Green tea appears to be safe and effective for a variety of medical and clinical conditions when consumed at recommended doses. This is a review of a recent article in American Family Physician.
Guarana – just another Caffeine?
December 25, 2009 By 1 Comment
Paullinia cupana (P. crysan, P. sorbilis). Native to the Amazon basin, especially in Brazil. It has a fruit about the size of a coffee berry & contains approximately twice as much caffeine. The caffeine is a defense mechanism for the plant which repels pathogens.
Ginseng overview
December 25, 2009 By 1 Comment
Ginseng has a number of health, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant effects and benefits. Ginseng is actually any of 11 different species of the Panax genus. It is found in Asia (China, Korea, Siberia) and usually in cooler regions. It is characterized by ginsenosides. Ginseng translates “man root” due to its forked shape. Panax is from the [...]
Green Tea Extract
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Ginkgo Biloba
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Ginkgo biloba is a unique species of tree with no close living relatives. The ginkgo is classified in its own division, the Ginkgophyta, comprising the single class Ginkgoopsida, order Ginkgoales, family Ginkgoaceae, genus Ginkgo and is the only extant species within this group. Ginkgos are very large trees, normally reaching a height of 20–35 m (66–115 feet)
Acai is common to many health related fruit juices
December 25, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Acai has been included in many health beverage fruit juices lately due to its numerous vitamins and phytonutrients. The benefits of Acai as a superfruit/superfood, as well as some of the research behind it, is discussed below. Euterpe oleracea is a species of palm tree Found in South America. The polyphenols in acai slow the [...]
Acerola as a vitamin & antioxidant superstar
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Acerola has been used for years for its vitamin content and treatment of scurvy. It has other proported uses which are discussed in this article.
Caja is a carotenoid powerhouse
December 24, 2009 By 1 Comment
Caja is a superfruit due to its high contents of calcium, magnesium, potassium, iron, as well as Vitamins B & C, but especially its content of carotenoids.
The health benefits of pomegranates are huge!
December 24, 2009 By 2 Comments
Overview of the nutritional benefits of pomegranate
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