Source: 5 Tips to Help You Restore and Maintain Your Gut Health by Dr. Edward Group Bacteria in your gut might sound like a bad thing, but your gut actually uses bacteria to process food into energy.[1] We call these helpful bacteria probiotics. Most people have heard the term in yogurt ads, but that’s about it. … Continue reading 5 Tips to Help You Restore and Maintain Your Gut Health
Boost anti-cancer effect of broccoli with broccoli sprouts
Broccoli has always been regarded as one of the most essential vegetables for health and nutrition not only because it is nutrient-packed, but because several studies have already demonstrated its ability to fight off cancer. But according to more recent studies, the cancer preventing properties of broccoli can become a double threat against cancer when … Continue reading Boost anti-cancer effect of broccoli with broccoli sprouts
Study: Combining broccoli with broccoli sprouts doubles anti-cancer effect
Study after study continues to show that eating broccoli helps to prevent and treat cancer. And a new study out of the University of Illinois (U of I) says that combining broccoli with broccoli sprouts nearly doubles the cruciferous vegetable's anti-cancer effects. "Broccoli, prepared correctly, is an extremely potent cancer-fighting agent -- three to five … Continue reading Study: Combining broccoli with broccoli sprouts doubles anti-cancer effect
Cooking Broccoli Destroys 90+ Percent of Anti-Cancer Compound Sulforaphane
Levels of the beneficial, cancer-fighting compound sulforaphane in broccoli are reduced by 90 percent when the vegetable is cooked, according to a study conducted by researchers from TNO Quality of Life in the Netherlands, and published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. "Consumption of raw broccoli resulted in faster absorption, higher bioavailability, and higher … Continue reading Cooking Broccoli Destroys 90+ Percent of Anti-Cancer Compound Sulforaphane
Broccoli sprouts – Up to fifty times more cancer fighting benefits than broccoli alone
Most of us know something about the health and cancer fighting benefits of broccoli. Sprouting increases the digestion and health benefits of whatever is sprouted. Find out about the health benefits of sprouted broccoli and how to avoid the expense and problems from controversial commercially grown sprouts by spouting your own. Sprout controversies Let's address … Continue reading Broccoli sprouts – Up to fifty times more cancer fighting benefits than broccoli alone
Sugar sweetened drinks increase heart disease and diabetes risk in women
The result of a research study released by the American Heart Association's (AHA) Scientific Sessions provides evidence that women drinking two or more sugary drinks a day may increase waistline size and risk of heart disease, even if they don't gain weight. Heart disease is the leading killer of women and men alike and closely … Continue reading Sugar sweetened drinks increase heart disease and diabetes risk in women
Blood pressure meds are totally worthless
There are some 68 million people in the U.S. who are diagnosed with either high blood pressure or mild - stage 1 hypertension. The blood pressure numbers used to diagnose these two conditions are systolic (top number) value of 140-159 and diastolic (bottom number) value of 90-99. This latest review conducted by the Cochrane Collaboration, which … Continue reading Blood pressure meds are totally worthless
Dr. Eddy Bettermann MD 