Posts Tagged ‘Antioxidants’
| Newer Entries »Nutritional approach to sun protection: a suggested complement to external strategies. [abstract]
Saturday, February 13th, 2010
Research suggests that dietary antioxidant vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals have protective effects against skin cancer.
Tags: alternative cancer prevention, Antioxidants, melanoma, natural cancer prevention, naturopathic cancer prevention, Nutrition, phytochemicals, skin cancer
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Don’t forget to eat blueberries: Scientists find they help memory
Thursday, February 11th, 2010
Tags: aging, Antioxidants, bluberries, memory, Nutrition, phytochemicals
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The total antioxidant content of more than 3100 foods, beverages, spices, herbs and supplements used worldwide
Thursday, January 28th, 2010
Tags: Antioxidants, Diet, Herbs, spices, Supplements
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New Approach To Fighting Alzheimer’s Shows Potential In Clinical Trial
Saturday, January 9th, 2010
In a clinical trial involving 225 Alzheimer’s patients, a group of patients were given a natural cocktail containing B vitamins, phosopholipids and antioxidants. The patients who received the cocktail showed a significant improvement in verbal memory skills compared to the placebo group. These nutrients are believed to contribute to the formation of synapses, connections that are damaged in the progression of the disease.
Tags: Alzheimer's disease, Antioxidants, omega-3
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Acai: Hype or Health?
Tuesday, September 15th, 2009
We’re examining superfoods again here at Nature Cures Clinic.
Today we’re taking a look at the massive marketing campaign that’s surrounding one little Brazilian berry, acai.
When it comes to foods that contain high levels of antioxidants, acai is the popular new kid on the block. Lab studies show the fruit to contain high levels of antioxidants — which are thought to protect against cell damage, and in turn heart disease, neurological disorders, and a number of cancers. In one clinical trial, consuming acai increased the blood antioxidant levels in a group of healthy volunteers.
That’s one study that we know about — but from the wealth of claims about acai on the internet, you might believe there’s been a lot more research done. (more…)
Tags: acai, Antioxidants, nutrition plan, superfoods
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Antioxidant Power of Purple Corn
Friday, July 10th, 2009
Chances are you’ve heard about the health value of blueberries.
With their deep blue color, they’re high in anthocyanins, a form of flavonoids . The flavonoids found in blueberries may provide protection against disease by upping the antioxidant defenses in the body.
As you may or may not know, Nature Cures Clinic is now on Twitter; you can find us here. That’s where our followers can ask us their health and nutrition questions, and we do our best to deliver. Recently, one follower asked us about the health value of purple corn, and its role in fighting cancer. They wanted to know if purple corn could pack the same punch as their favorite blue fruit.
Here’s what we told them: (more…)
Tags: anthocyanins, Antioxidants, Diet, flavonoids, Nutrition
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Hit Job
Thursday, November 13th, 2008
A recent study on antioxidants is a classic “hit job” on alternative medicine.
This study compared aspirin to a combination of antioxidants for their ability to prevent progression of arterial disease and diabetes. The study found that there was no difference in effectiveness between the two therapies. And without missing a beat, newspapers around the country proclaimed this new finding.
The dose of antioxidants used in this study is ridiculously low. For instance, this study used 100mg of vitamin C daily in their antioxidant supplement. While this is higher than the US RDA, it is somewhere between 1/5 and 1/20 the dose that is widely recognized to confer therapeutic benefits. (more…)
Tags: Antioxidants, Diabetes, Naturopathic medicine, vitamin C, vitamin D
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Green Tea Extract and Cardiovascular Disease
Thursday, November 6th, 2008
Imagine the size of the headlines if a pharmaceutical were found to reduce inflammation, lower blood pressure, lower LDL (“bad”) cholesterol, and enhance the body’s antioxidant capacity. Now imagine that this new drug can work in as little as three week. It would be the most prescribed drug on the market.
Well, you don’t have to go to your doctor to get this magic medication. A recent study has found that green tea extract has all these benefits. And with cardiovascular disease as the number one killer in the country, news like this could dramatically reduce the number of people dying of this disease. (more…)
Tags: Antioxidants, blood pressure, green tea extract, Inflammation, LDL
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Vitamin C and Exercise Recovery
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008
For all you exercise fans, a study in the Journal of Sports
Medicine and Physical Fitness has shown that supplementing with 1
gram of vitamin C prior to exercise reduced the level of muscle
damage induced by the exercise. In addition, other important health
indicators such as antioxidant status and stress levels in the body were
lower in the vitamin C group than in the control group.
Tags: Antioxidants, Exercise, muscle damage, vitamin C
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