Food & Beverages

Green tea cuts fatal illness risk

A Japanese study reveals that green tea significantly reduces the risk of deaths from several diseases. In an 11-year-old study that included 40,000 people there has been a 25% reduction in the risk of fatal cardiovascular disease. While some researchers contribute the decreased incidence to the...

by Mick over a year ago

Having a healthy body.

oohh...???i really don't know what to say in this topic but I suggest, having a healthy body is a good thing for us because it makes our life longer and its so good to have a healthy body because you dont need to have a problem about your body.

by Jeleigh over a year ago

Breast Cancer Risk Linked To Red Meat

Health experts from the Harvard Medical School managed to link a common form of breast cancer in women to red meat consumption. Breast cancer fueled by hormones is twice as likely to occur in women who consumed red meat frequently in their 20s, 30s and 40s. This type of cancer has been on the...

by simone2593 over a year ago

New heart-healthy sweets soon on the market

Mars Inc. is planning on developing dark-chocolate versions of its M&M's, Snickers and Milky Way candies and made them “healthy”, and that way take off the blame of those who shouldn’t be eating them. New chocolates will be made with flavanols, which is said to help reduce blood pressure...

by Mick over a year ago

side effects of rutin

I am just starting to get into healthy living and immune system boosting. I noticed that rutin is something that is much talked about in health food circles and I would like to get your take on rutin as well. Do you think that the use of rutin tablets has any side effects at all? If you do, what...

by lew1149158596 over a year ago

amount of protein for active teenage boy/girl

I have teenage boy and girl what is the amount of protine and what is the best source

by cc over a year ago

am i on my period when i shouldnt be?

i have been on birth control for about a year and i am having period like symptoms, and i shouldnt be on it for another 2 weeks. its not that normal to have them this early but it has happened before so i wasnt worried. it started out a brownish color for like 2 days and now its the normal red...

by s.jean over a year ago

Women Benefit From Decaffeinated Coffee

Nearly 29,000 women in Iowa took part of a study that lasted from 1986 to 1997 and was looking for the link between eating and drinking habits and type 2 diabetes risk. After eleven years of analyzing and studying, the results showed that women who drank six cups or more of decaffeinated coffee had...

by DanDan over a year ago

Salmonella in Canadian Hershey chocolate bars

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) along with Hershey Canada made public a list of 25 products that could be contaminated with the Salmonella. Confectionary and biscuits by Hershey Canada have been recalled although there have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of the...

by Heidi Miller, LDN over a year ago

side effects of kidney beans

Did anyone else read about kidney beans having potential bad side effects? I saw this mentioned in an article in a women's mag recently, and I was wondering what that was all about! Is there any truth in this? Do kidney beans really have side effects? What do you all think about this theory?

by jeanna_156092156092 over a year ago