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That olive oil is healthy is already common knowledge. But have you heard of olive extracts?
OlivActiv™ olive antioxidant is an olive fruit extract that contains 35 percent of the active ingredient hydroxytyrosol. Glanbia Nutritionals’ OlivActiv solution is considered to be the most potent olive antioxidant available on the market. OlivActiv’s antioxidant properties work to neutralize […]
A recent animal study indicate that diets enriched with tart cherries may significantly lower insulin and fasting glucose levels (pdf), key markers for the development of type 2 diabetes. Adding cherries to the diet also lowered the animals’ total cholesterol levels and triglycerides after 90 days.
The study also showed the cherry-fed groups had lower levels […]
Another study touting the anti-cancer effects of the polyphenol compounds found in red wine, fruits, vegetables, and green tea has been published in the November issue of the FASEB journal. It appears that very high doses of antioxidant polyphenols shut down and prevent cancerous tumors by cutting off neovascularization or the formation of new blood […]
I know that canola oil (aka rapeseed oil) has been receiving a lot of flak in the recent years. According to researchers at the University of Illinois and Pennsylvania State University, however, using canola oil instead of other vegetable oil may actually help meet dietary recommendations for fatty acid and cholesterol consumption and thus […]
Last week, I received a couple of boxes Nature Valley Nut Crunch Bars (Almond Crunch and Peanut Crunch) for review. At first I thought they were some new variation of chewy granola bars, but upon closer inspection realized they really were just roasted nuts held together by some syrup, much like peanut brittle, except that […]
To be honest, til today I’ve never heard of mate (mah’ tā) tea. Apparently it has been demonstrated to increase the activity of an enzyme that promotes HDL (good) cholesterol while lowering LDL (bad) cholesterol.
In the cholesterol study, blood levels of the cardio-protective enzyme paraoxonase-1 were measured before and after healthy volunteers consumed either 0.5 […]
A new report indicates that broccoli sprout extract can prevent the damage from ultraviolet light that often leads to skin cancer.
“Ultraviolet radiation is probably the most universal and abundant carcinogen in the world,” said Paul Talalay of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, who led the research, published yesterday in the online edition […]
What changes can you make in your diet to beat the odds of contracting breast cancer? Dr. Rachel Johnson, EatingWell’s senior nutrition advisor, has gathered the opinion of experts in cancer and nutrition, and offer these pointers:
Cut down on alcohol, especially if you have other risk factors for breast cancer. “Even as little as one […]
Picked this one up from the Cancer Commentary: drinking five cups of green tea a day may reduce the risk of prostate cancer by 48%.
The Japan Public Health Center-based Prospective Study (JPHC Study) studied 49,920 Japanese men aged from 40 to 69. The participants completed a questionnaires at the start of the study to identify […]
A study conducted at University of Alabama at Birmingham demonstrates how garlic helps reduce blood pressure and thus protect against subsequent cardiovascular diseases. Apparently, the protective effect is closely linked to how much hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is produced from garlic compounds interacting with red blood cells.
The UAB researchers found this interaction triggered red blood cells […]
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