Guayusa – The New Tea?
Guayusa tea is brewed from the leaves of the Ilex guayusa. This tree from the Amazon, especially Peru and Ecuador belongs to the holly genus […]
HEALTH AND WELLBEING
Cherries – Great Juice -For Alleviating Muscle Pain And Inflammation
Cherries have long been a popular fruit, not only when fresh but as a processed fruit for desserts and in the USA, marketeers are steadily […]
Vegetables – Not So Difficult For Children To Swallow!
Vegetables and children need not be such a tricky combination! Parents don’t despair, children really do like them! It is a case of making sure […]
Ivy Gourd (Coccinia grandis)
The Ivy Gourd (C. grandis L. Voigt; Family: Curcurbitaceae) – is a tropical climbing vine that has been used for many years in both Africa […]
Biochemical Understanding Behind Food Allergies
Allergies, especially food allergies have in recent years become a strong focus for research attention because they are so debilitating. Food allergies restrict food use, […]
Pinolenic Acid
Pinolenic acid is a polyunsaturated fatty acid, 5Z,9Z,12Z-octadecatrienoic acid which is obtained from pine nut oil, derived from Korean (Pinus orientalis) and Siberian pine nuts […]
Citicoline Improves Attention, Levels Of Concentration And Motor Speed
Citicoline (INN) or CDP-choline (choline cytidine 5′-pyrophosphate) has recently attracted interest because it helps maintain acetylcholine levels at normal levels in the body. It is […]
Flaxseed – The Oil And Its Benefits
♦ Flaxseeds contain a range of active components which could reduce the disease factors associated with Metabolic Syndrome (MS) as well as help ameliorate cardiovascular […]
Vitamin D -Essential Know How For This Nutrient
Vitamin D has many functions in the body – it regulates calcium and phosphate levels which are essential for bone building and teeth. More specifically, […]
Phloretin & Phloridzin – Universal Glucose Modulators
Apples have often been associated with ‘keeping the good doctor at bay’ and one of the reasons would be the presence of phloretin and phloridzin. The epidemiology […]
N-Acetyltyrosine – Recent Research Into Mood
N-acetyltyrosine is a non-essential amino acid found in chicken, soy products and nuts which is synthesised from phenylalanine. A few studies using healthy volunteers, as well as […]
Cocoa Polyphenols And Mood
Chocolate has a potency, not only for its flavour but for its health properties. It is well established that cocoa and chocolate are packed with […]
Eating Raisins Lowers Blood Pressure According To Study
Lots of evidence is being collected to show that eating raisins might help lower blood pressure. Routine consumption according to one group of scientists at the […]
Green Coffee Bean Extract – Good Health!
Unroasted coffee bean extract is being found increasingly amongst the health supplement offerings. We tend to think of coffee in its processed form, like tea, […]
Cocoa Flavanol Health Claim Approved By EU Commission
The health benefits of chocolate continue to be recognised following the EU Commission’s approval of a dossier on health claims attributed to one of its components, the […]
Griffonia – Rich In 5-Hydroxy-L-Tryptophan (5-HTP) –A Precursor Of Serotonin
The tropical shrub Griffonia simplicifolia Baill. (fam. Caesalpinaceae) which grows in West Africa (Ghana, Ivory Coast and Togo in particular), has a remarkable pedigree in […]
Coffee May Reduce Prostate Cancer Risk
Coffee might do more than just wake you up in the morning after a brew. Research studies continue to demonstrate that coffee is potentially linked to […]
Cynomorium – The Basis To The Wonder Drug
Cynomorium songaricum Rupr. and its relation C. coccineum L. are both exciting plants, uniquely placed in their own family the Cynomoriaceae. C. songaricum is an extremely interesting root […]
Study Shows Memory Loss Stemmed By Drinking Chocolate
A study from various centres led by Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts USA has shown that drinking the equivalent of two cups of cocoa might improve […]