I ran across an article written by Ana Sandoiu about a great benefit of sweet potato wastewater. Most of us use those sweet, creamy sweet potatoes in all those great and tasty holiday pies and treats. They are healthy and nutritious but in addition to this, there is new research that suggests even the cooking […]
Robert Preidt, a HealthDay Reporter, wrote an interesting article on bagged salads. Researchers have found that prepackaged salads may promote the growth of salmonella bacteria. If you find even slight damage to leaves in the salad bags, they can release juices that encourage the spread of salmonella. The juices […]
Apple cider vinegar (ACV) has many amazing curative powers for a huge number of ills. It has an ability to balance your pH, increase good gut bacteria and help to control your weight, among many other uses. A really sensational ability is to balance the blood sugar, according to a study completed at the Arizona […]
Just because the bun is still in the oven does not mean you are not allowed to celebrate Mother’s Day. You are a mom-to-be, with “mom” being the main keyword. In fact, you are already a great mother — you talk and sing to your baby; you are making major sacrifices for his or her […]
New research suggests that those children who drink whole milk are leaner and have higher vitamin D levels than those who drink low-fat or skim milk. Those who drank whole milk with a 3.25% fat content had a body mass index score that was 0.72 units lower than those […]
Those delicious snacks of nuts are rich in fiber, low in saturated fats and have high levels of antioxidants. They are probably the most nutritious snacks out there, according to new research, and the benefits are more wide-ranging than we think. Nuts also contain vitamins and minerals in addition to their various antioxidants and […]
When you are trying to keep your blood sugar levels down, the natural first step is in limiting bread, pasta and cake—all those “desirable and tempting” foods. Carbs can actually lurk in other less obvious places and it would be advisable to know that when you’re counting those carbs. There are 10 common foods have […]
Protein-Based Cancer Signature
April 16, 2018The University of Basel’s Biozentrum research team has investigated the expression of ribosomal proteins in a range of human tissues, including tumors. They have discovered a cancer type specific signature and have reported this in Genome Biology. This cancer signature could potentially be used to predict the progression of the disease. As we learned in […]
We all started our little nibblers out by covering their highchair trays with those cheerios. They were always the popular finger foods our kids were raised on. Oats are the primary ingredient and the corn starch and sugar they contain come from non-GMO corn and cane sugar. If this is so, why the concern […]
Our Love for Chocolate Explained
February 17, 2018Women crave it; men hoard it. Chocolate is undoubtedly one of the most popular treats in the world. But do you ever question why we love it so much? Here is the science behind why we can’t resist its luscious taste, and why we shouldn’t give it up — dieting or not. Presence […]
