Food and Health

Brazil Nut Oil Benefits The Skin

Reviewed By Ray Spotts Brazil nuts are incredibly rich in nutrients and can be incorporated into a healthy diet easily. Due to the size of the nuts, a few go a long way as a great source of fiber a...

Tongue Function: Keeping Tastes Straight

There is a rapid rate of cell turnover in the taste buds. This means they die off and are replaced at an exponential rate of speed. Because of this fact, it's of interest to many researchers just h...

What Is A Dika Nut?

One of the more unique and unknown oils comes from a nut or seed just as commonly unheard of. This unfamiliar nut is called a dika nut. It is most commonly referred to as African mango seed. The re...

Is Curcumin All Hype?

Reviewed by Ray Spotts Curcumin has been said to have tremendous healing power. Incredibly, serious conditions such as cancer and Alzheimer's can potentially be shifted and eased in the face of cur...

Recent Studies Shed Light On Benefits Of Vitamin D

Vitamin D - the sunshine vitamin - is thought to protect against respiratory infections by boosting levels of antimicrobial peptides - natural antibiotic-like substances - in the lungs. Results of ...

Positive Properties Of Pistachio Oil

When it comes to nut oils, many others come to mind before the oil of pistachio such as macadamia and peanut. However, just because pistachio oil isn't used as readily doesn't mean it's not an oil ...

Plant-Grafted Seedless Watermelons Resist Disease

Seedless watermelons are in high demand, but seedless cultivars appear to be more susceptible to common diseases present in soil, such as fusarium wilt. Using the plant-grafting technique, research...

Salt Consumption Control

A study was conducted that modeled the specific cause and effects prevalent in those who consume high amounts of salt via what costs would be seen even only in a small decline.

The Benefits Of Walnut Oil

The walnut isn't as readily consumed because some don't necessarily want to deal with the hard shell in order to eat the nut. However, there is an alternative way to consume these healthy, high in ...

Broccoli Compound May Help Diabetes Patients, Study Finds

Reviewed By Ray Spotts Researchers quickly zeroed in on sulforaphane, a natural compound found in cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage. This compound seemed so useful b...