Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have shown how Argos, a fruit fly protein, acts as a ‘decoy’ receptor, binding growth factors that promote the progression of cancer. Knowing how Argos neutralizes tumor growth may lead to new drug designs for inhibiting cancer. The study appeared online in Nature in advance of [...]
You can satisfy your love for soul food and be mindful of your health with the American Stroke Association’s The Best of Healthy Soul Food Recipes cookbook. This 96-page hardcover cookbook includes favorites from the first two issues of Healthy Soul Food Recipes magazine cookbooks. From soups to desserts, it features 50 tasty and healthful [...]
While some health experts traditionally recommend shopping the grocery store perimeter for nutritious options like fresh produce, the center of the store may warrant a closer look, given rising food costs. Many options there not only are nutritious and taste great, they also can be more cost-conscious and have a conveniently longer shelf life. Families [...]
As food prices continue to rise, families with young children may wonder how to eat healthy and stay within their food budget. The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Women, Infant and Children (WIC) Nutrition Program offers some suggestions on planning healthy meals, while helping keep the cost of your food bill [...]
You can satisfy your love for soul food and be mindful of your health with the American Stroke Association’s The Best of Healthy Soul Food Recipes cookbook. This 96-page hardcover cookbook includes favorites from the first two issues of Healthy Soul Food Recipes magazine cookbooks. From soups to desserts, it features 50 tasty and healthful [...]
China Yingxia International, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CYXI), a leading provider in the health and nutritional food industry engaged in the development, manufacture and distribution of nutritional food products, dietary supplements, and raw cactus plants in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”), today announced that the Company plans to participate in the 79th National Sugar [...]
Dark chocolate, apples and coffee are among 20 foods essential for living as long and healthy a life as possible, according to a leading nutritional scientist. Gary Williamson, Professor of Functional Foods at the University of Leeds, has drawn up a list of what he calls ‘lifespan essential’ foods needed for a long and healthy [...]
New research just published in the October issue of the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry reveals significant health benefits in milled yellow corn products. The study, authored by Purdue University professor Dr. Mario Ferruzzi, demonstrates milled yellow corn products are rich in antioxidants, especially carotenoids such as lutein. Additionally, the bioaccessibility level of carotenoids [...]
Making vegetable juice a daily habit could be a small step that can lead to big changes in meeting daily vegetable recommendations, according to a new study being presented by researchers from the University of California-Davis this week at the American Dietetic Association annual conference.(1) With seven out of 10 adults falling short of the [...]
A new study examines how a certain naturally-occurring component of soy may enhance the function of arteries in stroke patients, and help all Americans keep heart healthy. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, heart disease is the nation’s number one killer while stroke is the third leading cause of death in the [...]
