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PLANT POWER: Beetroot – hard to beat this nutritional profile

June 26, 2019 • 1 min read

Ranked as one of the 10 most potent antioxidant vegetables, beetroots are packed with essential vitamins, minerals, and plant compounds, some of which have medicinal properties.

COFFEE: No more than six cups a day?

June 26, 2019 • 2 min read

Is there a coffee drinker alive today who hasn’t googled: ‘How many cups of coffee a day is bad for you?’ A definitive answer remains elusive.

EAT TO STARVE CANCER: Cancer cells need sustenance. Certain foods cut cancer’s blood supply, keeping the disease at bay

June 21, 2019 • 1 min read

Just like healthy cells, cancer cells require oxygen and nutrients to grow and prosper. Turns out a good chunk of the population lives with microscopic cancers, but without a blood supply, most of these cancers will never become dangerous. They are cancer without disease.

FAT DISTRIBUTION: Thighs and belly fat heighten risk of prostate cancer

June 21, 2019 • 1 min read

Plenty of studies associate fat with cancer. However, fellas, if those jeans don’t make your ass look fat, you might at least improve your odds of avoiding aggressive prostate cancer.

PLANT POWER: Flax seeds – better than they sound

June 21, 2019 • 1 min read

There are many reasons why flax seeds (aka common flax or linseed) top the list of health foods.

ROBOTS: Engineers test tiny robotic capsule for taking micro-ultrasound images of the colon

June 21, 2019 • 1 min read

News to unpucker your sphincter. Or at least make you breathe a sigh of relief when your doctor next wrestles you into position to conduct an endoscopic examination of your colon

LOSING SLEEP OVER SLEEP: Apps causing sleep obsession and insomnia

June 15, 2019 • 1 min read

Sleep specialists are treating rising numbers of bleary-eyed patients suffering from insomnia.

PLANT POWER: Cinnamon packs more punch than most super foods

June 15, 2019 • 1 min read

Good news for lovers of cinnamon doughnuts – your artery-clogging treat possesses certain beneficial health properties.

UP YOUR GAME: Fitter, faster – quicker

June 15, 2019 • 1 min read

Fit in just four minutes. But it will hurt.

‘FOREVER’ CHEMICALS: PFAS chemicals in food supply

June 15, 2019 • 1 min read

Now this is bad. But what to do? PFAS chemicals have made their way into the US food supply.