Nuts eaten in moderation, especially walnuts, may reduce inflammation while boosting mood and cognitive function. The latest findings on this subject help confirm the New England Journal of Medicine article this past June that founds nuts in the diet over a number of years was associated with weight loss (even better than fruits and veggies). These type...

One in four U.S. adults has high blood pressure. The rate is highest for those over 65 – a whopping 59%. Ages 45 to 64 comes in at 34%. This problem, as a public health issue, is made worse by people who do nothing to improve themselves and ironically by taking medications to lower blood pressure. Good blood pressure because you are healthy is always...

The British Medical Journal is jumping on the chocolate bandwagon, publishing a study that shows the highest levels of chocolate consumption compared to no chocolate consumption resulted in a 37 percent reduction in cardiovascular disease and a 29 percent reduction in stroke. This conclusion was based on a meta-analysis involving seven studies and 114,000...

The FDA is Acquiring New Powers to Suppress Alternative HealthYour right to have free access to safe and highly effective dietary supplements is under an intense multi-pronged FDA attack. On May 14, 2007 the Supreme Court sided with the FDA by deciding not to hear the case of Nutraceutical v FDA, letting stand a federal appeals court ruling that...

Overweight individuals consuming strawberry powder extract over a 3-week period reduced total cholesterol while boosting the size of LDL particles (too many small LDL particles are risky for cardio health). The U.S. Department of Agriculture researchers stated their study suggests “a potential role for strawberries as a dietary means to decrease...

Whatever fats you eat are likely to wind up as structural components of your brain cells. A new study followed 8,964 people who had never experienced depression, for six years to see the impact of fast food on developing depression. Those who ate the most junk food had a 51percent higher risk for developing depression for the first time. The moral of...

Green Tea Polyphenols Control Dysregulated Glutamate Dehydrogenase In Transgenic Mice By Hijacking The ADP Activation Site

Exploring the role of cranberry polyphenols in periodontits: A brief review.

Biomarkers of Dietary Polyphenols in Cancer Studies: Current Evidence and Beyond

Natural polyphenols in the management of major depression.

Grape polyphenols prevent fructose-induced oxidative stress and insulin resistance in first-degree relatives of type 2 diabetic patients.

Apple Polyphenols Decrease Atherosclerosis and Hepatic Steatosis in ApoE(-/-) Mice through the ROS/MAPK/NF-κB Pathway