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Why eat Superfoods?
By: Audrey Frawley    Thursday, May 17, 2012
Conditions: blood pressure, cholesterol, general health
Superfoods are known for being incredibly healthy because they have very high levels of antioxidants, vitamins and nutrients. Antioxidants are thought to have cancer-fighting abilities, as well as being able to reduce your cholesterol, lower your blood pressure and protect you from a number of diseases. Adding superfoods to your diet can drastically improve your health. Maintaining a healthy diet and getting plenty of exercise means that you're less likely to have to visit the doctor, go to hospital regarding weight issues or come down with illnesses. This also means you're less likely to ...Read More
What's with the Gluten Free Craze Anyway?
By: Clara Cohen    Thursday, Mar 22, 2012
Conditions: Weight loss, Digestive issues, Acne, Arthritis, Celiac, headache, fertility
I like to experiment and so last September I decided to see what all the fuss was about and embarked on a Gluten free diet. Unless you've been out of this planet, you know it means not eating wheat, rye, barley, kamut, spelt, and even oat (although that last one is debatable). I don't have Celiac disease and I have been a wheat lover all my life. You have to understand, I am french! I was raised on bread, pastries, croissants and all sorts of wheat filled goodies. So the prospect of eliminating my baguette when having my cheese or not having my Sunday treats was a little daunting. I eat a ...Read More
Why Organic Matters!
By: Simone Cobb    Thursday, Mar 15, 2012
Conditions: All Conditions
It’s ironic isn’t it that society today is paranoid about how clean our homes, our clothes and our cars are, yet we often give little thought to how clean our food is? Unfortunately I’m not talking about the dirt you might find on a lettuce, if only it were that simple! I’m referring to the many pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, preservatives, and artificial additives found in our food. Most of these agents are classified as chemicals, and all of them are toxic to the body. It’s interesting to note that prior to World War Two, organic farming was the norm, as ...Read More
Biological Activities of Polyphenols from Grapes - Part 3
By: VitalityLink Finder    Tuesday, Mar 13, 2012
Conditions: cancer, heart disease, aging, inflammation
En-Qin Xia, Gui-Fang Deng, Ya-Jun Guo, and Hua-Bin Li* Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China; E-Mails: <email> (E.X.); Email: <email> (G.D.); Email: <email> (Y.G.)* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: <email>; Tel.: +86-20-8733-2391; Fax: +86-20-8733-0446. Received December 1, 2009; Revised January 26, 2010; Accepted January 29, 2010. This article is an open-access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license ...Read More
Biological Activities of Polyphenols from Grapes - Part 2
By: VitalityLink Finder    Tuesday, Mar 13, 2012
Conditions: cancer, heart disease, aging, inflammation
En-Qin Xia, Gui-Fang Deng, Ya-Jun Guo, and Hua-Bin Li* Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China; E-Mails: <email> (E.X.); Email: <email> (G.D.); Email: <email> (Y.G.)* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: <email>; Tel.: +86-20-8733-2391; Fax: +86-20-8733-0446. Received December 1, 2009; Revised January 26, 2010; Accepted January 29, 2010. This article is an open-access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license ...Read More
Biological Activities of Polyphenols from Grapes - Part 1
By: VitalityLink Finder    Tuesday, Mar 13, 2012
Conditions: cancer, heart disease, aging, inflammation
En-Qin Xia, Gui-Fang Deng, Ya-Jun Guo, and Hua-Bin Li* Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China; E-Mails: <email> (E.X.); Email: <email> (G.D.); Email: <email> (Y.G.)* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: <email>; Tel.: +86-20-8733-2391; Fax: +86-20-8733-0446. Received December 1, 2009; Revised January 26, 2010; Accepted January 29, 2010. This article is an open-access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license ...Read More
Study of Health Benefits of Polyphenols from Grapes
By: VitalityLink Finder    Tuesday, Mar 13, 2012
Conditions: cancer, heart disease, aging, inflammation
En-Qin Xia, Gui-Fang Deng, Ya-Jun Guo, and Hua-Bin Li* Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China; E-Mails: <email> (E.X.); Email: <email> (G.D.); Email: <email> (Y.G.)* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: <email>; Tel.: +86-20-8733-2391; Fax: +86-20-8733-0446. Received December 1, 2009; Revised January 26, 2010; Accepted January 29, 2010. This article is an open-access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license ...Read More
Biological Activities of Polyphenols from Grapes - Table 5
By: VitalityLink Finder    Tuesday, Mar 13, 2012
Conditions: cancer, heart disease, aging, inflammation
Table 5. Bioactivities of some phenolic compounds from grapes. Phenolic compoundBioactivityReferences resveratrol free radical scavenging [76,81] antiproliferation [83,100] enhancing plasma NO level [123] regulating lipid metabolism [37] protection against membrane oxidation [124] quercetin antibacterial [20] enhancing plasma NO level [123] catechin anticancer [74] free radical scavenging [13,68,83] antibacterial [119] anti-inflammation [36] protection against membrane oxidation [124] flavone antiproliferation [99] flavonol free radical scavenging [75,81] procyanidin anticancer [74,94] free ...Read More
Biological Activities of Polyphenols from Grapes - Table 3
By: VitalityLink Finder    Tuesday, Mar 13, 2012
Conditions: cancer, heart disease, aging, inflammation
Table 3. Antioxidant activities of the extracts from grapes and its products. ResourceAntioxidant activityReferences grape seed decreasing the oxidated LDL in plasma [69] juice reducing oxidative stress in serum [48] red wine protection against membrane oxidation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae induced by H2O2 [70] fruit beverage (grape+orange+apricot) protecting mitochondrial and the antioxidant system against oxidative stress induced by H2O2 [71] grape wine protecting hypercholesterolemic hamsters against aortic fatty streak accumulation [37] defatted milled grape seed dealing with the oxidant ...Read More
Biological Activities of Polyphenols from Grapes - Table 4
By: VitalityLink Finder    Monday, Mar 12, 2012
Conditions: cancer, heart disease, aging, inflammation
Table 4. Anticancer activities of phenolic compounds from grapes. PhenolsSubjectEffectsReferences proanthocyanidins mouse mammary carcinoma cell line inhibited breast cancer metastasis [94] anthocyanin rat liver clone 9 cells activated antioxidant response element upstream of genes [95] colon cancer cell lines (HT-29 and Caco-2) induced 2–4 times increase in DNA fragmentation [96] vascular tumor biology repaired and protected genomic DNA integrity and retard blood vessel growth in some tumors [97] procyanidin, catechin or gallic acid mice spleen cells inhibited DNA damage induced by ...Read More