what are your superfood preferences?
Superfoods. It’s a term that gets bandied about a lot these days, particularly in health food circles. But what exactly does it mean? What is a superfood? Although there’s no official legal definition for...
Tagged: Free Radicals
Antioxidants Studies
As everyone knows, eating and drinking are necessary for life. Less well known, however, is the fact that the body generates what are called free radicals in the process of turning food into energy....
Too Much Iron and Manganese Lead to Higher Risk for Parkinson’s
Too much iron and manganese in the diet may put people at increased risk for Parkinson’s disease, find researchers publishing in the June 2003 issue of Neurology. Investigators from the University of Washington in...
Who is at risk for Alzheimer’s?
We’re all at risk now by virtue of the fact that we are part of an aging population. It’s clear that the biggest risk for Alzheimer’s disease is aging. That’s why we know so...
Oxidized LDL
The prime focus of most drug research concerning cardiovascular disease has been about lowering cholesterol levels, and that is about all you will hear in their ads on television. However, thousands of studies are...
What are antioxidants and what do they do?
That’s a very good question. They are both natural substances and synthetic substances that help treat free radicals in the body. Free radicals are a natural byproduct of some cellular metabolism. They’re useful for...
A healthy diet may help improve mental funciton
Eating a healthy diet may help protect against dementia as people age, according to a new study. Researchers from the National Research Council in Milan, Italy studied more than 1,600 men and women over...
The Solution for Winning The Battle Against Heart Disease
The powerful weapon against free radicals includes antioxidants. They’re amazing substances that slow oxidation and block or repair free-radical reactions in our bodies. The heart is the hardest-working organ in the body. Since the...
Pomegranate
Pomegranates have been grown in the Middle East since ancient times. They have also been cultivated in the Mediterranean region, Europe, Asia, Africa and India. The pomegranate tree was introduced to California in the...
Goji Berry
The power of the goji berry is no secret in China, where the berry has been used for its many healing properties for thousands of years. According to the Ben Cao Gang Mu, a...
Cranberries Anti-Adherence Benefits
Ulcers Most gastric ulcers are caused by Heliobacter pylori bacteria, which adhere to the lining of the stomach wall. Results from a 2002 in vitro study published in the journal Critical Reviews in Food...
Green Tea
For thousands of years, green tea has been popular throughout Asia for its pleasant, soothing taste and time-honored health benefits. Practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine have recommended green tea since 3000 BC, and green...
The Wonders of Antiaging OPCs
OPCs combat many of the negative effects of the aging process, partly through their ability to enhance immune resistance. Strong immune systems contribute to capillary strength, increase peripheral circulation, reduce skin aging and support...
What Do Free Radicals Have to Do with You?
Free radicals are oxygen fragments inhaled in air pollution and tobacco smoke, consumed in fatty foods and generated in the body during normal metabolic processes. Left unchecked, these oxygen fragments, or oxidants, attach cell...