Research & Education
What's all the fuss about kale?
Discover why kale is hailed as a superfood, packed with essential nutrients like antioxidants, vitamins, and amino acids that promote health and longevity.
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Research & Education
Discover why kale is hailed as a superfood, packed with essential nutrients like antioxidants, vitamins, and amino acids that promote health and longevity.
Science Update
Daily omega-3 or B vitamin use may reduce health care costs by billions through avoided CHD hospitalizations, per a cost-benefit analysis.
Immune Support
Gut bacteria shifts, with more Lactobacillus and less Lachnospiraceae, eased lupus symptoms in mice, pointing to probiotics as a remission strategy.
Science Update
Vitamin D deficiency raised the odds of a recent asthma flare-up by 25% in a large study, though it was not linked to asthma diagnosis itself.
Bone Health
Bone morphogenetic proteins, natural growth factors, may regenerate bone and cartilage and support pain relief in osteoarthritis and osteoporosis.
Research & Education
Lemon balm extract eased anxiety and insomnia in a 15 day study, with 95 percent of stressed volunteers responding to treatment.
Science Update
Resveratrol, a polyphenol from grapes and berries, increased spinal bone density and a bone formation marker in men with metabolic syndrome over 16 weeks.
Research & Education
Melatonin helps synchronize the body's central and peripheral clocks, and disrupted circadian rhythms are linked to insulin dysfunction and diabetes risk.
Science Update
EGCg, a green tea catechin, was used to carry the cancer drug Herceptin in mice, improving tumor targeting and blood duration versus the drug alone.
Research & Education
Cold sores stem from herpes simplex virus reactivation, and botanicals like echinacea, astragalus, and mushroom extracts may support immune defense.
Science Update
Tyrosine, an amino acid found in fruit, boosted convergent thinking but not divergent thinking in a study using tyrosine-added orange juice.