Goji Berries
Goji berries are the fruit from a vine plant also referred to as wolfberries. This plant is native to south-western Europe and Asia. There are two forms of goji berries sold and these are called Tibetan goji berries and Himalayan goji berries, but this name does not refer to where they are grown. The fruit [...]
Valuable Nutrients in Green Plants
Who’s eating their greens? During the LSU football game against Alabama on Nov. 6, Les Miles, LSU Head Coach, was caught eating some of the Tiger Stadium grass. Questioned about it after the game Miles said he does it every game. No matter whether he eats grass to achieve some kind of karmic “oneness” with [...]
Coffee Provides Anti-Aging Effects Of Antioxidants
“Coffee is the number one antioxidant molecule in the American diet,” claims expert on polyphenols at symposium of science writers “The leading causes of death in four out of 10 cases in the United States are diet related,” exclaimed Professor Joe A. Vinson, Ph.D. “It’s well known that an increased consumption of fruits and beverages leads to a decreased [...]
Party-Proof Your Liver Naturally
I was chatting with a friend the other day when the conversation turned to the approaching holiday season… particularly the plethora of parties and the partaking of excessively high amounts of holiday cheer. “Yep, I love the holidays”, he said, “but unfortunately my liver doesn’t.” That got me to thinking…many of us do beat our [...]
Why The High ORAC Scoring Acai Is Good For You
ORAC is shorthand for Oxygen Radical Absorbance capacity and it is determined by counting the antioxidant action of a substance. The greater the ORAC the higher the antioxidant level. There are a range of foodstuffs that have have extremely high ORAC ratings, normally fruits such as blueberries and acai. Having a strong ORAC has severalgood health [...]
