Grape seed extract kills head and neck cancer cells, leaves healthy cells unharmed
Nearly 12,000 people will die of head and neck cancer in the United States this year and worldwide cases will exceed half a million. A study published this week in the journal Carcinogenesis shows that in both cell lines and mouse models, grape seed extract (GSE) kills head and neck squamous cell carcinoma cells, while leaving healthy cells unharmed.
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Scientists prove the healing effects of wheat grass juice and wheat grass extract
Wheat grass is composed of the young shoots of wheat before stalks form a head with grain. It contains no wheat gluten, and is considered by many natural health professionals to possess healing properties. Wheat grass is, by composition, a superfood. This is due to wheat grass's heavy concentration of chlorophyll, vitamins, minerals, and enzymes.
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New Study: Zinc Boosts Brain Power
Zinc is an essential mineral known to improve skin tone, aid wound healing, fight cancer and shorten the length of the common cold. Researchers publishing in the journal Neuron now identify the crucial role this supernutrient plays in support of memory formation and cognitive stability. Additionally, they have found that zinc may also play a part in controlling the devastating occurrence of epileptic seizures.
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Grapes found to help prevent age-related blindness even better than lutein
Lutein has long been hailed for its ability to help protect against, and even reverse, the devastating effects of age-related macular degeneration. But a new study published in the journal Free Radical Biology and Medicine suggests that grapes may work even better than lutein at mitigating age-related blindness due to their high levels of antioxidants.
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Study: Honey Could be Effective at Treating and Preventing Wound Infections
Manuka honey could help clear chronic wound infections and even prevent them from developing in the first place, according to a new study published in Microbiology. The findings provide further evidence for the clinical use of manuka honey to treat bacterial infections in the face of growing antibiotic resistance.
Nutrition Horizon |
Top 5 super foods with healing powers
You might know about many nutritious whole foods, which are rich in healthy nutrients. But, do you know about the significance of a few super foods that help you heal? These foods have multiple healing effects like fighting cancer, reducing cholesterol levels and guarding against heart diseases. Intrigued? Let's take a look...
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Stinging Nettle is effective in treating BPH, arthritis, and aids post-partum mothers
Many people can relate to the experience of brushing up against a stinging nettle plant in a pasture or meadow. The unforgettable chemical burn creates mean welts which can sting for a week. However, stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) has such healing capabilities that many of the newer green super-food manufacturers add it to their compounds. Nettle is high in vitamin A and C, and is chock full of minerals, especially calcium and iron.
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Blueberry wine has more antioxidants than many grape-based wines: study
Researchers with UFs Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences measured antioxidant content in a Florida-produced blueberry wine and compared it to published reports of antioxidant content in white and red wines made from grapes. Antioxidants are compounds that may offer cells protection from damaging molecules called free radicals.
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Coffee offers protection from fatty liver disease fibrosis
Coffee drinkers diagnosed with fatty liver disease might get an unexpected health boost, shows a new investigation. Researchers have found coffee can help prevent fibrosis or scarring of the liver that can be a complication of the disease.
EmaxHealth |
Intermittent exercise improves blood glucose control for diabetics
Intermittent exercise with and without low oxygen concentrations (or hypoxia) can improve insulin sensitivity in type 2 diabetics, however exercise while under hypoxic conditions provides greater improvements in glycemic control than intermittent exercise alone, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM).
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Antioxidants may slow or prevent Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease
A short review published on the Medfox Publishing website says that several antioxidants may slow or even prevent brain disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and other dementias. The editor says that the Food and Drug Administration wants to restrict access to the vitamin supplements.
Food Consumer |
Understanding Natural Remedies for Menopause
Many people misunderstand menopause and think of it as some kind of disease and that is usually not the best way to look at things when it happens to you. Menopause is a natural occurrence that every woman has to go through at some point in their life, which is why natural remedies for menopause are used to treat the symptoms of the problem and not actually reverse the process.
Alternative Medicine Zone |
Effect of aqueous extract of Arctium lappa L. (burdock) roots on the sexual behavior of male rats
Arctium lappa L. root has traditionally been recommended as an aphrodisiac agent. It is used to treat impotence and sterility in China, and Native Americans included the root in herbal preparations for women in labor. However, its use has not been scientifically validated. The present study therefore investigated the effects of aqueous extract of Arctium lappa L. roots on sexual behavior in normal male rats.
BioMed Central |
Sugar Should Be Regulated Like Alcohol And Tobacco Say Scientists
Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), argue that added sweeteners pose dangers to public health, and the government should regulate sugar in the same way as it regulates alcohol and tobacco. They set out their reasons for viewing sugar as "toxic" in a comment article published in Nature this week.
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Omega-3 foods essential to treat nerve damage after traumatic injury
People that have suffered a traumatic injury face an uphill battle as they attempt to regain their health and fight the risk of depression as a long term consequence of the event. British researchers from Queen Mary at the University of London have published the result of a study in the Journal of Neuroscience that explains how omega-3 fatty acids play a significant role in preventing and protecting nerves from injury.
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Study Shows Cranberry Juice Can Prevent Recurrences of UTI Infections in Children
New research has revealed that cranberry juice can help reduce recurrences of urinary tract infections (UTIs) in children. The results, published in Clinical Infectious Diseases , show that the cranberrys well-documented role in preventing recurrent UTIs in adult women also has the potential to benefit younger patients.
Nutrition Horizon |
Vitamin B6 may beat malaria pathogen
New research on vitamin B6 could lead to drugs that target the pathogen that causes malaria. The University of Southampton research will enable scientists to learn more about the nature of the enzymes required for vitamin biosynthesis by the malaria-causing pathogen Plasmodium.
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Decaffeinated coffee might boost brain power for Type 2 diabetics
Decaffeinated coffee could help patients living with Type 2 diabetes. According to researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine, decaf coffee was found to improve glucose energy metabolism in the brain in mouse studies.
EMaxHealth |
New Study: Multivitamins May Boost Fertility
Many studies show that infertility is a rising worldwide epidemic. But theres good scientific news too. Many studies show the epidemic can be treated naturally with nutrition.
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Use This Superfood to Help Remove Mercury From Your Tissues in Weeks
Have you noticed that practically every day a new story comes out in the media about the toxic side effects of living in the modern world? Chemical and heavy metal dangers seem to be lurking everywhere you turn in the 21st century!
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