Laurel on Health Food

I just read a great article in Body + Soul magazine called “Eat Your Vitamins” (August 2008). The article points out that while you can take a multivitamin to get your daily needs of vitamins and minerals, there’s just something about the real thing in food form. In the article, Amy Howell, a Rutgers University [...]

These days I read more and more evidence that proves veggies fight cancer. No complaints from me! Today I found yet another reason for you to eat your greens and convince your family and friends to jump on the veggie bandwagon too.
The journal Nutrition published some new research from Spain. Researchers found that eating two [...]

A recent Canadian study published in the Nutrition Research journal found that taking daily supplements of vitamins C and E may help reduce memory loss and improve mental function in people with Type 2 diabetes. Researchers noted that people with Type 2 diabetes are more susceptible to “acute elevations of free radicals” after ingesting a [...]

Mark’s Daily Apple wrote a great piece about the amazing nutrition of hot peppers. Here are some of the benefits they listed:

- Hot peppers are low in calories but high in vitamin C. They also contain carotenoids, lutein, lycopene, and zeaxanthin.
- Capsaicin (the compound that makes peppers hot) is anti-inflammatory and helps relieve headache [...]

The American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) reports that whole foods, not supplements, are most effective in lowering your risk of cancer. To come to this conclusion, the ACIR reviewed over 7,000 studies on diet, physical activity, weight, and cancer risk.
In about 50 separate supplement studies reviewed, some supplements provided cancer protection, some provided no [...]