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Health News: Tea Leads Botanical Antioxidant Charge
May 1st, 2013Plants are antioxidant-generating machines. Commercially, the biggest return-generating plant extract is green tea. There are other plant-based antioxidants—bilberry, grape seed, ginkgo biloba—but green tea dominates at this stage. About 50 percent of products launched in 2012 bearing an antioxidant claim contained green tea, according to market analysts.
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Focus On: Vitamin E
April 1st, 2013WHAT IT IS: Vitamin E is a group of eight fat-soluble compounds that contain antioxidant properties. Two of the compounds are tocopherols and tocotrienols. With many forms of vitamin E, the alpha-tocopherol is considered the only form that meets human requirements—but avoid the synthetic version.
What it is, why you need it, and where to find it.
Health Tips: Used Coffee Grounds Rich Source of Antioxidants
March 1st, 2013Used coffee grounds are already pressed into service for plant food, insect repellent, and other homespun uses, and scientists are adding another application as used grounds may be a valuable resource for production of dietary supplements. According to a new report in Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, used coffee grounds are a rich source of healthful antioxidant substances.
The Humble Seed that Started a Phenomenon
March 1st, 2013Instead of growing chia pets, Janie Hoffman makes chia drinks. Hoffman—CEO and founder of Mamma Chia—burst onto the beverage industry scene in 2011 by launching the first organic chia seed beverage in the marketplace. It turns out that “ch-ch-ch-chia!” is good for more than just growing those grassy animal-shaped figurines.
Mamma Chia reinvigorates an old favorite
The Anti-Inflammatory Diet
November 1st, 2012When caring for bones and joints, proper nutrition is the most basic component. Not only do bones and joints benefit from our good food choices, but the body as a whole reaches a more optimal level of functioning and homeostasis. The right nutrients provide the body with the necessary tools to prevent disease.
Improve joint health and overall well-being
Focus On: Cinnamon
November 1st, 2012Cinnamon is all around us, especially when the air becomes chilled. We use it in our baked goods, in our hot chocolates, even on our children’s cereal. But did you know that cinnamon is the oldest spice known and one of the strongest antioxidants?
What is Cinnamon?
Sugar and Spice, and Everything…Healthy?
Licorice Extract
September 1st, 2012Whether you love or hate licorice, clinical studies have shown that licorice extract is a powerful and effective natural medicine, and especially good at maintaining healthy gastric mucosa (the lining of the stomach).
Health Tips: Organic Tomatoes Deliver More Antioxidant Power
September 1st, 2012A study conducted at the University of Barcelona (UB) shows that organic tomatoes contain higher levels of phenolic compounds than conventional tomatoes. The UB’s Natural Antioxidant Group, headed by lecturer Rosa M.
A Magical Mix
August 1st, 2012I once lived where blackberries grew wild along the fringes of our woods. For a few days in midsummer, if we could get to the bushes before the squirrels did, my young sons and I would have a berry feast. Very little fruit made it into the colanders we carried; we mostly grazed like forest animals.
Combine summer berries for extra boost of nutrition.Health News: Antioxidant-rich Watercress Shows Sports Nutrition Potential
July 1st, 2012A recent study conduced at Edinburgh Napier University in Scotland and the University of Ulster in Northern Ireland suggests that eight weeks of supplementation with watercress reduces markers of oxidative stress and damage after exhaustive exercise.
