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Most people believe that drinking green tea is a healthy habit. Still the results from the reviewed research may be surprising (Rhodes LE. et al. 2013). The participants were women, ranging between the ages of 29 to 59 years old. Their buttock skin were exposed to UV radiations. For 12...

Eating low glycemic index foods is the key to keeping your blood sugar in a low and normal range. This is also important when it comes to reducing cardiovascular risk. The reviewed research compared two different types of food for efficiency when it came to these issues (Jenkins DJ, et...

Last year the news created headlines referring to research stating that multivitamins increased the risk of dying. This did not make any sense and now recent research has disputed that. The reviewed study analyzed 21 articles and included 91,074 people and 8,794 deaths (Macpherson H, et al. 2012). The average...

There is more and more evidence that low grade inflammation is involved in all chronic conditions. Low grade systemic inflammation, as it is called, means inflammation that affects the whole body. This type of inflammation does not have to give you any visible signs like a swollen joint, like we...

Cruciferous vegetables are broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage and brussels sprouts. These vegetables are considered some of the healthiest vegetables you can eat. The research reviewed investigated the association between the intake of this type of vegetables and the risk of breast cancer (Liu X, Lv K. 2012). This was a meta-analysis...

There has been a lot of debate and also confusion when it comes to different types of diets, as it relates to weight loss and health. There are however more and more research providing evidence that what the diet consists of (where the calories are coming from) is very important....

The reviewed research investigated the association of CRP (C-reactive protein) an inflammatory marker and oxidative stress as measured with the oxidative stress markers urinary 8-epi-prostaglandin F(2α) and plasma oxidized low-density lipoprotein (Park S, et al. 2012). The participants were 1,821 non-diabetic, postmenopausal women. The results showed that as urinary 8-epi-prostaglandin...

The study documented that sulforaphane a compound found in broccoli, selectively induced cell cycle arrest and apoptosis (cell death) in benign hyperplasia and cancerous prostate epithelial cells, but not in normal cells. This was due to an inhibition of the enzyme deacetylase (HDAC) as well as affecting several other factors. It...

You may have heard that having infections in the mouth can increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. The research reviewed investigated the association between dental plaque and cancer (Soder B, et al. 2012). The study was conducted in Sweden where the researchers randomly selected 1,390 healthy young people both females...

There are many contributing factors to cardiovascular disease. One important risk factor is oxidative stress which can cause free radical damage to the endothelium, the inner lining of the blood vessels. Both free radical damage and inflammation can cause damage to the endothelium and start the process of arterial sclerosis...

The mineral getting most of the attention is calcium, but all of the minerals are important, especially magnesium. The reviewed research investigated the importance of magnesium as it relates to cardiovascular health (Zhang W, et al. 2012). The participants were 58,615 healthy Japanese aged 40-79 years and the average follow...

Reducing the risk for stroke does not have to be that hard according to the research reviewed. Data from 19 studies including 47,921 participants were analyzed to see if there was an association between vitamin B supplementation, homocysteine levels and cardiovascular and all-cause mortality (Huang T, et al. 2012). Homocysteine...

Osteopenia and osteoporosis are a common concern especially if you are a women, since the risk for these conditions increase after menopause. The reviewed research evaluated the effect of green tea polyphenol supplementation and Tai Chi exercises on serum markers of bone turnover, calcium metabolism and muscle strength in post...

A common reason often mentioned by people who don’t exercise is that they don’t have the time. The research reviewed is very interesting since it shows that you don’t have to spend a lot of time exercising to see impressive results even when it comes to glucose control (Little JP,...