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...
Both the ancient Chinese and Egyptian civilizations honored mushrooms as “gifts from God.” And no wonder: not only could mushrooms fill the belly when hungry, many types of mushrooms were also found to have healing properties. Today–some 3,500 years...
A new large-scale random control trial has found that supplementing with flavanols is able to improve memory scores of older adults. Moreover, the beneficial effects of the flavanol supplementing was sustained over a three year follow-up. The researchers found that...
A new study from UK’s University of Birmingham is reinforcing just how important antioxidants are for good health—and how detrimental processed foods are. In this case the research relates to healthy pregnancies. The researchers found a diet rich in fruit,...
A new study from Australia is adding to the growing body of research supporting the neuroprotective effects of Lion’s Mane mushrooms (Hericium erinaceus). According to the researchers, who conducted the study on mice, the compounds isolated from Lion’s Mane have...
Quercetin may be the latest nutrient to offer hope in reducing the symptoms of Covid-19. In a test of Covid-19 patients in Pakistan, a one-week treatment with quercetin was linked to milder symptoms and faster conversion from positive to negative tests. Quercetin is a...
