The pulp of acai berries may counter the effects of a high-fat diet and reduce the risk of developing high blood cholesterol levels, says a new study with rats from Brazil. Animals fed a high-fat diet and supplemented with acai pulp had lower levels of total and non-HDL cholesterol, compared to animals just eating a…
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Flaxseed Lowers High Cholesterol in Men, Study Suggests
ScienceDaily (Mar. 30, 2010) — A new study from Iowa State University’s Nutrition and Wellness Research Center (NWRC) may give men a way to combat high cholesterol without drugs — if they don’t mind sprinkling some flaxseed into their daily diet. Suzanne Hendrich, an ISU professor in food science and human nutrition, led a study…
Another Settlement Reached with Seller of Acai Berry Supplements
Nutra Pills barred from making 'free' offers unless they really are! By: James Limbach, ConsumerAffairs.com Attorneys for the state of Colorado have reached a settlement agreement with Nutra Pills, Inc., and its owner, Joshua D. Bezoni, to bring the internet marketer and seller of nutritional supplements, including acai berry supplements, into compliance with state's consumer…
Vitamin D helps ward off flu and asthma attacks
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In a study of Japanese school children, vitamin D supplements taken during the winter and early spring helped prevent seasonal flu and asthma attacks. The idea for the study, study chief Dr. Mitsuyoshi Urashima, told Reuters Health, came from an earlier study looking at whether vitamin D could help prevent…
Sea Buckthorn a super berry that is gaining popularity
Sea Buckthorn! Russian Sea buckthorn Berry (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) has been found to be an extremely rich source of Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Vitamin A, flavonoids, carotenoids, and essential fatty acids! Over the centuries sea buckthorn oil has been used as a folk remedy and food source by many Asian cultures. This amazing berry has…
Is there something better for my digestion?
Q: MY COLONOSCOPY LAST MONTH, SHOWED NO POLYPS THIS TIME BUT IT WAS NOTED THAT INTESTINE WAS QUITE NARROW DUE TO DIVERTICULOSIS…I HAVE BEEN TAKING SUPER POWER ENZYMES, ONE PILL EACH MORNING AND HAVE HAD NO FLAREUPS IN LAST TWO YEARS WHILE TAKING THESE…..PRIOR COLONOSCOPIES (3) HAVE ALWAYS SHOWN POLYPS THAT WERE REMOVED…. IS THERE…
Don’t Let The Winter Blues Get You Down!
How To Combat SAD, or the Winter Blues The “winter blues” is something that affects many of us and sometimes we aren’t even aware of it. Symptoms like tiredness, lethargy and stress are often attributed to ‘the weather’, or ‘having an off day’, but winter depression is a recognized condition. This is also known as…
The Need of Sleep!
The need to sleep! Do you get enough sleep? Many of us actually do not get enough sleep, and we aren’t even aware of it. We have just adjusted to it without even realizing that we are not getting good sleep. We just think the energy level that we have is “normal”. The fact is…
Why buy oragnic fruits and vegetables!
Why are organic products higher in antioxidants? “Selecting organic produce and organic processed fruits and vegetables will increase antioxidant levels by about 30 percent, compared to produce grown on otherwise similar conventional farms.” There are two reasons why organic fruits and vegetables are higher in antioxidant compounds. The first reason is linked to what is…
Another MLM – When Will the Madness End?
Question: Hello Dr. Ettinger, I have used the California Academy of Health Products for many years. I love them and will continue using them. However, my question is about another company’s products. Have you heard of Rain Nutrition? They are selling products called Soul (antioxidant liquid) and Pure (probiotics with some special patented coating). I…