Wellness & Research Blog: Phytonutrients

Fruit-veg-collage

Add it to the benefit list: Study finds fruit and veggies help you ...

Many diseases that used to be considered diseases of the elderly are now affecting younger people at alarming rates. One of these diseases is...

Add it to the benefit list: Study finds fruit and veggies help you ...

Many diseases that used to be considered diseases of the elderly are now affecting younger people at alarming rates. One of these diseases is...

Maternal-eye-health_LR

Maternal supplementing with zeaxanthin and lutein conveys health be...

With vision problems like macular degeneration and nearsightedness reaching pandemic-like proportions, a new study coroborating the vision benefits of zeaxanthin and lutein should be...

Maternal supplementing with zeaxanthin and lutein conveys health be...

With vision problems like macular degeneration and nearsightedness reaching pandemic-like proportions, a new study coroborating the vision benefits of zeaxanthin and lutein should be...

Macular-degeneration

Studies: Consuming alcohol increases macular degeneration risk whil...

Most people recognize that heavy alcohol consumption comes with a number or health risks; however, one common health condition that isn't normally associated with...

Studies: Consuming alcohol increases macular degeneration risk whil...

Most people recognize that heavy alcohol consumption comes with a number or health risks; however, one common health condition that isn't normally associated with...

Can-it-be-prevented_LR

Study finds half of cancer deaths are preventable--one prevention t...

Everyone knows smoking is a risk factor for contracting cancer; however, according to researchers with the American Cancer Society, smoking is just one lifestyle...

Study finds half of cancer deaths are preventable--one prevention t...

Everyone knows smoking is a risk factor for contracting cancer; however, according to researchers with the American Cancer Society, smoking is just one lifestyle...

Reishi-mushroom_LR

Pass Grandma the mushrooms: Study finds reishi extract improves imm...

Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum) is a type of mushroom that enjoys a long history in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Written records document medicinal use of...

Pass Grandma the mushrooms: Study finds reishi extract improves imm...

Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum) is a type of mushroom that enjoys a long history in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Written records document medicinal use of...

Take-some-Omega-3_LR

Society has become more aggressive: New study finds Omega-3 fatty a...

Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania say a new study shows a nutrient known for heart health also helps the aggressive behavior that seems...

Society has become more aggressive: New study finds Omega-3 fatty a...

Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania say a new study shows a nutrient known for heart health also helps the aggressive behavior that seems...

Lutein-eye-protection

Lutein supplements provide measurable eye health improvements in as...

We live in an era that could be described as a blue light total onslaught. The damaging blue light---light that has shorter wavelengths and...

Lutein supplements provide measurable eye health improvements in as...

We live in an era that could be described as a blue light total onslaught. The damaging blue light---light that has shorter wavelengths and...

Fruit-veggie-prevent-stones

Another benefit of regular fruit and veggie consumption: Lower risk...

Surveys show that roughly 10% of the population is affected by kidney stones. One in ten people will get at least one kidney stone...

Another benefit of regular fruit and veggie consumption: Lower risk...

Surveys show that roughly 10% of the population is affected by kidney stones. One in ten people will get at least one kidney stone...

Omega-3-in-heart-shape_LR

Higher Omega-3 status shown to reduce the risk of long-term cardiac...

If you've suffered a heart attack, a critical "survivor's step" you should take is to increase your Omega-3 Index. This is one of the...

Higher Omega-3 status shown to reduce the risk of long-term cardiac...

If you've suffered a heart attack, a critical "survivor's step" you should take is to increase your Omega-3 Index. This is one of the...

Green-Tea-anti-obesity_LR

Green tea studies from Iran and China highlight weight loss properties

Green tea hasn't always been just a pleasant drink. It has a long history of medicinal uses dating back over 3,000 years. Most people...

Green tea studies from Iran and China highlight weight loss properties

Green tea hasn't always been just a pleasant drink. It has a long history of medicinal uses dating back over 3,000 years. Most people...

Fruit-vs-processed-foods_LR

Healthy sweets: The sugar in fruit is not the evil you've been told...

Is all sugar bad for you? We all know that refined sugar---the kind used in sweets, processed food and soda pop---contains no nutrition and...

Healthy sweets: The sugar in fruit is not the evil you've been told...

Is all sugar bad for you? We all know that refined sugar---the kind used in sweets, processed food and soda pop---contains no nutrition and...

Rhodiola-with-blossums

Rhodiola crenulata can help high-altitude pilots with cognition and...

According to a new study from Taiwan, supplementing with a Rhodiola crenulata extract prior to takeoff could help pilots maintain blood oxygen levels and...

Rhodiola crenulata can help high-altitude pilots with cognition and...

According to a new study from Taiwan, supplementing with a Rhodiola crenulata extract prior to takeoff could help pilots maintain blood oxygen levels and...