2015 the year in review.

ALZHEIMER'S disease prevention; DIABETES prevention; INFLUENZA prevention; FATTY liver prevention; PROSTATE tumors; ATTENTION; BEVERAGES; DIET therapy; FIRES; HEALTH; MARRIAGE; MEMORY; PROPRIOCEPTION; RAINFALL; RESEARCH; TASTE; WEIGHT gain; TRANS fatty acids; SATURATED fatty acids; EXERCISE intensity; PHYSICAL activity; DIETARY sucrose; TUMOR risk factors

The article takes a look at highlights from the field of natural health research in 2015. It notes that 52 percent of individuals who followed the MIND diet showed less risk of being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. It cites the efficacy of drinking hot Echinacea purpurea in helping 50.2 percent of flu patients recover within five days. It mentions a study by Dutch researchers which shows the link between high beta carotene consumption and low diabetes risk.