A new study has once again demonstrated that a diet rich in flavonoid foods will help improve blood pressure, but this study comes with a twist: It found the blood pressure improvements were more significant when test subjects had a healthy gut microbiome. Flavonoids...
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...
Research on green tea is not difficult to find. Since green tea has been used medicinally for hundreds of years, both scientific and observational studies abound. 2020 is no different, with a number of new studies seeing publication in scientific journals. A number of...
Green tea has been studied extensively for a myriad of health benefits. One of those benefits is cholesterol regulation. Unfortunately not all of the studies have come to the same conclusion. Recognizing this situation, in early 2020 a Chinese university set out to...
In a first-of-a-kind study, researchers have determined that a single dose of polyphenols can improve cognitive function. The research was published in the European Journal of Nutrition in August 2020. The study was conducted by researchers from the Illinois...
The occurrence of type 2 diabetes is increasing around the world; however, there is good news: It’s easy to lower the risk. New research from Europe has demonstrated that every 66 gram per day increase in total fruit and vegetable intake–approximately the...
