Vitamin B3 Prevents New Skin Cancers In Study
Literally millions of people take vitamins in the hopes that doing so will improve their health – but scientific evidence has pointed to vitamin supplementation being useless or worse. Beta carotene supplements may actually increase mortality, as might vitamin E and vitamin A. Other seemingly promising supplements, like fish oil for heart disease, have seen their promise dissipate. The best advice seems to be to just eat a healthy diet. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - May 13, 2015 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Matthew Herper Source Type: news
3 Key Nutrients For Better Brainpower
By Nancy Christie
When it comes to what we eat, we usually worry more about our waistlines than our wisdom. But a diet that contains a wide assortment of healthy foods and nutrients doesn’t just benefit your body; it may protect your brain from cognitive decline as you age. In order to defend against a variety of age-related conditions that can impair your memory and the general functioning of your brain, a good first step is to concentrate on incorporating three nutrients into your diet: omega-3 fatty acids, flavonoids and vitamin E.
1. Omega-3 Fatty Acids for Brain Volume
For your memory to function smoothly, your br...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - April 26, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The 5 Carbs You Should Be Eating Before The Big Race
Attention, runners! Repeat after us: Carbs are good for me.
In fact, carbohydrates aren't just nutritious in the days leading up to a big race like a marathon -- they're essential. And with both the Boston Marathon and London Marathon right around the corner, we spoke with Pam Nisevich Bede, a registered dietitian, Runner’s World contributor and experienced marathoner, to gain insight into the best ways to carb-load in the days before a big race.
"When you put months and months and hours and hours into your training, you want to make the most out of race day," Bede said. "And when you introduce more carbohydrates into ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - April 12, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Health Benefits of Sweet vs. Regular Potatoes
Why do sweet potatoes get "superfood" status while regular potatoes are vilified? Here's why both tubers deserve a place on your plate.
It's time to set the record straight on spuds.
In recent years, and in certain "healthy eating" circles, the sweet potato has been crowned a "superfood" while the regular potato has been treated like the bad guy.
High carb, high glycemic index, loaded with antinutrients? Is the plain old potato really so bad?
Here's the real deal: Both regular potatoes and sweet potatoes deserve a place in your diet. You can eat both as part of a well-balanced, whole food diet and still have a lean ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - April 8, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Two helpings of spinach a day knocks 11 YEARS off your brain age
It is thought that vitamin K, folate or vitamin B9, and the natural colourings lutein and beta-carotene were behind the effects, say researchers from Rusg University, Chicago. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 30, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Women in the Philippines at the Forefront of the Health Food Movement
In the Philippines, 22 percent of children under the age of five are underweight, and 32 percent of children are stunted. Credit: Kara Santos/IPSBy Diana MendozaMANILA, Mar 20 2015 (IPS)When Tinay Alterado’s team from ARUGAAN, an organisation of women healthcare advocates, visited Eastern Visayas, a region of the Philippines devastated by Typhoon Haiyan in November 2013, they noticed that the relief and rescue sites were flooded with donated milk formula, which nursing mothers were feeding to their babies in vast quantities.Milk formula was one of the hundreds of relief items that streamed into the affected region in the...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - March 20, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Diana Mendoza Tags: Active Citizens Aid Asia-Pacific Civil Society Climate Change Democracy Development & Aid Economy & Trade Editors' Choice Education Environment Food & Agriculture Gender Green Economy Headlines Health Human Rights Natural Source Type: news
Spice Up Nutrition Month With the Peruvian Superfoods Diet
March is National Nutrition Month, making for the perfect moment to check in with your eating. Believe it or not, there are still new discoveries in the world of nutrition -- it's an exciting time to explore healthy and delicious foods you might not already know. That's why I'm using this opportunity to introduce the Peruvian Superfoods diet. Peruvian superfoods, direct from the Andes and the Amazon, promise multiple health benefits with a Latin American flair. Fortunately, these once-obscure products are now available in mainstream American supermarkets.
The Peruvian diet has an extraordinary number of superfoods, enough...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - February 27, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Do Carrots Really Help You See Better? Here's What Science Says
Mom always said eating carrots would boost your eyesight. Was she right?
Carrots are a good source of vitamin A (in the form of beta-carotene), a nutrient that's essential for healthy eyes, according to a new video from the American Chemical Society's Reactions series (above).
But you can get add the vitamin A you need from peas, spinach, mangoes, and other foods--even cheese. So why are carrots often singled out?
The answer to that question dates back to World War II, when the Brits were trying hard to keep new radar technology a secret from the enemy.
"This fancy new radar system gave pilots a huge advantage," Chad...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - January 1, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
10 Superfoods Healthier Than Kale
In the world of marketing, image is everything. If you're James Franco or Roger Federer or Taylor Swift, your name and face can be used to sell anything from phones to watches to perfume -- even if you're not necessarily famous for the your tech-savvy, your promptness, or the way you smell.
In the food world, the biggest celebrity of all might be kale -- the Shakira of salads, the Lady Gaga of leafy greens. It's universally recognized that kale anything--kale chips, kale pesto, kale face cream -- instantly imparts a health halo. Even 7-Eleven is making over its image by offering kale cold-pressed juices. And yes, kale h...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - December 25, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Filipino Farmers Protest Government Research on Genetically Modified Rice
Filipino rice farmers claim that national heritage sites like the 2,000-year-old Ifugao Rice Terraces are threatened by the looming presence of genetically modified crops. Credit: Courtesy Diana MendozaBy Diana MendozaMANILA, Nov 26 2014 (IPS)Jon Sarmiento, a farmer in the Cavite province in southern Manila, plants a variety of fruits and vegetables, but his main crop, rice, is under threat. He claims that approval by the Philippine government of the genetically modified ‘golden rice’ that is fortified with beta-carotene, which the body converts into vitamin A, could ruin his livelihood.Sarmiento, who is also the susta...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - November 26, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Diana Mendoza Tags: Active Citizens Aid Asia-Pacific Biodiversity Civil Society Democracy Development & Aid Economy & Trade Editors' Choice Environment Featured Food & Agriculture Headlines Health Human Rights Natural Resources Poverty & MDGs Source Type: news
Report links obesity to advanced prostate cancer
This report, which considered the results from 104 studies involving more than nine million men, looked at diet, nutrition, physical activity, weight and the risk of prostate cancer.
It also found strong evidence that being tall – a marker of developmental factors in the womb, childhood and adolescence – increases the risk of prostate cancer.
The report found limited evidence for a link between diets high in dairy products or calcium and an increased risk of prostate cancer, and low blood levels of vitamin E or selenium and an increased risk of developing cancer.
The report recommends maintaining a healthy wei...
Source: NHS News Feed - November 19, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cancer Obesity Source Type: news
Lost secret to better vision
Ancient cultures knew the value of the whole, fresh foods they ate, and what to do with them. Like eating fish for better eyesight. Unfortunately, this way of looking at things with an eye on nature has been discarded and forgotten.
Today, we have all of these individualized categories of study being looked at by very smart people. But we’re not as smart as we think. The people who interpret the information often don’t apply wisdom.
And their attempts to outsmart nature run into predictable problems.
Vitamin A was the first vitamin isolated and studied by modern science. And until a few years ago, it was mainstream adv...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - October 7, 2014 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Dr. Al Sears Tags: Anti-Aging Vision Source Type: news
Global and Chinese beta-Carotene Industry (CAS 7235-40-7) 2009-2019...
ReportsnReports.com adds "Global and Chinese beta-Carotene (CAS 7235-40-7) Industry, 2009-2019 Market Research Report" report to its research store.(PRWeb July 19, 2014)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/global-and-china-beta/carotene-industry-2019/prweb12029348.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - July 20, 2014 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
New research: Fresh avocado enhances absorption of essential nutrients for healthy living
(FoodMinds LLC) Consuming a whole fresh avocado with either an orange-colored tomato sauce or raw carrots significantly enhanced provitamin A carotenoid (alpha- and beta-carotene) absorption and conversion of these carotenoids to an active form of vitamin A, according to new research conducted by the Ohio State University and published in The Journal of Nutrition. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - July 10, 2014 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Researchers Hope ‘Super Bananas’ Will Combat Vitamin A Deficiency
Genetically engineered bananas, packed with micronutrients, are to undergo their first human trial in the United States to test their ability to battle rampant vitamin A deficiency — a large cause of infant death and blindness throughout low-income communities around the world.
“The consequences of vitamin A deficiency are dire with 650,000 to 700,000 children worldwide dying … each year and at least another 300,000 going blind,” the project leader, Professor James Dale from Australia’s Queensland University of Technology, told AFP.
The six-week trial backed by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundatio...
Source: TIME.com: Top Science and Health Stories - June 16, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: melissahellmann Tags: Uncategorized Africa bananas deficiency Genetic Engineering genetically modified Research Uganda vitamin A Source Type: news
