1. Herb of The Week

Black Cohosh is traditionally used to reduce symptoms of menopause and help balance female hormones. Black Cohosh has phytoestrogenic properties that mimic the body's natural estrogen and can help those with symptoms stemming from estrogen deficiency.

2. Red Meat & Diabetes

Research shows a distinct correlation between red meat consumption and diabetes. One study shows the risk for diabetes increased by 27% for those consuming processed meat and 15% for unprocessed meat.

3. Red Meat & Cardiovascular Health

Reducing your red meat intake can improve your cardiovascular health. A recent study shows that eating red meat less than 1.5 times per week can lower your risk of cardiac events by 9-16%.

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> Processed and Unprocessed Red Meat Consumption and Risk for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: An Updated Meta-Analysis of Cohort Studies (research)

> Red meat consumption and all-cause and cardiovascular mortality: results from the UK Biobank study (research)

> Association between dietary meat consumption and incident type 2 diabetes: the EPIC-InterAct study (research)

> Five meats by the slice: see how little 50 grams actually is (research)

> Processed meat can cause colon cancer, World Health Organization says (research)

> Podcast on Red Meat

> Podcast on Sugar and Carbs Don’t Cause Diabetes

> Complementary Medicine Therapies That May Assist With Weight Loss: A Narrative Review (research

> A comparative study on the effect of "black cohosh" and "evening primrose oil" on menopausal hot flashes (research):

> Black cohosh improves objective sleep in postmenopausal women with sleep disturbance (research)

> Adding phytoestrogens to clomiphene induction in unexplained infertility patients--a randomized trial (research)

> Effect of Isopropanolic Cimicifuga racemosa Extract on Uterine Fibroids in Comparison with Tibolone among Patients of a Recent Randomized, Double Blind, Parallel-Controlled Study in Chinese Women with Menopausal Symptoms (research)

> Adding the phytoestrogen Cimicifugae Racemosae to clomiphene induction cycles with timed intercourse in polycystic ovary syndrome improves cycle outcomes and pregnancy rates - a randomized trial (research)

> Supplementation of clomiphene citrate cycles with Cimicifuga racemosa or ethinyl oestradiol--a randomized trial (research)

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