By tuning down the produce and bulk bin food aisles, shoppers can buy products that help them lose weight, fight wrinkles, reduce cancer rates and boost immune health. Foods like almonds, onions and watermelons are featured in a Self article that said superfoods can promote ...More
Diet affects the body, period; but this we know. What is not as commonly known are the specific foods that target issues inflicting women, such as diabetes and osteoporosis. ...More
By now shoppers know they should get enough antioxidants in their diets, but the “why” may elude them. Antioxidant-rich fruits and vegetables provide a defense system in the body by combating free radicals. ...More
We’ve been daily drinkers for centuries, but no clear-cut evidence shows milk is good for us. But, then again, studies haven’t been able to conclude it’s bad for us either. As one expert put it “This is one of the most complicated and interesting areas of nutrition,” in an ...More
According to a study published in the Natural Medicine Journal, a cup of hot chai tea may offer chemopreventative benefits due to its combination of spices. ...More
A new study published in Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention found broccoli, a cruciferous veggie rich in dietary isothiocyanates, may improve bladder cancer survival. ...More
As a result of two case-control studies, researchers investigated a possible link between long-term supplement use and breast cancer risk, finding fish oil may be inversely associated with breast cancer risk. ...More
Undiagnosed vitamin D deficiency amongst the male population can lead to serious health problems, but can be sufficiently addressed with improved nutrition and supplementation. ...More
Blueberry anthocyanins and anthocyanin-pyruvic acid adducts demonstrated anticancer properties by inhibiting cancer cell proliferation and by acting as cell anti-invasive factors and chemoinhibitors, according to Portuguese researchers. ...More