You're never too young to ensure a glowing complexion.
Even in your 20s, fine lines—the harbinger of wrinkles—may start to appear. But a study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition shows that what you eat can combat the photoaging that leads to wrinkles.
Using both food questionnaires and scientific analyses of ultraviolet damage in 2,000 people in Australia, Greece, and Sweden, researchers found that those eating healthy monounsaturated fats from olive oil—along with antioxidant vegetables, especially leafy greens—had the least wrinkling or photoaging. And flavonoids, found in apples and other fruits, were… Continue reading Categories
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May 31st, 2010You're never too young to ensure a glowing complexion.
Even in your 20s, fine lines—the harbinger of wrinkles—may start to appear. But a study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition shows that what you eat can combat the photoaging that leads to wrinkles.
Using both food questionnaires and scientific analyses of ultraviolet damage in 2,000 people in Australia, Greece, and Sweden, researchers found that those eating healthy monounsaturated fats from olive oil—along with antioxidant vegetables, especially leafy greens—had the least wrinkling or photoaging. And flavonoids, found in apples and other fruits, were… Continue reading Natures Anti-aging Secret
May 28th, 2010
The "super antioxidant" glutathione is a key player in both detox and disease prevention.
The most important ingredient in healthy longevity may be something you've never heard of—glutathione. This antioxidant helps combat the ill effects of aging as well as diseases ranging from Alzheimer's and dementia to cancer and cardiovascular problems.
A combination of the amino acids cysteine, glycine, and glutamine, glutathione is produced naturally in the body, where it regulates the function of other antioxidants. No wonder that this super antioxidant also plays a vital role in immune support, fighting infection, and controlling… Continue reading The Story Behind the Headlines
May 26th, 2010
What the largest, long-term study really says about cell phone risks.
Scientific research is meant to explain and enlighten. But the long-awaited Interphone Study of over 5,000 cell phone users with brain tumors is only adding to the confusion.
Not even the expert epidemiologists who created this study can agree! Those from Australia, Israel, and Spain say the research indicates we need to take precautions with mobile phone use, while those from Canada and Sweden suggest waiting another 20 years or so.
Based on the Interphone results, "I can't tell you if cell phones… Continue reading BPA Linked to Leaky Gut
May 24th, 2010
Levels of this common chemical are almost 5 times higher than previously thought.
Consumers are routinely ingesting bisphenol A (BPA) by eating processed foods in cans and plastic. "It takes as little as one serving of canned foods to expose a person to levels of BPA that have been shown to cause harm in laboratory animals," says Bobbi Chase Wilding, organizing director of Clean New York.
The latest lab research on BPA significantly links this chemical to a painful condition called "leaky gut." Exposing both human intestinal cells and living rats to dosages of… Continue reading Get Your Grill On
May 21st, 2010
Choose sustainable, rather than processed, foods for holiday cookouts.
This coming Memorial Day—and all summer long—millions of Americans will be tossing hot dogs and sausages on the grill. That means they'll be eating their way toward diabetes and heart disease, a new Harvard study shows.
Whether it's chemically processed, cured, salted, or smoked, processed meat can up your risk for heart disease as much as 42% and Type 2 diabetes by 19%. "Processed meat such as bacon, salami, hot dogs, and processed deli meats may be the most important to avoid," says Harvard researcher… Continue reading The Invisible Threat to Thyroid Health
May 19th, 2010
Could your cell phone be making you fat?
The thyroid gland's small size belies its enormous importance in regulating your metabolism. If the production of thyroid hormone slows down, you're likely to gain 5 to 10 extra pounds. Or more.
Next to diabetes, a sluggish thyroid (or hypothyroidism) is the most common endocrine disorder in this country. Other symptoms include constipation, depression, dry skin, fatigue, hair loss, intolerance to cold, muscle cramps, and slow heart rate.
Radiation zeroes in on the thyroid as though this gland were painted with a… Continue reading To Combat Skin Cancer, Eat Your Polyphenols
May 17th, 2010
The Mediterranean diet may be as sun protective as applying natural sunscreen.
Time to slather on sunscreen? Over 13 million fair-skinned Americans have had at least one basal or squamous cell skin cancer, finds one Harvard University researcher.
"We don't know exactly what we're dealing with in terms of skin cancers," says dermatologist Suraj Venna, MD, who directs the melanoma center at Washington Hospital Center. "What we do know, for sure, is that there has been a tremendous burst in skin cancer, period." He adds "that UV [ultraviolet] rays are the primary cause," of… Continue reading The Spore Report: Beware of Molds
May 14th, 2010
The most ancient of toxins may be the next asbestos.
White, orange, green, black and blue: Molds can produce mycotoxins that lurk both indoors and out. But since Americans spend 90% of their time in enclosed spaces—at home, school, and work—indoor fungal contamination can be a killer, literally!
Mycotoxins—like Alternaria, Aspergillus, Chaetomium, Cladosporium, Penicillium, and Stachybotrys—can lead to such diverse symptoms as allergies, asthma, cancer, bleeding lungs, chronic bronchitis, chronic fatigue, depression, eye irritation, fibromyalgia, headache, hoarseness, inflammation of the ear, learning disabilities, lupus, memory loss, multiple chemical sensitivity, nosebleeds, rheumatoid… Continue reading Soy May Be Riskier Than BPA
May 12th, 2010
Manufactured soy is linked to decreased fertility and possible thyroid problems.
Long-term consumption of soy protein may weaken fertility in males, a new animal study suggests. Compared to mice fed soy-free diets, those consuming soy protein had 25% lower sperm counts.
Consuming soy in the early years may decrease fertility in females. Researchers at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences recently linked genistein—a phytoestrogen in soy eaten from birth—with irregular menstrual cycles as well as ovulation and fertility problems in adult female mice.
Even "brief exposure to genistein can produce long-lasting effects in rats,"… Continue reading More Common Than Flu: A Deadly New Super Bug
May 10th, 2010
As antibiotic resistance grows, C. difficile is becoming more virulent.
A gram-positive bacteria, Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) is the leading cause of diarrhea in hospitals, daycare centers, and nursing facilities—moving aggressively into the larger community much the way MRSA infections have. And many experts consider this new super bug even more deadly.
Between 1993 and 2001 C. difficile infections increased 74%. By 2005, the incidence had doubled!
Responsible today for 30% of antibiotic-associated diarrhea and 70% of antibiotic-associated colitis, C. difficile is more than simply unpleasant—it has increased mortality as well as healthcare costs in… Continue reading 
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