You can now add one more benefit to eating beets – that is, slowing down the progress of Alzheimer’s disease. According to a study, the extracts of beets contain a compound called betanin which could help prevent the building up of misfolded proteins and slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. Past studies conducted by other researchers … Continue reading “Beet” it! A compound found in this superfood may help slow Alzheimer’s
How to easily repackage your survival food for long term storage
Besides water, the one commodity you’re going to need before the stuff hits the proverbial fan at some point in the future, is food – lots of good, clean, healthy food. Surviving a long-term societal collapse will be difficult enough as it is, just because hygiene will suffer, disease will become rampant, and the modern … Continue reading How to easily repackage your survival food for long term storage
Orange juice has 10 times more antioxidant power than previously thought
The antioxidant activity of citrus juices is 10 times higher than previously thought, according to a new analysis conducted by researchers from the University of Granada and published in the journal Food Chemistry. Many of the chemicals that naturally occur in plant foods function as antioxidants, removing the free radical chemicals that cause cellular and DNA … Continue reading Orange juice has 10 times more antioxidant power than previously thought
