Food & Beverages

Ginko Biloba Extract

Ginkgo Biloba Extract - Ginkgo has been used in traditional medicine to treat circulatory disorders and enhance memory. Scientific studies throughout the years lend support to these traditional uses. Emerging evidence suggests that GBE may be particularly effective in treating ailments associated...

by Guest over a year ago

Drinking Tea Could Protect Your Skin From Cancer

Drinking at least two cups of tea daily was found to protect from developing skin cancer but scientists call for more research to support the findings. Tea ingredients have been investigated for their activity against a variety of diseases and cancers and the most potent were found to be...

by Lori2592 over a year ago

Polyphenols Can Prevent Negative Effects Of Fatty Foods

Researchers came to interesting finding that natural compounds in red wine, fruits and vegetables may help with negative effects of food rich with high fat. They claim that if people consume these polyphenols together with fatty foods they may reduce risks associated with this kind of food....

by Mayo over a year ago

Soy Milk VS Pancritis

For some time now I have been drinking soy milk in my cereal and soy creamer in my coffee. In the past six months I have had severe cramps in my stomach. I am not young and long past menstral cramps. Recently I heard that Soy is not in any way good for you and causes kidney stones in addition to...

by Lorie over a year ago

Cook your pizza well before eating to boost its antioxidant content

If you like your pizza well done, you may get a healthy one. Scientists from the University of Maryland found that cooking a whole wheat pizza crust at higher temperatures for a bit longer than usual, could boost its antioxidant levels. They represented their work at the 233rd annual meeting of...

by Jannie3486 over a year ago

Veggie Burgers Just as Salty as Their Meat Counterparts

Consensus Action on Salt and Health (CASH) found that veggie burgers and sausages may be as bad as regular meat sausages for the health because the levels of the salt were the same in both types of burgers. CASH reported that some veggie burgers even had more salt than meat. They found that the...

by Heidi Miller, LDN over a year ago

Im asking for help

Hi i am a 38 year old woman and i have for many years been loseing weight then i will put some on then it falls off again i have been to lots of doctors and they dont help as all the tests i have done are fine i only weigh 45.7 kg my hight is 161cm i know that i am very under weight can some one...

by mandy6813487 over a year ago

Oven roasted Vegetables Can Cause Dental Erosion

It has been known that certain vegetables become heavily acidic when stewed but new studies report that the acidity of these vegetables grew even when they were roasted in the oven. Researchers found that oven-roasting ratatouille had the same acidity as some carbonated drinks and that if consumed...

by Tim over a year ago

i cant eat

i cant swallow food have mucus in my throat. i have not eaten for 4 months or more just high calorie drinks. when i have tried to eat i feel blocked in the oesephagus, i also feel as it has closed nearly. :-( i have moved home but i left a house i lived in for just under 2 years which had loads of...

by Guest over a year ago

Woman Who Eat Soy-Based Food Have Reduced Risk of Heart Attack

Answered by a doctor

It was found recently that women who eat food based on soy have lower risk of heart disease. Japanese traditional food such as tofu, miso soup have high amount of isoflavones which is a natural source of estrogen and it’s similar to female hormone. Researchers found that women who consume soy at...

by Mark over a year ago