(Natural News) Eating more foods rich in vitamin K makes the heart healthier, according to a recent study reported by Science Daily. Researchers from the Medical College of Georgia (MCG) at Augusta University (AU) studied 766 healthy teenagers aged 14 to 18. They asked the subjects to wear activity monitors for seven days and to self-document […]

(Natural News) By now, you have certainly heard about the power of vitamin C and the benefits it can have on your health. This is a common staple for health enthusiasts, especially during months when the immune system is challenged, such as transition from summer to fall, fall to winter, and winter to spring. There […]

(Natural News) Health officials in England have devised a new plan as they continue their war on obesity. The Public Health England (PHE) urged companies to cut the calories in popular food items, everything from pizzas to burgers, bags of chips, shop-bought sandwiches, and ready-to-eat meals, to fight obesity among children, according to a Daily […]

(Natural News) A new study that was published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B has found that what a soon-to-be father eats is indicative of the health and well-being of his yet-to-be-born offspring. Researchers from the University of Cincinnati in Ohio looked into the diet of male fruit files and noticed that it can have […]

(Natural News) A professor of microbiology and pathology at Colorado State University warns that taking probiotics means diddly squat if you don’t supplement them with prebiotics. Ian Orme describes the prevailing assumption that probiotics taken by themselves can improve health as just “dodgy” and unrealistic. He claims that the practice is essentially useless as gastric […]

(Natural News) Scientists behind the latest nutritional review on gut microbiomes and flavonoids call their results “intriguing” after observing an unusual connection between the two. The description was made after observing that a specific gut microbe directly influenced how naturally-occurring compounds called flavonoids impacted our immune system. Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine […]

(Natural News) Hormone replacement therapy is often touted for any number of things; these kinds of drugs are often given to women under the guise of reducing heart disease risk and minimizing the effects of menopause, for example. But are they really safe? While hormone replacement therapy (HRT) first gained popularity for reducing signs of […]

(Natural News) Improved joint health can now be added to the long list of fiber’s health benefits as researchers associated a fiber-rich diet with a decreased risk for degenerative joint disease, particularly in the knees. The new study, published in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, involved researchers gathering and analyzing data from two previous studies […]

(Natural News) Eating six small meals a day may result in more significant weight loss than eating three large meals, a Greek study revealed. To carry out the research, a team of health experts at the Athens University Medical School examined 47 participants with either type-2 diabetes or prediabetes during a 24-week study period. The participants were instructed to follow […]

(Natural News) Eating avocados may help boost eye health, memory and attention, a study published in Nutrients revealed. A team of researchers at the Tufts University’s Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging noted that these beneficial effects were largely in part to the fruit’s high lutein levels. According to the experts, both the eyes […]