Alternative Medicine

As women, hormonal fluctuations throughout our life cycles are natural and important for our health and well-being. Hormonal fluctuations that cause pain and illness, however, are not. A widespread misconception among women and traditional medical practitioners alike is that common “female problems” are simply to be endured as a normal part of being a woman.

Used coffee grounds are already pressed into service for plant food, insect repellent, and other homespun uses, and scientists are adding another application as used grounds may be a valuable resource for production of dietary supplements. According to a new report in Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, used coffee grounds are a rich source of healthful antioxidant substances.

Here’s a reason to love fruits more than ever. Three or more servings of blueberries and strawberries per week may slash a woman’s risk of a heart attack by as much as 33 percent, says a new study from Harvard.

Cholesterol plays a key role in regulating proteins involved in cell signaling and may be important to many other cell processes, an international team of researchers reported in Nature Communications.