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Feature articles on antioxidants:

The truth behind the headlines about antioxidants and vitamins

6/4/2008 - (NaturalNews) If you've been reading the health headlines in the mainstream media recently, you might have come to the conclusion that vitamins are the most dangerous thing you could possibly consume. Headlines declare antioxidants to be useless, vitamin...

Antioxidant Blend May Offer Protection in Life Threatening Conditions

5/29/2008 - (NaturalNews) A newly released study suggests that providing yourself with a broad spectrum of antioxidants will offer you protection even under such extreme conditions as total body irradiation. As published in the April, 2008 edition of Radiation Research,...

The Flavonoid Quercetin Protects Against Macular Degeneration

5/23/2008 - (NaturalNews) A new study has investigated the protection afforded by the flavonoid quercetin against macular degeneration. The macula is the yellowish, central part of the retina about 1.5 mm in diameter that produces central vision and color vision....

Beating Free Radicals: The Basis for Injury, Illness, and Death

5/22/2008 - (NaturalNews) Free radicals are deadly chemicals formed in your body when stress, illness, or injury causes ischemia or diminished blood supply to tissues. Insidious as excessive eating that squeezes capillaries or as gross as a severed artery, ischemia...

Eating Foods Rich in Antioxidants May Reduce the Risk of Dietary Diseases

5/20/2008 - (NaturalNews) Through scientific research it has been discovered that antioxidants may help prevent dietary diseases such as Diabetes, Coronary Heart Disease, Stroke, Depression, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s disease, Macular degeneration and may also delay...

Transform Yourself From the Inside-Out and Look Your Best Naturally

5/11/2008 - (NaturalNews) At some point in our lives we have all suffered from physical insecurities, thanks to the unwitting comments of the people around us, our faulty habit of comparing ourselves to others, and mainstream media’s rigid standards of beauty. Depending...

Astaxanthin: The Little-Known Miracle Nutrient for Inflammation, Anti-Aging, Athletic Endurance and More

5/6/2008 - (NaturalNews) Every once in a very great while, I discover a natural medicine so astonishing that I feel compelled to share it with you. The verb "discover" is actually not to my credit, by the way; Mother Nature created this natural medicine eons ago,...

Indian Herbs Could Replace Synthetic Preservatives to Extend Shelf Life of Processed Foods

4/28/2008 - (NaturalNews) Traditional food and medicinal herbs from India have powerful antioxidant properties, and may provide alternatives to synthetic preservatives, according to as study conducted by researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati...

Antioxidant Blends May Offer Protection in Life Threatening Conditions

4/24/2008 - (NaturalNews) A newly released study suggests that providing yourself with a broad spectrum of antioxidants will offer you protection even under such extreme conditions as total body irradiation. As published in the April, 2008 edition of Radiation Research,...

A Little Rosemary Can Go a Long Way in Reducing Acrylamides in Food

4/18/2008 - (NaturalNews) Several animal tests have shown acrylamide to be a carcinogen, and a recent study conducted by the National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, has shown a positive association between acrylamide and breast cancer in humans. "Acrylamide...

Natural Painkillers and Strong Antioxidants Found in Tart Cherries

4/17/2008 - (NaturalNews) The chemicals that give tart cherries their red color may relieve pain better than aspirin and may provide antioxidant protection comparable to commercially available supplements like vitamin E, according to Michigan State University researchers....

Vitamins A, C and E Increase Mortality! (and other nonsense from the realm of junk science)

4/16/2008 - (NaturalNews) The latest attack on vitamins A, C, E, selenium and beta-carotene comes from the Cochrane Library, a widely-read source of information on conventional health matters. In the paper published yesterday, these antioxidants were linked with...

Interview with Alan Friedman from Good Cause Wellness about Antioxidants, Agave Nectar and Chia Seeds

3/31/2008 - This is an exclusive interview with Good Cause Wellness founder Alan Friedman, who talks about antioxidants, superfood powders, agave nectar, chia seeds and his personal passion for health. Following the interview, I negotiated a discount for NaturalNews...

The Healing Benefits of Sunlight and Vitamin D

3/26/2008 - (NaturalNews) Whilst avoiding the harsher elements of direct sunlight is not only wise but is necessary, avoiding the sun all together and as the result, not getting enough direct sunlight on our skin, is even more problematic. So, let’s examine the benefits...

A Primer on Free Radicals and Antioxidants

2/20/2008 - (NaturalNews) Contrary to popular belief, free radicals are not entirely bad for your health. Free radicals, by definition, are reactive elements that want to steal electrons from compounds that they come into contact with. The vast majority of free...

More for Your Money When You Choose Organic

2/20/2008 - (NaturalNews) If you look at your food as sustaining your health as well as the environment, the price of organically grown food seems well worth it. Recent studies have shown organic fruits and vegetables contain more vitamins, and a little soil science...

Antioxidants Are Lifesaving for Diabetics with Cardiovascular Disease

2/8/2008 - (NaturalNews) Atherosclerosis starts with the deposition of low-density lipoproteins (LDL or “bad cholesterol”) in blood vessel walls. However, LDL deposits by themselves do not cause atherosclerosis. LDL lipids have to be oxidatively damaged before cardiovascular...

Antioxidants Important for Optimizing Health and Preventing Parkinson's

2/7/2008 - (NaturalNews) Research scientists at the Buck Institute have discovered that mice with less of the natural antioxidant glutathione, particularly in their dopamine-producing neurons, become crippled by nerve damage. In fact, the mice developed symptoms...

Examining the Properties of Chocolate and Cacao for Health

2/7/2008 - (NaturalNews) Are you one of the rare individuals on this planet who does not like nor ever craves chocolate at some point in your life? But, if you are like most of the Western world, have you ever wondered why chocolate can be so addictive, apart from...

Building and Maintaining Strong Vision for Life

11/19/2007 - (NaturalNews) Building and maintaining excellent vision involves some basic steps anyone can follow. Even if you believe nothing can be done to help your vision, taking these simple steps can go far in preserving it, or even improving it. Establishing...

The Results Are In: Organic Foods More Nutritious Than Conventional Foods

11/18/2007 - (NaturalNews) If you have been a supporter and consumer of organic foods because of its better taste and health benefits, then you’ve probably endured the taunts from scoffers and sceptics and labelled a “health nut”, “fanatic”...

Plant extracts are natural preservatives for encapsulated oils

11/16/2007 - (NaturalNews) A cocktail of plant extracts from rosemary, broccoli sprouts and citrus may function as a natural preservative for vegetable oils and other foods, according to research conducted by scientists at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and...

NaturalNews readers demand retractions from major media outlets over erroneous reporting of antioxidant study

8/16/2007 - When the mainstream media refuses to print the truth about a significant study detailing the health benefits of antioxidants and, instead, parrots the erroneous conclusions of a pro-pharmaceutical medical association, it's time for citizens to take a...

Natural Vitamin E Dramatically Reduces Heart Disease

8/16/2007 - A new randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled cardiovascular study evaluating natural vitamin E, synthetic vitamin C, and synthetic beta-carotene has shown that natural vitamin E reduced cardiovascular death or serious cardiovascular disease by...

Antioxidants, bad science and failure of the press to tell the truth

8/14/2007 - Following yesterday's announcement of a new study showing the phenomenal benefits of antioxidants for preventing heart disease in women, the mainstream media rallied behind a blatantly false distortion of the study designed to convince the public that...

Unraveling the lies about the antioxidant study on vitamins E and C

8/13/2007 - A new study published in the August 13, 2007 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine found that vitamins E and C, when taken together, result in a significant reduction in the risk of strokes (31 percent) and heart attacks (22 percent). The study...

How to Tone Your Blood Vessels and Reduce Your Risk of Heart Disease

7/7/2007 - Personal trainers have long praised the health benefits of toning your muscles. Now, medical researchers are looking at a similar approach for toning of your blood vessels. Think of it as getting really buff blood vessels. So, what's blood-vessel...

Dietary fats reduce effectiveness of antioxidants like vitamin C

5/25/2007 - The anti-cancer benefits of vitamin C can be dramatically reduced by intake of dietary fats, according to a new study conducted at the University of Glasgow. The results of the study, which simulated what happens in the human stomach, were presented...

Dark "honeydew" honey contains more antioxidants than light honey

3/13/2007 - (NaturalNews) The most healthful form of honey does not come from nectar, but rather from honeydew, a new Spanish study says. The darker honey, produced when bees collect honeydew from plants, has more antioxidants than other forms of honey. Jump...

Grape seed flavonoids demonstrate anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties

2/28/2007 - (NaturalNews) Natural nutritional elements in grape seeds offer a wide variety of antioxidant, anti-cancer and other benefits, according to the web site PDRHealth.com. A type of mixed flavonoid - proanthocyanidins - extracted from grape seeds are the...

Orange colored tomatoes better source of lycopene, study finds

2/12/2007 - (NaturalNews) New research suggests that the human body absorbs lycopene better from orange-colored tomatoes than from the more popular red varieties. Lycopene is an antioxidant commonly found in tomatoes and other red- or pink-colored foods, including...

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