Your liver won't whine when you drink wine
We've read about so many benefits of red wine, haven't we? How it helps your heart and blood pressure? Well, a new cross-sectional study looked at over 12,000 people and added your liver to the list...
View ArticleDiabetics can get better blood flow with cocoa
Do you have type 2 diabetes? Then there's a good chance you may have, or develop, impaired blood vessel function. So why not reach for some delectable, dark chocolate? It can help! Recent research has...
View ArticleGoing "Green" after a workout can help you to a "Tea"
When you're in your workout mode, you might imagine that water or a specially-formulated sports drink (generally ending in "-ade") is the best beverage to have on hand. You may want to "bag" that...
View ArticleMothers-to-be: eat salmon for the omega-3s
Salmon is often referred to as "brain food," and that extends to babies too. Researchers in Canada studied 109 Inuit infants in Quebec, followed them through development during pregnancy and then...
View ArticleFolate for Fatherhood? A new study finds benefits for potential dads, too.
You've heard about the benefits of folate for women trying to conceive and deliver a healthy baby, right? Well, it turns out folate might help men with this quest for kids as well. A new study...
View ArticleTomatoes KO Cardiovascular Disease
Saying to-may-to versus to-mah-to is a lot more fun than saying "cholesterol" and "cardiovascular disease", isn't it? Want to reduce cholesterol so you lessen your chances of having to deal with...
View ArticleSweet News: Tell Your Kids' Colds to Buzz Off with Honey
Is your little one or teen bothered by a nagging cough? Try honey! This sweet, natural ingredient our buzzing friends with the stingers make has been used for various medicinal purposes for thousands...
View ArticleBerry, Berry Good for You: Pancakes That Help Prevent Cancer
Your mom was right: breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Why not kick off your day with a delicious -- and powerful -- cancer-fighting breakfast? A breakfast featuring berries gives you a...
View ArticleFish Oil Doses Hard to Swallow?
Think the best way to get your omega-3 health benefits for your brain and your heart is through a supplement? Not necessarily! Let your food work as medicine. In most cases, food works better than...
View ArticleNothing Forbidding About Them: Eating apples during pregnancy helps reduce...
Apples don't just help people discover gravity or keep doctors away. They're a sweet, delicious source of nutrition and researchers keep finding new ways apples deliver health benefits. So moms-to-be,...
View ArticleTall, Dark and Good for You: Improved coronary blood flow is the latest...
Researchers are finding more and more reasons why dark chocolate is good for you. A new study from Japan recently delivered to the American Heart Association confirms that dark chocolate helps improve...
View ArticleRev Up the Pinto: Beans are good for your heart.
Looking for something to drive down Good Health Boulevard? Try a Pinto. No, not the much-maligned self-immolating vehicle made famous in the 1970s. Pinto Beans! A brand new study published in the...
View ArticleEat More Trees: Broccoli removes "lousy" LDL cholesterol and lowers heart...
One way cholesterol can't affect your heart is if it can't get to it. Researchers from the University of Hawaii have found that the cancer-preventing chemical in broccoli can also be good for your...
View ArticleSeeing is Believing: Nutrient in zucchini lowers risk of age-related macular...
Zucchini's gorgeous deep green hue isn't the only thing that pleases the eye. It also fights age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of legal blindness among people age 55 and over. As...
View ArticleCalming Kids with ADHD: Omega-3 fatty acids help improve behavior.
There's great nutrition news for approximately 2 million children in the US who have ADHD. Consuming foods and supplements rich in omega-3 fatty acids may produce significant improvements in...
View ArticleMom's Right: Eating lots of fruit is good for you, improving bone health and...
Chalk up another one for the wisdom of Dr. Mom. A new study published in Arthritis Research and Therapy suggests vitamin C and other antioxidants contained in fruit help reduce bone marrow lesions in...
View ArticleUpdate on Soy: Isoflavones linked to decrease in prostate cancer risk.
Into the ongoing debate about whether soy increases or decreases cancer risk, comes a new study from Japan. It suggests increasing your intake of soy sauce, tofu, green soybeans and other soy foods,...
View ArticleMilk: The New Beverage of Choice for Younger Women Who Want to Reduce Breast...
From strong bones to healthy teeth, and soft, shiny hair, the vitamins and minerals contained in milk help keep bodies strong and healthy. And now, new research from Brigham and Women's Hospital and...
View ArticlePopeye Was Wrong: Spinach has more folic acid than iron, and its flavonoids...
Everyone knows spinach is loaded with iron, right? A recent study indicates eating more spinach may lower ovarian cancer risk. The flavonoid kaempferol found in spinach and some cabbages is associated...
View ArticleAll nuts are not created equally!
Almonds help reduce heart disease and diabetes risk, and maintain your desired weight. A high-fat food that's good for you? It's not an oxymoron, it's almonds. A one-ounce, 160-calorie handful is rich...
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