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05/15/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Compounds in lemon found to effectively fight cancer without harmful side effects

You can never really go wrong when it comes to lemons: It’s a delicious addition to any dish, and it smells good, too. It’s also known to have various health benefits, most notable of which is vitamin C. That said, these yellow oblong-shaped fruits aren’t just to keep the colds away for another day. According to […]

05/13/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Kimchi is one of the most powerful probiotic foods you can eat

Kimchi, the spicy, salted and fermented vegetables staple in Korean cuisine, is so much more than a side dish. In a comprehensive review of 130 studies, researchers in Korea looked at its health benefits as a probiotic. Probiotics in general are the good bacteria populating the gut. The human gut has more than 400 strains […]

05/06/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Eat more Swiss chard to enhance endurance and lower your blood pressure

Green leafy vegetables have been the go-to foods for a wide range of health benefits. One of these nutritious salad greens is the Swiss chard, which can boost endurance and athletic performance and lower blood pressure, according to research. A 2013 study published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology associated foods rich in nitrates like Swiss […]

04/25/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Three cups of joe every day protects against cancer, diabetes, heart disease according to coffee study from the U.K.

Coffee is more than an energy boost. It enhances health as well. A study from the U.K. found that drinking three cups of coffee every day prevents chronic diseases, including cancer, diabetes, and heart disease. The study, published in the British Medical Journal, also found that it lowers the risk of an early death by […]

04/17/2018 / By Zoey Sky

A powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory, shallots are full of flavonols that fight disease

If you’re looking for a natural antioxidant or anti-inflammatory, consider the versatile shallot. The shallot (Allium cepa var. aggregatum, syn. A. ascalonicum, Amaryllidaceae) is a type of common onion (A. cepa). Shallots are locally grown in central Asian countries such as Afghanistan, Pakistan, and China. As international trade expanded, shallots eventually spread throughout Europe. The flavonols […]

04/15/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Coffee found to affect metabolism in dozens of ways, including impacting steroid pathways

Coffee is able to alter metabolism in many ways, including those that affect the steroid pathway, according to a study published in the Journal of Internal Medicine. In the study, researchers from Northwestern University found that coffee also changed many other metabolites in the blood than previously known. The researchers conducted their study in Finland, which lasted for three months. […]

09/11/2017 / By JD Heyes

Researchers say coffee has a number of health benefits you probably never heard of

If you’re like most Americans, you love a cup of coffee — or two, or three — in the morning. In fact, you might even call Americans coffee snobs, because we love it so much and in so many different varieties. As noted by Lifezette, Americans drink several hundred million cups of coffee a day, […]

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