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03/07/2018 / By Jessica Dolores

Does stir-frying veggies destroy their nutrition? Not according to the latest scientific analysis

Remember when your mother told you to finish your vegetables and warned you against stir-frying your food to preserve its nutrients? “It will destroy the healthy ingredients in vegetables that keep you strong,” she cautioned. So you dutifully ate boiled or non-fried food, even if it meant enduring its bland taste. Now that stir-fried food […]

02/18/2018 / By Edsel Cook

All the health benefits of durian fruit without having to eat it – researchers have discovered its promise as a probiotic

It may soon be possible to enjoy the health benefits of the King of Fruits without the accompanying stench of rotten eggs or the need to actually eat it. Thanks to a joint study by Chinese and Singaporean researchers, a new non-dairy probiotic drink based on fermented durian pulp could be in the works, reported […]

01/12/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Pomegranate extract found to help mitigate the effects of a high fat diet; when combined with inulin, it also lowers cholesterol

Sometimes the sum is greater than its parts, and scientists have found this to be the case when it comes to the cholesterol-lowering effects of pomegranate and inulin. Both have been found to lower cholesterol individually, but when taken together, they become a force to be reckoned with. Researchers already knew from animal studies that […]

10/11/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Grapes make chemotherapy obsolete? Combination of two powerful nutrients in wild grapes found to destroy cancer stem cells without harming healthy cells

Grapes might be one of the smaller fruits out there, but they punch far above their weight when it comes to providing health benefits. They’ve been revered for everything from their ability to make wine to their convenience and portability compared to other superfoods. Not content to stop there, however, this overachieving fruit is now […]

09/26/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Study finds people with type 2 diabetes and obesity have lower vitamin C levels

A recent study out of New Zealand has found an inverse relationship between the levels of vitamin C in a person’s blood and their BMI and fasting glucose. Diabetes is considered one of the biggest health emergencies facing the world today, with more than 415 million people on the planet aged 20 to 70 believed […]

09/23/2017 / By Mike Adams

If blueberries were pharmaceuticals, they would be hailed as the greatest “miracle” health breakthrough in the history of medicine

Blueberries are miraculous natural medicine. If they were prescription medications, they would be called a “miracle” health breakthrough and an unprecedented milestone in medical science. Yet you can get them without a prescription, without a visit to the doctor and without “permission” from your health insurance provider. And unlike toxic prescription medications, blueberries are incredibly […]

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