Laurel on Health Food

The New York Times reported on a special west-African berry called “miracle fruit” that makes everything sweet in your mouth. Once you eat the berry, everything you taste for about an hour afterwards will taste sweet. A slice of lemon tastes like a pixie stick and a shot of beer tastes like chocolate. It sounds [...]

Has anyone ever told you that coffee is bad for you? I know I’ve heard it many times, but I happen to disagree. Coffee is a pretty natural thing…that is, before we start adding chemicals, fake sugars, and coffee creamers that won’t expire for a decade. I like to drink tea later in the day, [...]

I found an good video on the TED site that might interest some of you. Mark Bittman , a bestselling cookbook author, journalist, and TV personality, talks about “What’s wrong with what we eat.”
An excerpt from TED.com:
“In this fiery and funny talk, New York Times food writer Mark Bittman weighs in on what’s wrong with [...]

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign News Bureau released a new study that’s appearing in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Researchers found that the plant flavonoid luteolin “can disrupt a key component of the inflammatory response in the brain.” Celery and green peppers are packed with luteolin.
During the ‘in vivo’ study, the [...]

Women’s Health Magazine reported on a new study from the journal Clinical Nutrition. Researchers found that pomegranate juice improved fertility markers in male rats (sperm count and motility). The potent antioxidants found in pomegranates may protect against damage to fatty acids found in sperm. I read some background information on the study over at Pub [...]