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•   Creams Containing Turmeric Reduce Fine Facial Lines, Wrinkles
  • A moisturizing cream whose active ingredient is the extract that gives Indian curry its distinctive flavor, scent, and deep orange color may help fade fine facial lines, wrinkles, and aging spots, studies suggest
•   Papaya extract thwarts growth of cancer cells in lab tests
  • The humble papaya is gaining credibility in Western medicine for anticancer powers that folk cultures have recognized for generations.
•   Wine may help women keep weight in check
  • Light to moderate alcohol consumption, especially red wine, is not only good for a woman’s heart, it’s also good for her waistline, according to a study reported Monday
•   Vitamin D crucial to activating immune defenses
  • Scientists at the University of Copenhagen have discovered that Vitamin D is crucial to activating our immune defenses
•   Low levels of vitamin D linked to muscle fat, decreased strength in young people
  • A ground-breaking study published in the March 2010 Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism found an astonishing 59 per cent of study subjects had too little Vitamin D in their blood
•   Antioxidants in sunscreens help skin
  • Using antioxidants in sunscreens reduced the formation of damaging free radicals by 74 percent of skin exposed to ultraviolet light, U.S. researchers found
•   Light helps keep spinach full of vitamins: study
  • Supermarket lights help keep spinach fresh and producing new vitamins, U.S. government researchers reported on Wednesday.
•   Mineral studies advance antibacterial alternatives
  • Understanding about the antibacterial activity of clay minerals and their ability to kill what the best antibiotics on the market can’t
•   An apple a day? Study shows soluble fiber boosts immune system
  • A new University of Illinois study touts the benefits of soluble fiber—found in oats, apples, and nuts, for starters—saying that it reduces the inflammation associated with obesity-related diseases and strengthens the immune system
•   Low-fat, Mediterranean and low-carb diets help heart
  • Three diets - Mediterranean, low-fat and low-carbohydrate - are equally effective in helping reverse blocked arteries, say Israeli researcher
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  • It has long been known that the choices you make during pregnancy can have a lasting impact, but new research shows that certain behaviors could influence whether your child will develop food allergies or asthma
•   Very high omega-3 intakes linked to big health benefits
  • Intakes of omega-3 exceeding levels consumed by the general US population may significantly reduce the risk of chronic disease, suggests a new study with Yup’ik Eskimos
•   Study in British Journal of Nutrition Links Concord Grape Juice to Memory Benefits
  • Concord grape juice may help support healthy brain function in certain population groups, especially older adults with early memory decline.
•   Extracts of bitter melon can block breast cancer
  • Scientists found key ingredients of the green and knobbly bitter melon fruit interfered with chemical pathways involved in cancer growth
•   researchers develop a natural alternative to antibiotics in animal feed
  • MONALISA has developed a new, completely natural alternative to using antibiotics in animal feed.
•   Colored carrots, colored chickpeas as functional foods
  • Colored chickpeas have significantly higher antioxidant qualities than the regular cream and beige color varieties, according to a new study in the Journal of Food Science, published by the Institute of Food Technologists
•   Peanut allergies tackled in largest ever trial
  • Doctors in Cambridge believe they may soon have a cure for peanut allergies
•   Best and Worst Natural Cold and Flu Remedies
  • Find out which immune-boosting supplements really help—and which are just hype
•   Green Tea May Ward Off Eye Disease
  • Substances found in green tea work their way into the tissues of the eye and could protect against common eye diseases
•   Beer, especially pale ale, promotes bone health
  • Silicon is present in beer in the soluble form of orthosilicic acid (OSA), which yields 50% bioavailability, making beer a major contributor to silicon intake in the Western diet
•   Starved for Sunlight Immigrants struggle with declining health
  • Vitamin D deficiency likely a contributing factor

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