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New Cranberry Hybrid High In Antioxidants
2008-01-07 15:53:00 The cultivated, typical American cranberry, Vaccinium macrocarpon, has long been prized for its brilliant red fruit. The deep-colored pigments are made up of anthocyanins, which are a subclass of flavonoids. The many plant chemicals in this large group are widely studied for their purported health benefits, including their role as antioxidants. Researchers found that a cranberry ...
Cold Remedies - the natural way
2007-12-24 09:07:00 Looking for help to prevent or “cure” your cold, here are some great suggetions: Here’s a look at some of the more popular natural remedies for the prevention and treatment of the common cold. Zinc Lozenges Zinc is an essential mineral that’s required by more than 300 enzymes in our bodies. It?s found naturally in foods such as meat, ...
Green Tea May Protect Brain Cells Against Parkinson?s Disease
2007-12-14 05:57:00 The authors investigated the effects of green tea polyphenols, a group of naturally occurring chemical substances found in plants that have antioxidant properties, in an animal model of Parkinson’s disease. Parkinson’s disease is a progressive, degenerative disorder of the central nervous system, resulting from the loss of dopamine-producing brain cells, and there is presently no cure. ...
World-First Clinical Trial To Study African Traditional Medicine
2007-12-10 07:02:00 Described as a hotspot of botanical diversity, there are more than 20,000 indigenous plant species in South Africa. Several thousand of them are used by traditional healers every day in that country for treating a range of problems from the common cold to serious diseases such as AIDS. How safe and effective these treatments are ...
Increased Longevity From Herbal Extract
2007-12-08 08:13:00 The herbal extract of a yellow-flowered mountain plant indigenous to the Arctic regions of Europe and Asia increased the lifespan of fruit fly populations, according to a University of California, Irvine study. Flies that ate a diet rich with Rhodiola rosea, an herbal supplement long used for its purported stress-relief effects, lived on an average of ...
African Red Tea Imports Announces Availability Of Organic Anti-Depressant A
2007-11-22 07:16:00 African Red Tea Imports (ART) is pleased to announce the addition of two major new products to their outstanding line of Rooibos based organic and kosher products. Sutherlandia Frutescens, known in South Africa as Cancer Bush, and Sceletium Tortuosum, a plant with recorded usage dating back to the 1600s, are now available through the Los ...
You are what you eat?
2007-11-15 07:31:00 The old adage ?you are what you eat? not only applies to our overall health and nutrition, but how our skin looks and feels as well. As the largest organ in the body, our skin can benefit from the same nutrition we get from foods that have a positive effect on our heart and other ...
CODEX MEETING IN GERMANY SET TO DECIDE FUTURE FOR VITAMIN CONSUMERS AROUND
2007-11-12 12:49:00 The US-based National Health Federation (NHF), the world?s longest-standing health-freedom organisation, is today beginning a week of meetings at the 29th session of the Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses (CCNFSDU) in Bad Neuenahr, Germany. Expected to be attended by over 300 delegates, observers and advisors, representing about 70 member countries ...
Fish Oil May Be Good Supplemental Treatment For Lupus, Study Suggests
2007-11-11 06:59:00 Systemic lupus erythematosus (also called SLE or lupus) is a chronic inflammatory disease that can affect the skin, joints, kidneys, lungs, nervous system, and other organs of the body. Patients with lupus may also develop premature cardiovascular disease. Researchers randomly assigned 60 patients with lupus in a double-blind, placebo controlled trial to determine the effect ...
Supplements Even Confuse Athletes
2007-11-09 05:34:00 As winter approaches many of us reach for over-the-counter vitamins and herbal remedies, such as Vitamin C and Echinacea, in a bid to ward off illnesses and improve health. But the vast array of supplements available and lack of industry regulation make it difficult for the average person to make an informed choice about taking ...
FDA Requests Recall of ?True Man Sexual Energy,? ?Energy Max? Dietary Suppl
2007-11-05 10:50:00 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration yesterday requested a recall of True Man Sexual Energy Nutrient Capsules and Energy Max Energy Supplement Men’s Formula Capsules, illegal drug products that contain potentially harmful, undeclared ingredients. The products, often advertised as “all natural” alternatives to approved erectile dysfunction drugs, could interact with medications and cause dangerously low ...
Mark Ridinger, editor of the scientific journal Clinical Pharmacology and T
2007-10-15 09:20:00 Mark Ridinger, editor of the scientific journal Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, a publication of the esteemed Nature group, has launched a stinging attack on the nutraceutical industry, which he refers to as the ?nutraceutical-industrial [N-I] complex?. He?s effected the attack through the pages of the very journal of which he is editor ? call it ... |
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