by Brenda Watson | Dec 31, 2014 | Diet
With so many choices of oils that can be used for cooking, it’s hard to know which one is best. A number of factors need to be taken into account, including cooking temperature, nutrient content, and taste. In a recent study published in the Journal of Agricultural...
by Brenda Watson | Aug 9, 2013 | General
Broccoli is one of those super foods that we all need to eat more often. Broccoli is high in nutrients and fiber, and is a particularly good source of glucoraphanin—a compound that is converted into sulforaphane, which has been found to improve phase II liver...
by Brenda Watson | Oct 24, 2012 | General
Have you heard of AGEs? AGEs are compounds that do just that—they age you. The acronym AGEs is short for advanced glycation end products. AGEs are compounds produced in the body, and obtained from certain foods, that wreak havoc in the body, leading to conditions such...
by Brenda Watson | Sep 2, 2011 | General
In a recent study published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases, meat and poultry samples were tested for the presence of Staphylococcus aureus, a bacteria associated with a wide range of human diseases, including MRSA infection, the most dangerous...
by Brenda Watson | Sep 1, 2010 | General
I love olive oil—on my salads, in pasta, when I’m cooking up some veggies—so when I read this study about olive oil and how it can help lessen the risk of developing ulcerative colitis, I knew I just had to share! Scientists recently found a link between oleic acid...
