If you’re spending extra money on organic produce or considering it, here’s a study that will encourage you to take that leap. A very large, new study, an analysis of 343 peer reviewed studies was published in the British Journal Of Nutrition. It found that organic produce, contains up to 60% more antioxidants in comparison to conventionally grown produce (exposed to pesticides).
Several animal and human studies have shown that zinc plays a role in reducing depression, but there have been no longitudinal studies in both men and women on this topic.
Researchers analyzed several studies and performed a meta–analysis of prospective studies to assess the effects of nut consumption on hypertension and T2DM risks.
The main objective was to identify the relationship between major dietary patterns and breast cancer risk among Iranian women. A healthy dietary pattern may be negatively associated with breast cancer risk, while an unhealthy dietary pattern is likely to increase the risk among Iranian women.
Here’s another reason to significantly reduce your consumption of soft drinks and sweetened fruit juices: A Swedish group of researchers determined the consumption of sweetened beverages such as soft drinks is associated with adverse effects on markers of cardiovascular risk.
The importance of vitamin D and health continues to occur. A new study conducted by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine found that people with lower blood levels of vitamin D were twice as likely to die prematurely as people with higher blood levels of vitamin D.
I’d just moved to Chicago to begin my residency at the University of Chicago Hospitals, and a new friend, I’ll always be indebted to her gave me a book to read that changed my life. She shared her copy of A Cancer Therapy: Results of Fifty Cases and the Cure of Advanced Cancer by Diet Therapy by Max Gerson, MD.
Do you drink Green tea? It contains antioxidants and other health enhancing chemicals. Green tea and its extracts have been widely touted as potential treatments for cancer, as well as several other diseases.