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Lately, it’s becoming more and more difficult for me to get a decent breakfast. I’m already on the go, without even having had some fuel!
But as September is designated as the Better Breakfast Month, I’m making a mental note to start preparing better breakfasts for myself even when there doesn’t seem to be enough time […]
I’ve repeatedly blogged about the health benefits of red wine and it’s purported active ingredient, the antioxidant resveratrol. But how about those who cannot or do not want to drink alcoholic drinks? There are resveratrol supplements available, and now, Embodi beverages. According to the press release I’ve received:
Introducing Embodi™ beverages, a unique approach to healthfulness […]
Okay, admittedly, this is stretching the ’superfoods’ label a bit, but hey, it does have a positive medical impact. Chewing gum has been demonstrate to help bowel movements get back to normal following colon surgery.
When the trial results were combined, patients who chewed gum took an average of .66 fewer days to pass flatus (gas) […]
Sure, the advertisements have been pulled out because of what UK regulators consider as misleading and inappropriate wording, but the question remains — can drinking a special bottled spring water really have an impact on your blood pressure? Apparently, Works With Water’s 120/80 has been specially formulated to help fight hypertension.
120/80, naturally flavoured with Pomegranate, […]
Congratulations to Elizabeth Dehart of West Jordan, Utah for being last month’s winner at the ideablob’s monthly contest for the best small business idea! Her idea? A vending machine offering healthy, organic food options.
“Have you ever been somewhere where your food choices were confined to starchy, fatty or sugary foods, when what you really want […]
I’ve blogged a number of entries on the various health benefits of flaxseed before, although most of them mention flax only in passing, except for one that focuses on the potential of flaxseed in prostate cancer treatment.
But there’s more to flax than these. I’ve received permission to reprint this from the Flax Council of Canada:
Flax […]
Possible, according to a newly published study which indicates that cocoa flavanols increase blood flow to the brain and thus help in cognitive performance.
In a scientific study of healthy, older adults ages 59 to 83, Harvard medical scientists found that study participants who regularly drank a cocoa flavanol-rich beverage made using the Mars, Incorporated […]
Superfoods, and what makes them so, are the stars at next week’s American Chemical Society meeting.
The world’s largest scientific society is observing the 100th anniversary of its Agricultural and Food Chemistry Division with a series of talks aimed at new discoveries in the health benefits from phytochemicals in fruits and vegetables.
“Mom’s conventional wisdom of eating […]
Barbecue season is coming to a close, but I hope I’m not yet late in sharing this tip: marinate your meat before grilling to reduce formation of carcinogen compounds called heterocyclic amines (HCA) during grilling.
In a study published recently in published in the Journal of Food Science, scientists tested three commercial spice- containing marinade blends […]
Herbal extracts derived from a tree called Tabebuia impetiginosa, commonly known as Pink Ipê or Pink Lapacho which is native to Central and South America, has been shown in animal trials to delay the absorption of dietary fat. The researchers believe that the extract could be incorporated into a food supplement to fight obesity, as […]
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