Researchers from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center tested 209 women between 45 and 60 years old with a history of hot ashes and/ or night sweats. After up to 20 treatments over six months, the women receiving acupuncture reported a 37 percent reduction in hot ashes, while the control group saw a 6 percent in- crease. […]

Research from Austria’s University of Graz hasalters the gut’s microbiome for the better. The researchers tested 16 healthy people for eight weeks, giving them a dose of 980 international units (IU) per kilogram (2.2 pounds) of body weight. At this rate, a 150-pound person would take more than 66,000 IU per week. The scientists took […]