Dandelion is much more than the yellow-flowered plant growing in lawns and gardens. Its leaves and roots have a long history of use as foods and in traditional herbal preparations, and today you can find dandelion root sold as: Tea. Powder. Capsules. Extracts. And roasted herbal drinks. That history has also produced some extraordinary … Read more

  Tomato juice mixed with garlic sounds like the kind of simple kitchen remedy that could attract a lot of attention—especially among men over 50 dealing with a weak urine stream, frequent bathroom trips, or waking several times during the night. Tomatoes contain lycopene, while garlic contains sulfur-containing plant compounds. Both have been studied for … Read more

  Red Onion & Eye Health: Potential Benefits, Risks & What to Know First Red onion is often promoted online as a surprisingly powerful food for aging eyes. You may have seen claims that red onion can: Improve blurry vision. Protect against cataracts. Strengthen aging eyes. Reduce inflammation. Or even “clear” cloudy vision. There is … Read more

  Red onion is one of those simple kitchen foods that frequently appears in viral men’s-health remedies. You may have seen claims that eating red onion before bed can: Shrink an enlarged prostate. Improve urine flow. Stop nighttime bathroom trips. Or protect against prostate cancer. The real evidence is more nuanced. Red onion is a … Read more

  Red onion is one of those simple kitchen foods that frequently appears in viral men’s-health remedies. You may have seen claims that eating red onion before bed can: Shrink an enlarged prostate. Improve urine flow. Stop nighttime bathroom trips. Or protect against prostate cancer. The real evidence is more nuanced. Red onion is a … Read more

  Blurry vision is one of those symptoms people often try to fix with a homemade drink, an herb, a vitamin, or a few days of “eye exercises.” But blurry vision is not a diagnosis. It can come from something relatively simple, such as dry eyes or an outdated glasses prescription, or from conditions that … Read more

  When the skin on your upper arms, thighs, knees, or lower legs starts looking thin, finely wrinkled, and almost like crepe paper, it is tempting to search for a homemade mixture that promises to tighten everything overnight. But crepey-looking skin usually develops gradually. As we age, skin becomes thinner, less elastic, and less able … Read more

  Thinning Hair? This Simple Nighttime Scalp Routine May Help Hair Look Fuller & Healthier Noticing more scalp through your hair, a widening part, or a thinner ponytail can make almost any “overnight hair-growth remedy” sound tempting. Social media is filled with recipes involving rosemary, castor oil, onion juice, aloe vera, coconut oil, cloves, ginger, … Read more

  A deep red drink has become popular in wellness videos for people worried about high blood sugar, high blood pressure, poor circulation, and “tight arteries.” The drink is beetroot juice. Beets are naturally rich in dietary nitrate, which the body can convert through the nitrate–nitrite–nitric oxide pathway. Nitric oxide helps blood vessels relax and … Read more

  Red onion is inexpensive, easy to find, and packed with plant compounds that make it an interesting part of a healthy diet. That is probably why it appears so often in viral prostate-health recipes. You may have seen claims such as: “Eat red onion before bed to shrink the prostate.” “Onion restores urine flow.” … Read more