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More than 60 percent of Americans use herbal and dietary supplements, fueling sales of $20 billion a year--despite a lack of evidence that these products are either safe or effective. Aside from extensive coverage of ephedra, the weight-loss supplement linked to the death of Baltimore Orioles pitcher Steve Belcher in 2003, the media has been disturbingly silent about the danger. Journalist Hurley breaks the silence: he charts the rise in deaths, disfigurements,...

Anita Bean examines the most popular sports supplements available and shows how to use them to get the best out of your training progamme.

"Nearly half of Americans use supplements and many more are curious about them, but there's a lot of misinformation out there. Mark Moyad is the only physician in the United States who has an endowed position to study vitamins, minerals, herbs, and other supplements. For the past 25 years, he's been researching supplements and using them in his practice. He's the doctor that other doctors go to when they want research-backed information on natural...

"Our day-to-day lives occur in closer spaces-crowded office buildings, overrun classrooms, packed elevators, rush-hour trains and buses-perfect breeding grounds for viruses and infections. Take notice: Once one person gets sick, a game of musical chairs ensues, with everybody having a turn being ill. Afterward, when erythromycin bottle is empty, you feel weaker and more vulnerable than before! You cang et well. Beyond echinacea, zinc, and vitamin...

In Stop Aging Now!, Jean Carper -- winner of the 1995 Excellence in Journalism Award from the American Aging Association (the nation's leading group of scientists investigating the biomedical aspects of aging), nationally syndicated columnist and leading authority on health and nutrition -- documents how antioxidant vitamins, minerals, herbs and food chemicals are the magic youth potions humans have been seeking for centuries. Based on exciting...

Discusses the medical benefits of such natural remedies as coenzyme Q-10, St. John's Wort/hypericum, gingko, grapefruit fiber, feverfew, glucosamine, echinacea, valerian, milk thistle, bee pollen, ginger, kava, kudzu, fish oil/omega-3s, saw palmetto, celery and cherry juice, licorice, grape seed OPC, pycnogenol, pepermint oil, and vitamins C and E.

Question-and-answer-based guide to home remedies, healthy diet, and foods that heal.