Health News & Research
NEWS BRIEFS – October 2014
VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY LINKED TO DEMENTIA AND ALZHEIMER’S A new study has reported that vitamin D deficiency is associated with a substantially increased risk of...
News Briefs – June 2014
The Latest Research on Nutrition, Health & Anti-Aging From Around the World SEVEN DAILY FRUIT-VEG PORTIONS LOWER DEATH FROM ALL CAUSES Together, two new studies...
NEWS BRIEFS – May 2014
The Latest Research on Nutrition, Health & Anti-Aging From Around the World (This study does not prove a causal link but suggests that probiotics might...
News Briefs – April 2014
The Latest Research on Nutrition, Health & Anti-Aging From Around the World OREGANO COMPOUND KILLS NOROVIRUS Researchers have published a study showing that a compound...
News Briefs – October 2013
BROCCOLI COMPOUND MAY PREVENT OSTEOARTHRITIS Researchers have found that sulforaphane, a compound found in broccoli, may play a key role in preventing, or slowing the...
News Briefs – September 2013
The Latest Research on Nutrition, Health & Anti-Aging From Around the World COCOA MAY CONTROL INFLAMMATION-RELATED DISEASES A new study reports that a small amount...
News Briefs – July/August 2013
B Vitamin Cocktail Delays Alzheimer’s Researchers have shown that an inexpensive regimen of specific B vitamins delay the start of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. A...
News Briefs – June 2013
Did You Know…? A green tea compound known as epigallocatechin gallate, or EGCG, has been found to help prevent the mis-folding of proteins in the...
News Briefs – May 2013
Daily Vitamin C Required for Optimum Muscle Health Research into the importance of vitamin C for optimal muscle function has found that many fruits do...
News Briefs – April 2013
Vegetarian Diet Lowers Risk of Heart Disease by a Third New research shows that those who adhere to a vegetarian diet have a 32% lower...
News Briefs – December 2012 / January 2013
VITAMIN C FOUND TO HELP PREVENT BONE LOSS For the first time, researchers have shown that large doses of vitamin C actively protect against bone...
Health News Briefs: November, 2012
ACTIVE LIFESTYLE LINKED TO DECREASED BREAST CANCER RISK The largest-ever study to analyze the links between cancer and lifestyle has found that an active lifestyle,...
Health News Briefs – October 2012
CHOLINE IN PREGNANCY MAY REDUCE STRESS DISEASES IN CHILD New research suggests that mothers-to-be taking the B vitamin – choline – in amounts that are...
Health News Briefs – June 2012
CRUCIFEROUS VEGETABLES IMPROVE BREAST CANCER SURVIVAL Researchers have found that greater consumption of cruciferous vegetables during the 36 months following a breast cancer diagnosis is...
Health News Briefs – May 2012
LOW LEVELS OF OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS LINKED TO MEMORY PROBLEMS Scientists have determined that lower levels of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) are associated with smaller brain...
Health News Briefs – April 2012
ANTHOCYANIN-RICH FOODS LOWER RISK OF TYPE 2 DIABETES Scientists have determined that plant compounds known as anthocyanins, and fruits rich in anthocyanins, reduce the risk...