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Humble honey has shown impressive potential in a wide range of conditions from infections to diabetes. Despite its high-carbohydrate profile, it appears to have a blood-sugar-stabilizing effect. Read on to learn the 10 areas of medicine honey’s making waves in.
Grape seed extract, a health supplement derived from grape seeds (also available as grape seed oil), has demonstrated anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial, and heart-protecting features, (R) and has powerful antioxidant functions. (R1, R2) It’s a potent source of polyphenols, including resveratrol, quercetin, flavanals, flavanols, and anthocyanins, that explain much of its health-promoting activity. (R1,R2) The extraordinary …
We often demonize sugar cravings while blaming ourselves for a supposed lack of self-discipline. Restriction of problem foods leads to feelings of deprivation, causing binging and remorse in an unhealthy cycle of see-saw dieting. Let’s take a gentler point of view, seeing cravings instead as a great starting point for understanding what our bodies’ true …
Olive leaves have been traditionally used in many Mediterranean, North African, and Middle Eastern cultures. They’re rich in flavonoids and other health-promoting compounds, including oleuropein, (R) which is highlighted in a number of the studies discussed below. These compounds have various antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-diabetic, heart-protecting, (R) anti-cancer, antiviral, and antibacterial effects. (R) Olive leaf extract …
Bone density peaks in your 30s, and bones can start to deteriorate in the same decade. Habits that you establish as early as your teens and twenties can be important for ensuring you have strong bones into old age. For people in middle age and beyond, observing key diet and lifestyle practices is even more …