Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Habitual coffee drinking of greater than 3 cups per day was associated with lower odds of subclinical coronary atherosclerosis among never smokers in a Brazilian population, suggesting that coffee consumption could exert a potential beneficial effect against coronary calcification and CVD risk, particularly in nonsmokers.
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Green coffee consumption significantly improved blood pressure and arterial elasticity and significantly decreased body weight and urine cortisol levels in the participating healthy individuals.
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. This study demonstrates how the antioxidant carotenoids lutein and zeaxanthin may support retinal microcirculation to maintain efficient blood flow and to prevent the onset of subclinical vascular diseases.
Written by Patrick Massey, MD, PhD. Two recent medical studies demonstrated reduced risk of cancer in those who regularly eat organic food.
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. In this population-based cohort study of 68,946 participating French adults, a higher frequency of organic food consumption was associated with a 34.3 % reduced risk of breast cancers, 13.4% prostate cancers, 7.4% colorectal cancers, and a 3.5% reduced risk for Non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas.
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. An energy restricted diet combined with green coffee bean extract significantly reduced the BMI, FMI, total cholesterol, LDL and serum leptins and significantly increased serum adiponectin in the sixty-four participating obese women.
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Compared to the placebo, only the higher dose of 100 microL of peppermint essential oil (Mentha piperita) was effective in significantly improving participants’ cognitive tasks performance and reducing the mental fatigue associated with the extended cognitive testing in this double-blind, placebo-controlled, balanced cross-over study.
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Twenty-five healthy study participants, who consumed an apple and blackcurrant polyphenol-rich beverage, significantly decreased postprandial glycemia within the first half hour of consuming a high-carbohydrate meal and maintained the inhibitory effect for up to two hours post-meal.
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. After 30 minutes of application, an oleogel form of chamomile significantly decreased pain, nausea, vomiting, photo and phenophobia in participants suffering from migraine without aura.
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Overweight non-diabetic subjects, who participated in a 16-week low-fat plant-based diet consisting of vegetables, grains, legumes, and fruits, significantly increased their beta-cell function and fasting insulin sensitivity compared to the control group.
