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I was browsing Healther’s 50 Things You Can Do With Chocolate and followed the links to those which seemed to be eating-related (yes, there’s more to chocolate than just popping it in your mouth, apparently).
Aside from being good for the heart and brain, the theobromine in chocolate “may have therapeutic effects when given at the […]
Looking for a place to dine out where you can have healthy meals? Try searching for a restaurant participating in the Healthy Dining Program using the Healthy Dining Finder:
The Healthy Dining Program aims to include all kinds of restaurants – from fast food to fine dining, from one-unit independents to large chains. While some […]
There were two phases when I regularly took Calcium supplements: during pregnancy, and just last year, as a final effort to stock up calcium in my bones, hoping it wasn’t too late yet. Without wanting to reveal my age here, I’m at that point where they say the bones no longer absorb much, or […]
I am fascinated by functional foods, more popularly known as “superfoods”, and their ability to help the body fight diseases. Having been a scientist in my past life (haha!), I am amazed at the number of scientific studies that show how certain foods are not merely for satisfying hunger, but also as tools to a […]
Anthocyanins, the compounds responsible for the rich dark colors of grapes, radishes, purple carrots and bilberries have been reported to significantly slow the growth of colon cancer cells by 50 to 80% in studies on laboratory models of human colon cancer cells. According to the article (emphasis mine):
Pigments from purple corn and chokeberries (almost black […]
In most cases, the “super” in so-called superfoods are due to their high antioxidant content. These antioxidants have been documented to help fight cancer, heart disease, aging and degenerative diseases, and many other ailments.
But the main challenge for many is to incorporate these healthy foods into their daily diet. Eating Well magazine has a collection […]
Vitamin K seems to be a multitasking vitamin. By influencing the secondary modification of osteocalcin, a protein needed to bind calcium to the bone matrix, vitamin K promotes bone health and prevent osteoporosis. It has also been previously shown to help promote cardiovascular health by preventing arterial calcification.
In a new study published in Cell, osteocalcin […]
Whenever I post about certain food items being good against certain maladies, I am always careful to emphasize that some studies are still on the early stages of research, often involving animal studies. While the results are promising and thus merit their being published in this blog, extensive, long-term human trials are necessary to conclusively […]
According to a new study published in the current issue of the Journal of Medicinal Foods, an anthocyanin-rich extract from Concord grapes (provided by Welch Foods Inc.) have breast cancer chemopreventive potential due in part to their capacity to block carcinogen–DNA adduct formation, modulate activities of carcinogen-metabolizing enzymes, and suppress ROS in these noncancerous human […]
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