The NCCIH Clinical Digest is a monthly e-newsletter that summarizes the state of the science on complementary and integrative health practices for a health condition (diabetes, cancer, sleep disorders, etc.)—clinical guidelines, literature searches, continuing medical education, and information for patients.
In each issue, you'll find evidence-based information for several complementary health practices used for the highlighted condition.
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High Cholesterol and Natural Products
February 2024Conventional treatment for high cholesterol levels consists of therapeutic lifestyle and, if necessary, cholesterol-lowering medicine. Natural products have also been studied for their possible effects on cholesterol levels. This issue provides information on “what the science says” about the effectiveness and safety of several dietary supplements reportedly used by people with high cholesterol, including soy, sterols/stanols, red clover, red yeast rice, flaxseed and flaxseed oil, garlic, bergamot, and green tea.
- Headaches and Complementary Health Approaches
- Seasonal Allergies and Complementary Health Approaches
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Complementary Health Approaches
- Multiple Sclerosis and Complementary Health Approaches
- Dietary Supplements Marketed for Weight Loss, Bodybuilding, and Sexual Enhancement
- Mind and Body Practices for Sleep Disorders
- Type 2 Diabetes and Dietary Supplements
- Complementary Health Approaches for Chronic Pain
- Dietary Supplements and Cognitive Function, Dementia, and Alzheimer’s Disease
- Travel-Related Ailments and Complementary Health Approaches
- Asthma and Complementary Health Approaches
- Music and Health
- Dietary Supplements for Eye Conditions
- Nutritional Approaches for Musculoskeletal Pain and Inflammation
- Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia and Complementary and Integrative Approaches
- Depression and Complementary Health Approaches
- Mind and Body Practices for Fibromyalgia
- Skin Conditions and Complementary Health Approaches
- Herb-Drug Interactions
- Complementary Health Approaches for Hypertension
- Autism Spectrum Disorder and Complementary Health Approaches
- Menopausal Symptoms and Complementary Health Approaches
- Complementary Health Approaches for Smoking Cessation
- The Common Cold and Complementary Health Approaches
- Yoga for Pain
- Anxiety and Complementary Health Approaches
- Yoga for Health
- Mind and Body Approaches for Chronic Pain
- Mind and Body Practices for Older Adults
- Spotlight on Saw Palmetto
- Hepatitis C and Dietary Supplements
- Seasonal Affective Disorder and Complementary Health Approaches
- Massage Therapy for Health
- Use of Yoga, Meditation, and Chiropractic by Adults and Children
- Use of Natural Products by Children
- Parkinson’s Disease and Complementary Health Approaches
- Mind and Body Approaches for Substance Use Disorders
- Children’s Use of Complementary Health Approaches
- Mind and Body Approaches for Health Problems in Military Personnel and Veterans
- Myth-Busting Popular Natural Products Marketed for Disease Prevention and Wellness