Richard A. Passwater PhDProfessor Lester Packer, Ph.D. is the Director of the Membrane Bioenergetics Group and Professor of Molecular Biology at the University of California at Berkeley. His distinguished career in teaching and research has included appointments at...
Did your mother ever tell you to eat your vegetables? Well, she was right! Healthy vegetarian foods are a powerful weapon in the fight against cancer. Fruits and vegetables contain a variety of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and phytochemicals...
What Doctors Don't Tell YouA new health scare concerning bioflavonoids is raging in Italy, and it’s something that could soon be hitting a health store near you if the regulators of the European Union have anything to do with it. The Italian government is warning pregnant...
The Popeye effectJust as most of the risk factors for AMD parallel those of heart disease, most of the best alternative measures to keep the heart healthy can also maintain eye health.
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Like a match to a petrol tank, the story that vitamin C can clog your arteries has set the antisupplement brigade ablaze. Follow up articles in the Daily Mail quoted the US Academy of Sciences as ...
Consuming lots of fruit and vegetables can reduce your risk of high blood pressure, say British researchers.
There is copious evidence for the role of two particular antioxidants - lutein and zeaxanthin - in maintaining eye health. Carotenoid composition varies between internal organs, suggesting selective uptake
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Q My nine-year-old daughter is just recovering from a bad bout of measles. With this, she had an ear infection and conjunctivitis, and this is clearing up, but her cough seems to be lingering. I’m worried that her weakened immune system may not be...
