Reducing calories lowers mortality risk; glucosamine increases life span; resveratrol improves glycemic measures; correcting vitamin D levels in women boosts weight loss; and more.

Cardiologist Dennis Goodman’s new book, Magnificent Magnesium, details how correcting magnesium levels prevents heart attacks, slashes blood pressure, stops muscle cramps, relieves insomnia, and boosts calcium absorption.

Beta-blockers to reduce blood pressure can lead to chronic sleep disturbances by blocking melatonin production. Melatonin may correct this common problem that is often overlooked by physicians.

Olive oil is vital in the disease-reducing Mediterranean diet and positively influences nearly 100 genes that control the aging process. Studies show that olive oil protects against Alzheimer’s, osteoporosis, and skin aging.