Antioxidant Power of Tea
Do you think water is the most consumed drink in the world? Well, think again! The big winner is tea and it’s well ahead of coffee, beer, wine and carbonated soft drinks.
There are several studies that suggest that black and green tea beverages may have positive health benefits. Black or green teas, but not herbal teas, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity (ORAC)
The method for measuring the antioxidant capacity of various foods is called ORAC which is the acronym for Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity. ORAC was developed by scientists in the NIH, specifically in the National Institute on Aging division (but the method is not approved by the NIH).
A wide variety of foods had been test [...]
Antioxidant [super] Blend…Not A One-Note Samba
Eating or drinking one or two ingredient antioxidant supplements is like having an orchestra with one or two instruments. It’s not a full complement.
Dr. Passwater says the following about antioxidants in his book, “The Antioxidants”:
“Combinations of antioxidants are like a balanced symphony working together. A symphony orchestra produces sounds so much more harmonious than merely [...]
Aging, Antioxidants and Free Radicals
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The free radical theory of aging is generally accepted with more and more health science researchers concluding that free radicals cause oxidation. It is commonly understood that oxidation is a process akin to the rusting of metal, and causes age-related deteriortation of the heart as well as being a central [...]
Long Term Coffee Drinking May Not Be Harmful
Long-term coffee drinking did not appear to increase a person’s risk of early death and seemed to indicate a reduction in risk of dying from heart disease from a recently published study.
The study was lead by Esther Lopez-Garcia of Universidad Autonoma de Madrid in Spain. It follow 84,214 U.S. women from 1980 to 2004, [...]
Exercise and Better Diet Linked to Dramatic Changes at Genetic Level
Initial results from a small study where 30 men with low-risk prostate cancer were tracked showed interesting results. The men adjusted lifestyle choices to include diets rich in fruits, vegetables, legumes, soy products, whole grains and moderate exersice such as walking an hour a day. They also practiced an hour of daily stress management such [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Acai is the New Darling of the Antioxidant World
A grove of Acai Palms in Brazil
Acai is the new darling in the antioxidant world. Acai is a dark purple fruit smaller than the size of a grape and consists of a seed mostly covered in a small amount of pulp. This fruit grows on the Acai Palm tree and is found [...]
A Cup of Tea May Protect Against Skin Cancer
ScienceDaily (Apr. 30, 1998) — New findings…tea may contribute significant protection against development of skin cancers caused by exposure to ultraviolet (UV) rays (presented by the CSIRO Division of Human Nutrition at the inaugural Australian International Symposium on Tea and Health in Sydney)
(Article): The latest research with mice found those given tea (with [...]
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