The polyphenol curcumin, which is responsible for the bright orange-yellow color of turmeric (Curcuma longa), appears to have preventative and therapeutic effects against various types of cancers. Over 4,500 published peer-reviewed studies have shown curcumin to prevent cancer progression through a ...

Coffee can help boost alertness and focus. Studies show that drinking coffee can also do wonders for your mental health. In fact, multiple meta-analyses suggest that drinking coffee in moderate amounts could help reduce your risk of depression. Coffee consumption protects against ...

Cranberries are a great addition to a healthy diet. These small, red wetland fruits grow on trailing vines, or lowbushes, and are farmed on 58,000 acres of land across the Northern United States, Canada and Chile. Like their close cousin the blueberry, cranberries ...

Multiple studies have shown that avocado leaves are full of beneficial nutrients. Research also suggests that avocado leaves are a promising natural therapeutic alternative for restoring damaged organs. Avocado leaf extract and phenolic compounds In a recent study, researchers found that avocado leaf extracts helped ...

Consuming broccoli can protect against liver cancer and stop the development of fatty liver in its tracks, according to a paper published in Oncology Research Featuring Preclinical and Clinical Cancer Therapeutics. The paper cited the compound sulforaphane as the main substance responsible ...

Many people are already aware of the bone-protective effects of vitamin D, but did you also know that the “sunlight nutrient” protects against cancer? Researchers from the German Cancer Research Center (GCRC) put together a new study about it showing ...

The sight of weeds in a garden may stress out a gardener, but in a recent study, researchers discovered that the fruit of cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium), an invasive weed, can boost collagen synthesis and even prevent early signs of skin aging. ...

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) may have found a way to reverse Alzheimer’s disease. In their breakthrough study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, they reported the use of an unnamed peptide that can interfere with CDK5, an ...

Although pine nuts are technically seeds, the Food and Drug Administration classifies pine nuts, also called pignoli, as a type of tree nut. The small, sweet teardrop-shaped nut comes with a hefty price tag due to the time and labor ...

People with busy work schedules often make excuses when it’s time to work out. According to research, briskly walking 8,000 or more steps every day weekly is linked to a significant decrease in all-cause and cardiovascular mortality. And if that’s still ...