Archive for November, 2008

Vitamin C Rich Antioxidant Fruit + Benefits

Sunday, November 16th, 2008

Both my mother and grandmother (in fact my great grandmother as well) would tell me

that vitamin C helps prevent colds and that the best source was fresh orange juice.
Well things haven’t changed and various scientific reports are confirming this.
Makes you wonder about old wives tale, doesn´t it?
(Just to clarify, in no way am I [...]

More On Antioxidants and Alzheimer’s

Saturday, November 15th, 2008

A lot of research is being made on the effects and benefits of antioxidants and aging, including Alzheimer’s (AD).

They are indicating that a natural diet of vitamin C and vitamin E may lower the risk of Alzheimer disease.
The relationship between supplements is not quite so clear from what I see in the different reports.
Anyway vitamin [...]

Black Currants Could Reduce Alzheimer’s

Friday, November 14th, 2008

Just recently scientists from the Scottish Crop Research Institute (SCRI) announced that they are working

on a project that is trying to identify bio active compounds in black currants thought to be capable of reducing the risk of progression of Alzheimer’s disease (AD).
Ad is the most common form of dementia, and is thought to affect [...]