Scientific research confirm that stress and aggravating are responsible in causing and a lot of physical and emotional afflictions. Stress is now one of our leading health problems today. Many studies during the last years show that a great number of adults feel that they are under a lot of stress. A major part […]
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An extract from grape seeds forces laboratory leukemia cells to commit cell suicide, according to researchers from the University of Kentucky. They found that within 24 hours, 76 percent of leukemia cells had died after being exposed to the extract. The investigators, who report their findings in the January 1, 2009, issue of
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You want to lose weight and have heard that green tea can help. Did you know that you can go one step further to do something great for your health and well-being? Read on to find out more.
US researchers studying the effect of beta carotene, vitamin C and vitamin E, either singly or in combination, on over 7,000 women found the supplements did not reduce their risk of getting cancer compared to women who did not take the supplements. However an expert who reviewed the study said that while the overall message was there was no link, it uncovered some interesting evidence that should not be overlooked.
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Are you concerned about green tea caffeine content, but you want the health benefits green tea can provide? Green tea does contain caffeine, but not as much as coffee or black tea. With all the health benefits of green tea you still should be concerned about the caffeine if you are on a restricted diet and shouldn’t consume any caffeine.
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Doctors writing in the Christmas issue published on bmj.com, believe that while the 1830s workhouse diet may have been dull it was nutritionally sufficient and question whether Oliver really needed more. Sue Thornton and colleagues compared menus and other historical material on workhouse diets with Dickens’ fictional description of what Oliver ate: “three meals of thin gruel a day, with an onion twice a week and half a roll on Sunday.
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Rice University and Roquette Frères have signed a licensing deal to enable bio-based production of succinic acid, a substance used in plastics, textiles, drugs and solvents and as a food additive. Roquette Frères, one of the world’s most advanced starch and starch-derivatives businesses, was intrigued by Rice’s patented microbial metabolic engineering technologies, which can produce bio-based succinic acid from renewable resources via “green” chemistry.
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Only 3 percent of kids’ meals served at fast-food restaurants met federal dietary guidelines in the first study to examine the nutrient quality of such meals in a major U.S. metropolitan market.
Isn’t it time to take control of your appearance? You may have decided to create your own weight loss plan. Such a plan, which serves as a guide and motivation stimulus for many individuals has been known to help many achieve their weight loss goals. Although it isoften much easier for you to join […]
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So you’ve heard about the wonder green tea and want to drink it? But how safe is it actually? What are the side effects and what can you do for your health?
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