Health Food, Healthy Eating, and Nutrition
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I’m sure you’ve heard that probiotics help keep your digestive system healthy and fight off bad bacteria in the gut. But, new research published in the Public Libracy of Science Pathogens journal found that probiotics may fight harmful inflammation too. As you probably know by now, inflammation in our bodies can put us at risk [...]
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Happy Thanksgiving week to everyone! I hope you all have a few days off work and get the chance to enjoy good food, family, and friends. I’ve got recipes on the brain with the holidays coming up. This time of the year means I have more chances to try out some new foods and just [...]
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Some recent research published in the Journal of Nutrition found that the antioxidants in orange-colored produce could help reduce your risk of death from heart disease by 20%. Orange foods contain alpha-carotene and beta-carotene which are best absorbed in the body when you cook the vegetables a little bit.
The researchers found that carrots are the [...]
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Did you know that cooking meats (beef, poultry, fish, pork) at 350 degrees or more produces carcinogenic chemicals known as heterocyclic amines (HCAs)? These chemicals are harmful in our bodies and actually increase our risk of cancer.
But, I just read about a really cool study published in the Journal of Food Science. Researchers found that [...]
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A recent study found that omega-3s can help keep you stay full and eat less. Researchers from the University of Navarra, University College Cork, and University of Iceland monitored hunger in over 200 overweight or obese volunteers for eight weeks. All the volunteers ate a low-calorie, balanced diet but some supplemented a high dose of [...]
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The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition published a recent study that concluded low-fat dairy may prevent heart disease. The study looked at the diets of over 5,000 people. Those who drank one glass of low-fat milk each day had a 37% improvement in their kidney function. Women’s Health Magazine explains that the “kidneys rely on [...]
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A 2008 study from the Baylor College of Medicine and Harvard Medical School found that omega-3s in fish oil can help reduce inflammation by improving the body’s immunity response. Researchers found that blood vessels can form small lesions inside our bodies, and the “normal healing process is for these lesions to become inflamed, for the [...]
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Researchers from Kaiser Permanente Northern California published a new study in the American Journal of Gastroenterology. They found that eating a diet high in antioxidant-rich fruits and vegetables could significantly reduce your risk of getting cancer in your esophagus.
With over 900 participants in the study, the researchers measured intakes of vitamin C, vitamin E, and [...]
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