Laurel on Health Food

The New York Times reports that eating nuts and foods with small seeds may reduce your risk of developing diverticulitis, a digestive disease that causes severe problems with the large intestines.
A new study published in the August 2008 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association analyzed over 47,000 men for a period of [...]

A new study published in the Nutrition Research journal found that gold kiwifruit helps boost your immune system and strengthen your body’s response to infection. The study tested immune responses in mice that were given gold kiwifruit puree, the juice of the fruit, or a sugar solution. After 20 days, the mice who ate the [...]

One of my goals this year was to include more leafy greens into my diet. I love salads and regularly eat lots of romaine lettuce and spinach, but the best greens (kale, swiss chard, turnip greens, etc.) only made it onto my plate if I was dining out and a restaurant offered them. For me, [...]

New research published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry confirmed that cranberries are packed with antioxidants. The study measured the amount of antioxidants in cranberries and cranberry products, then measured blood samples in people after drinking a cranberry juice drink or another drink without cranberry juice. Not surprisingly, the antioxidant capacity in the [...]

Recent research published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry found that freshly chopped garlic has higher levels of allicin than preserved, chopped garlic that comes in a bottle. Allicin is a key compound in garlic that’s responsible for most of the anti-bacterial benefits. Some other studies have found that allicin in garlic can [...]