November News

Too many men ignore their prostate
The nationwide survey conducted on behalf of A.Vogel/Bioforce found that six out of ten men would wait to see if a problem eased before seeking medical assistance, with one in ten waiting until the symptoms became intolerable before seeing a doctor - while some would even refuse medical help completely for any complaint. The research points to the likelihood that around 25% of men would simply try to live with the problem.
Prostasan Saw Pametto capsules for relief of urinary discomfort in men with an enlarged prostate (BPH).

St John's Wort Research - Positive Results
A review, published in early October by the prestigious Cochrane Library which looked at 29 studies involving 5489 patients with depression, has shown the effectiveness of Hypericum (St John�s Wort).
Overall, the St. John�s Wort extracts tested in the trials were superior to placebo, similarly effective to standard antidepressants, and with fewer side effects than standard antidepressants.
www.cochrane.org/reviews/en/ab000448.html

The Benefits of Globe Artichoke
A trial published in Phytomedicine describes the effects of Artichoke leaf extract on healthy adults with high cholesterol. In the randomised, double blind, placebo-controlled trial, 131 otherwise healthy adults were given Artichoke capsules for 12 weeks. They saw their cholesterol levels come down by an average of 4.2% from 7.16 to 6.86. In the same time-frame, the control group saw their cholesterol rise by 1.9%.
This trial reflects our clinical experience with Cynara tincture, although we have found the results to be slightly better with tincture as opposed to capsules.
Reference: Bundy R et al. Phytomedicine 15 (2008), 668-675.