Recent research offers good news for the prevention of colon cancer, and other diseases of the gut, like Crohn’s. The research was published in Nature Communications and shows that certain foods autophagy, a process...
We have long known the adverse health effects of being overweight on health. A recent study from Spain, published in the journal of Preventive Medicine, shows how dramatic this in relation to cancer and...
Colon cancer, Crohn’s, and other gut diseases affect many people, but new research offers prevention and treatment hope. The results published in the journal Nature Communications, discovered a new link between inflammation and a...
Cholesterol is usually considered in its relation to heart disease, but it has other health implications as well. For example, high cholesterol has been linked to breast cancer, and new research has uncovered more...
Being overweight has a number of health risks, and belly fat in particular has been associated with a number of health problems, including cancer. A new study, published in the journal Oncogene, explores the...
Increasingly, plant compounds (phytochemicals) are being associated with better health, and that includes carotenoids. A recent study, published in the journal Scientific Reports, demonstrates this on research conducted with mice. They found that “tomato...
One of the growing areas of recent research has been focused on telomeres, the “end caps” of chromosomes. Generally, as people age telomere length decreases, and it is believed that their shortening contributes to...
Olive oil has become exceedingly popular in recent years, not only for its culinary properties, but also because of its health benefits. A new study, published in the Journal of Molecular Biology, adds to...
We have heard about the risks in eating processed foods, but it is not always clear exactly how and why they cause problems in the body. A new study published in the journal Cancer...
Increasingly we are hearing of the value of eating nuts. A recent meta analysis of 29 studies, published in the journal BMC Medicine, found that “higher nut intake is associated with reduced risk of...