Category: Vitamins and Supplements
Be A “Grape Ape” for Your Health
Grapes And Grape Extracts May Lower Cardiovascular Disease Risk, Review Article Suggests
A growing body of research data suggests that consuming foods rich in polyphenols from grapes, including red wine, helps reduce the risk of heart disease, according to a review article in the November issue of Nutrition Research.
Painkillers and your Heart, What’s the Connection?
Common Painkillers Linked to Irregular Heart Rhythm.
Commonly used painkillers to treat inflammation are linked to an increased risk of irregular heart rhythm (known as atrial fibrillation or flutter), concludes a new study.
A Pomegranate per Day Helps Keep Inflammation at Bay?
Studies in recent years have claimed multiple health benefits of pomegranate juice, including that it is a good source of antioxidants and lowers both cholesterol and blood pressure, especially in diabetic and hypertensive patients. A preliminary study now suggests that it can ward off a number of complications in kidney disease patients on dialysis, including the high morbidity rate due to infections and cardiovascular events, according to a paper being presented at the American Society of Nephrology’s 43rd Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition in Denver, CO.
Can Coffee Really Be Good for You?
New Evidence That Caffeine Is a Healthful Antioxidant in Coffee
I found this article in Science Daily that was quite interesting because it was almost the exact one I found on another site that stated the same information but fell short the say that the antioxidants found in the coffee may be the reason for the healthful impact on our daily cup-o-joe.
In Western Movies “Reach For The Sky” Meant Trouble: But If You Can’t “Reach Your Toes” May Alert You To Arterial Trouble
How far you can reach beyond your toes from a sitting position — normally used to define the flexibility of the body — may be an indicator of how stiff your arteries are. Because arterial stiffness often precedes cardiovascular disease, the results suggest that this could become a quick measure of a person’s risk for [...]
More Good News About The Green Tea You May Be Drinking.
Researchers are reporting new evidence that green tea — one of the most popular beverages consumed worldwide and now available as a dietary supplement — may help improve bone health. They found that the tea contains a group of chemicals that can stimulate bone formation and help slow its breakdown.
Concerned About Your Cholesterol Levels? Who Isn’t?
Increased intakes of antioxidant anthocyanins may improve levels of HDL and LDL cholesterol, according to results of a new human study with 120 people. We all should be taking an active role in our health, here is an informative article about the positive role antioxidants may play in our cholesterol. via Anthocyanins linked to improved [...]
Great, Now Eating Causes Stress Too?
It may be a different type of stress than your used too, like being stuck in traffic when you are running late, but did you know that eating causes stress in your body? It’s called oxidative stress.
Bottoms Up for Stronger Bones
Yet another reason to support my love of beer! Recent studies have shown that women who drink beer on a regular basis are less likely to develop osteoporosis due to the high levels of silicon and phytoestrogens in their brew. Silicon plays a role in slowing down the thinning that leads to broken bones [...]
It’s So Easy Being Green (Tea)
Green Tea Could Delay Prostate Cancer: U.S. study Green tea, a great alternative to the cup of java to get our morning started but here is some helpful information to its other benefits as well. In the great reference book “Prescription for Nutritional Healing” by Phyllis A. Balch, green tea is said to have *antioxidant, [...]
