You probably know the antioxidants in fruits and vegetables are powerful immune building nutrients, but did you know they are also a powerful antidote for stress? These are the findings of researchers from Edith Cowan University in Perth, Australia. The university has...
Surveys show that roughly 10% of the population is affected by kidney stones. One in ten people will get at least one kidney stone in their lifetime. “Kidney stone” is the common language referring to when a solid piece of material—the medical...
Your mom knew fruit and vegetables were good for you, but she probably didn’t know they were critical for fighting one of today’s most prevalent health conditions: allergies. Researchers at Tokyo University of Science have discovered (or some may say,...
Is all sugar bad for you? We all know that refined sugar—the kind used in sweets, processed food and soda pop—contains no nutrition and loads of calories. It also makes your blood sugar skyrocket and is the primary cause of the ongoing type-2 diabetes...
By now everyone knows that mom had good reason to tell you, “Eat your veggies.” Vegetables contain just about every nutrient that growing kids—and adults—need for optimal health. But now new research is showing that eating vegetables is even...