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02/17/2019 / By Isabelle Z.

New study confirms broccoli to be extremely effective at battling liver cancer

Even though we’ve made tremendous advances in science in recent years, some of the best medicine you can find today comes from plants and trees. Case in point: broccoli. It’s always been considered a health food, but now, a new study published in the Journal of Nutrition shows that this cruciferous vegetable has the power […]

11/18/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Natural chemicals produced by vegetables like kale and broccoli help maintain a healthy gut and prevent colon cancer

Cases of colon cancer are on the rise, which is bad news considering it’s the second leading cause of cancer death in adults in the U.S. How can you avoid being one of the 97,220 new cases of colon cancer expected this year? While there is a genetic component to colon cancer that you can’t […]

10/01/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

A group of perfectly ordinary garden vegetables hold the key to preventing blindness

For many people, losing your eyesight is one of the strongest signs that you’re getting older. When you realize that you can no longer see as well as you once did, it’s easy to pass this off as a typical effect of aging, but the truth is that age-related macular degeneration, although common, can be […]

11/14/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Food safety review: Experts review the risks of different foods

Lots of traditional advice becomes outdated as we learn more about the way the world around us works. For example, we now know that going outside with wet hair won’t cause you to catch a cold, you can indeed get pregnant if you’re breastfeeding, and it won’t really take seven years for your body to […]

10/11/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Grapes make chemotherapy obsolete? Combination of two powerful nutrients in wild grapes found to destroy cancer stem cells without harming healthy cells

Grapes might be one of the smaller fruits out there, but they punch far above their weight when it comes to providing health benefits. They’ve been revered for everything from their ability to make wine to their convenience and portability compared to other superfoods. Not content to stop there, however, this overachieving fruit is now […]

10/04/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

California pet foods now going high-end, incorporating kale and quinoa into recipes

Many people consider their pet a full-fledged member of the family, providing it with the same level of care and love as they would a child. As people increasingly favor healthy food options, it’s only natural that this same philosophy is being extended to their pets in the form of premium pet food. According to […]

07/29/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Plant-based diets can kill you if they consist of refined grains and sugars

You might have heard that eating a plant-based diet can help ward off heart disease, but not just any plant-based diet will do. In fact, if you pair all those vegetables with refined grains and sugars, you could be doing more harm than good. In a study of more than 200,000 Americans that was published […]

07/26/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Why the cancer industry doesn’t want you to learn the truth about anti-cancer foods: Combination of apple peel, turmeric root and grape skins found to BEAT prostate cancer

Researchers from The University of Texas at Austin have discovered something that the cancer industry would prefer you don’t know about: A combination of natural, everyday foods can help prevent the growth of prostate cancer. While past studies have looked at the potential of individual foods to help the fight against this disease, the new […]

07/06/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Broccoli sprouts found to have significant impact in the treatment of type 2 diabetes

Broccoli tends to be one of those polarizing vegetables. Like spinach and mushrooms, people tend to either love or hate it with no in-between. Regardless of how you feel about its taste, however, you might want to start eating more of it if you have type 2 diabetes. That’s because recent research has discovered that […]

06/26/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

American Heart Association wants you to stop using butter and start using toxic vegetable oils again

The American Heart Association has just issued some curious advice to cardiologists, saying that people should stop consuming butter and replace it with vegetable oils instead. While it’s not surprising to see a group with strong ties to Big Pharma promoting such careless advice, it is very concerning to think of the potential effects it […]

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