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Antioxidant-rich Popcorn? Yep!
Who knew that popcorn was more than tasty snack food? A new study has placed it among the likes of blueberries, tea, red wine and chocolate. That's because popcorn along with whole grain cereals aren't just full of fiber, but now it turns out that t...
Pure & Natural Antioxidants Extracts
My daily antioxidant-filled smoothie just got turbo charged when a box full of Pure Inventions extracts arrived at my door.I was asked by Pure Inventions to try their products and write a review. Honestly, I don't bother with many requests to review ...
Budget- and Kid-Friendly Top Antioxidant-Rich Juice
Trying to get more antioxidant bang for your buck? Looking for a way to give your family something nutritious that they will actually like? Then you can't go wrong with good 'ol Concord grape juice. Yes, that sweet juice you loved as a kid.This unex...
Eat Cherries, Melt Away Waistline
Every day a new super fruit makes headlines, and now cherries are getting their day in the spotlight. It seems this red, tasty fruit is packed with major antioxidant power that helps with weight loss--specifically shedding the fat around the stomach...
How to Crank Up the Antioxidant Power in Pizza
Who knew pizza could actually be a health food? With a few minor tweaks to the traditional recipe, you can crank up its antioxidant potential.Recently, food chemists found that making pizza with whole wheat flour instead of all-purpose flour along wi...
Blueberry Extract May Become New Weight Loss Aid
Blueberry extract may be more than a just another super antioxidant. A new animal study found that it also has the potential to help cut food intake.Researchers found that rats consuming blueberry extract consumed eight percent less food than rats n...
Green Tea Rejuvenates Damaged Brain Cells
An antioxidant found in green tea may help restore damaged brain cells, claims a recent Israeli studyResearchers gave mice, which were induced with Parkinson's disease, EGCG (epigallocatchein gallate)--about the equivalent of what is in two to four c...
Red Wine Polyphenols Counter Effects of Oxidized Fats
While red wine polyphenols are known to help prevent cardiovascular disease, new research has discovered that consuming polyphenols with a high-fat food greatly reduces its ill effects.The study published earlier this month specifically looked at the...
Sweet News: Study Finds Stevia Full of Antioxidants
The news about stevia keeps getting sweeter. This zero-calorie, healthy sweetener may be destined to become the next superfood now that a new study has found that the leaf extract it's made from contains an abundance of antioxidant polyphenols.The ...
Boost Green Tea's Antioxidants with Lemon
To get the most health benefits out of a cup of green tea, make sure to squeeze a slice of lemon into your brew to help retain more if its antioxidant power.If you drink your green tea unadulterated, you'll only reap 20 percent of its antioxidant cat...
An Orange a Day May Keep Wrinkles Away
If you want younger looking skin, you may want to beef up on vitamin-C rich foods. A recent study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that women who had a higher dietary intake of vitamin C had fewer wrinkles than women who...
New Reason to Drink Green Tea: Fights Colds & Flu
The reasons for consuming green tea continue to pile up. In addition to preventing cancer and cardiovascular disease, lowering bad cholesterol, and aiding with weight loss, a new study has found that it can help prevent the common cold and flu.The re...
Nourish Skin with Homemade Pumpkin Exfoliator
If you haven't thrown out your Halloween pumpkin yet, you can recycle it by serving it up as a nourishing skin exfoliator--chock full of rich vitamins, amino acids and enzymes--just like the hottest beauty products out right now, but for a fraction o...
Choose Olive Oil like Wine to Reap Health Benefits
The numerous health benefits of olive oil have made it a household staple. However, to reap the most from this heart-healthy monounsaturated fat you need to choose your olive oil like a wine connoisseur would select a fine wine, reports the Mayo Clin...
Study Confirms Organic Food Really is Healthier
For years the organic food industry has been touting that their version is more nutritious than conventionally produced food, but they didn't have the science to back it. Now a European Union study is confirming it's true.In fact, the large four-yea...
Super Veggie May Protect Against Skin Cancer
Fruit extracts from blueberries, cranberries, Goji berries and pomegranates are now common ingredients in skincare products. However, it's only a matter of time when a broccoli extract will be making its topical debut as a powerful weapon against ski...
Super Immunity Booster Fights Effects of Physical Stress
An antioxidant found naturally in many fruits and vegetables has proven to reduce illness and mental fatigue in physically stressed people, claims a recent study from Appalachian State University in North Carolina. Quercetin--a flavonoid in apples, r...
Anti-aging Breakthrough to Retard Wrinkles
A new study is taking the anti-aging power of antioxidants to the next level for fighting wrinkles. A researcher at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem has succeeded in isolating a plant-based antioxidant that counters the breakdown of collagen fibers...
Cloudy Apple Juice Packs More Antioxidant Power
The majority of us reach for the clear apple juice because it looks purer than the cloudy version, but that trend may soon be changing. A new study found that the unclarified apple juice packs four times the free radical-fighting polyphenols compared...
Deanne's Morning Beauty Smoothie
Fortunately, the most important meal of the day also happens to be my favorite. In fact, I eat two breakfasts every day -- one when I rise and one mid morning. My husband says I'm like the Hobbits in the Lord of the Rings, who eat numerous meals thro...
