Vitamin A – what is it and what does it do ? Vitamin A (retinol, retinal, retinoic acid) is found in apricots, carrots (through its precursor betacarotene), fish liver oils (cod, salmon, halibut), green leafy vegetables, kohlrabi, liver, mint, egg yolk. It is a fat soluble antioxidant and therefore requires fats for proper assimilation and […]
By Mike Adams One of the most common problems in cancer patients who choose to undergo conventional cancer therapy is recurrence. They might think they have beaten their cancer with chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery, only to find a few years later that tumours have spread into other tissues — usually the lungs, brain, […]
Article adapted from Dr Mercola Dr. Donald W. Miller, a cardiac surgeon and Professor of Surgery at the University of Washington in Seattle, shares impressive research findings on the cancer-fighting properties of selenium. As scientists have now determined, cells of all organisms, whether bacterial, animal, or non-animal, need selenium for proper functioning. Selenium deficiency […]
Herald-Sun, Melbourne, Australia From correspondents in Washington July 30, 2008 09:22am EATING or drinking a lot of products containing soy and isoflavones can result in reduced sperm count among men, a Harvard study has shown. “There has been a lot of interest on whether soy affects fertility because many studies in animals suggest […]
Vitamin D Analysis Shows Reduced Overall Mortality Authors of a recent journal article in the Archives of Internal Medicine found a significant reduction in all-cause mortality in people who supplemented with vitamin D. The meta-analysis studied 18 randomized, controlled studies involving over 57,000 individuals over a mean of 5.7 years. With an average daily […]
by Roni Ellison (NewsTarget) It would seem, according to the journal of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, that children with diets over 40 grams (1/3 cup) of 'fruity vegetables' such as cucumber, tomato, eggplant, green bean and zucchini, were less likely to suffer with symptoms of childhood asthma. The study, which was conducted on 460 […]
17 Oct 2007 Vitamin D supplements may lower your risk of dying from any cause, according to a new European study. Researchers from the European Institute of Oncology in Milan, Italy, and the International Agency for Research on Cancer in Lyon, France, reviewed 18 trials of more than 57,000 people. The trials involved doses […]
Originally published 02 October 2007 at NewsTarget.com by John Cole (NewsTarget) Goji berries, goji juice, and snack bars and other products containing goji berries have become increasing popular over the past two years or so. Part of this is because some celebrities are reportedly consuming (and raving about) them, and part is due to […]
Research on Vitamin D has been mounting over the past years and it is getting more and more interesting and (as a result) more and more revealing. This article / interview with a renowned medical doctor and author may provide some easily understandable information about this amazing vitamin. It is interesting to note that vitamin […]
23 Aug 2007 According to a new research study, refined sugar is far more addictive than cocaine — one of the most addictive and harmful substances currently known. An astonishing 94 percent of rats who were allowed to choose mutually-exclusively between sugar water and cocaine, chose sugar. Even rats who were addicted to […]