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An Apple Peel a Day Could Keep Cancer at BayAn apple peel a day might help keep cancer at bay, according to Rui Hai Liu, Cornell associate professor of food science, who has identified a dozen compounds -- triterpenoids -- in apple peel that either inhibit or kill cancer cells in laboratory cultures. Three of the compounds have not previously been described in the literature."We found that several compounds have potent anti-proliferative...

Women should go for the broccoli when the relish tray comes around during holiday celebrations this season. While it has been known for some time that eating cruciferous vegetables, such as broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage, can help prevent breast cancer, the mechanism by which the active substances in these vegetables inhibit cell proliferation was unknown - until now. Scientists in the UC Santa Barbara laboratories...

I eat non-fat yogurt several times a week as a dessert or snack. Here’s why:Health Benefits of YogurtYogurt may not be the miracle food some have claimed, but it certainly has a lot to offer in the health department. Besides being an excellent source of bone-building calcium, it is believed that the bacterial cultures Lactobacillus bulgaricus (L. bulgaricus) and Streptococcus thermophilus (S. thermophilus), that are used to make...

I eat a big bowl of oatmeal (flavored with organic raisins) almost every day for breakfast. The reasons are outlined below. (I also eat mostly whole wheat bread, and whole wheat pasta when I can, and snack on whole wheat dry cereal once in a while.) Oatmeal's Health Claims Strongly ReaffirmedA new scientific review of the most current research shows the link between eating oatmeal and cholesterol reduction to be stronger than...

Diets and beauty products which claim to have anti-oxidant properties are unlikely to prevent ageing, according to research funded by the Wellcome Trust. Researchers at the Institute of Healthy Ageing at UCL (University College London) say this is because a key fifty year old theory about the causes of ageing is wrong."Superoxide" free radicals – oxygen molecules that have an imbalance of electrons to protons – are generated in...

Researchers learn that some 'good cholesterol' isn't good enoughNew article in the FASEB Journal describes how the quality of HDL cholesterol is as important as its typeIf you think your levels of "good cholesterol" are good enough, a new study published in the December 2008 issue of The FASEB Journal suggests that you may want to think again. In the report, researchers from the University of Chicago challenge the conventional...

I eat a handful of nuts several times a week. I am going to try to increase the frequency.Here’s why:From Dr. John Livesey, Department of Endocrinology Christchurch Hospital .New Zealand:“Frequent eating of nuts appears to dramatically improve health1. In particular, nut eating greatly lowers the risk of heart disease2. In 1992 researchers working on the Adventist Health Study at Loma Linda University in California reported that...

Gasping helps cardiac arrest victims surviveGasping should not be mistaken for breathing and CPR should be initiatedPeople who witness an individual collapse suddenly and unexpectedly should perform uninterrupted chest compressions even if the patient gasps or breathes in a funny way, research from the Resuscitation Research Group at The University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center shows. The study is set to publish in the Nov. 24...

I have recently added a new pill to the few I take daily – a major decision for me. But the spate of recent research is so overwhelming that I had to do it. I have also made an effort to get more sun in the cold months, eat more dairy products, especially no-fat yogurt, and drink only fortified orange juice. The pill is Vitamin D. The recent research is summarized very briefly below. A complete report is available atLow Vitamin...