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Self Magazine wrote a great tip for how to get the best benefit from drinking green tea. A study from Purdue University in Indiana found that lemon juice can protect the cancer-fighting antioxidants in green tea (catechins). Lemon protects the chemicals so there are more of them for your body to absorb. Next time you [...]

ChefMD® recently wrote that broccoli is capable of lowering LDL (bad) cholesterol and reducing the risk of heart disease. University of Hawaii research identified a cancer-preventing compound, indole-3-carbinol, in broccoli that is also good for the heart.  Indole-3-carbinol (I3C) forms when you eat broccoli and it begins a reaction that [...]

Self Magazine reports that foods rich in folate may reduce your risk of pancreatic cancer by 60% in women with normal weight.  The study with these wonderful findings was published in the journal Cancer Research.  An important note is that only folate-rich foods helped reduce the risk.  Folate supplements were actually found to raise the [...]

Men’s Health Magazine produced a list of “The Ten Best Foods You Aren’t Eating“. Here are their choices for the superfoods that rarely make it into our shopping carts-but should. The article also contains helpful information about how you can include each of these foods in your diet. Read more here.
1. Beets - contain lots [...]

A study published in The Journal of Nutrition found that white button mushrooms enhance immune system cell activity.  The report showed that mushrooms may help the body protect against the common cold and cancer.  (Ref: Self Magazine, October 2007, p. 138)
Try adding mushrooms to salads, sandwiches, and stir-frys.