Organic herbal teas make a wonderful, relaxing treat at the end of a hectic day! It’s a day like all the others in your work week. You get jolted out of bed by a clanging alarm, and then you rush to jump in the shower, grab a bite to eat, then […]
The apples and apple juice you consume may have positive effects in one of the most unlikely places in the body - in the colon. New research has demonstrated that both apple pectin and polyphenol-rich apple juice components actually enhance biological mechanisms that produce anticarcinogenic compounds during the fermentation process. Using human fecal matter […]
Our Wu-Yi Tea is being called better than green tea for health and weight loss. This is due to the high amounts of polyphenol and antioxidant content from the added oolong tea extract. While green tea naturally has high levels of antioxidants, our wu-yi tea has added extract standardized for the highest levels […]
Obesity experts speaking at the Association for the Study of Obesity annual meeting presented recent evidence that nutrition in the womb and in the early years of life could be the lynchpin to determining if children will choose healthy foods such as fruits and vegetables and therefore prevent future obesity . Encouraging […]
True beauty comes from within, so the key to a healthy glow may not come from your cosmetics. Your skin is the largest organ of your body. If you nourish your body from the inside out, you will make a difference in the way your skin looks - and ages. Click title to read more.
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Climate change may limit global agricultural productivity and economic development by placing crops under stress due to rising temperatures and increased demand for water. Changing environmental conditions may also increase plant stress by intensifying plant pests and diseases.
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For people trying to make a change in their diet, significant others generally play a positive and supportive role, but sometimes respond in negative ways, according to a study in the March/April Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior (http://www.jneb.org/).Led by Judy Paisley, Ph.D., R.D.
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As the buzz about green tea gets even stronger, many people are likely wondering how much is fact and how much is fiction. The truth is the benefits of this variety of tea are many and they are well known and documented. As its popularity continues to soar, green tea is finding itself the subject […]
Rochester researchers showed for the first time that a natural antioxidant found in grape skins and red wine can help destroy pancreatic cancer cells by reaching to the cell’s core energy source, or mitochondria, and crippling its function. The study is published in the March edition of the journal, Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology.
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Rural Affairs Minister Elin Jones has announced that a national programme to protect public health from Salmonella in poultry laying flocks of domestic fowl is due to come into force this month (March 2008). The programme will include updating and enhancing existing controls to reduce the number of cases in poultry by 10% annually.
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