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Scientists have confirmed that the healthful substances found in green tea — renowned for their powerful antioxidant and disease-fighting properties — do penetrate into tissues of the eye.
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New evidence that green tea may help fight glaucoma and other eye diseases
Posted by Healthy And Fit on February 18th, 2010
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Tags: Acs, Antioxidant, Aqueous Humor, C Vitamin, Common Eye Diseases, Effects Of Green Tea, Eye Structures, Eye Tissues, Gastrointestinal Tract, Glaucoma, Green Tea, Green Tea Catechins, Journal Of Agricultural And Food Chemistry, Laboratory Rats, New Evidence, Oxidative Stress, Pang, Retina, Tea Consumption, Vitamin E 
Comments OffFiber is good for you
Posted by Healthy And Fit on February 16th, 2010
Fiber not only increases the bulk of the food and moves it through the gastrointestinal tract more rapidly, but also helps in preventing constipation and possible colon and rectal cancer.
Posted in Diet and Exercise Tags: Breast Cancer, Cancer Of Colon, Causes Of Cardiovascular Diseases, Cholesterol, Colon And Rectal Cancer, Diabetes, Different Kinds, Diverticulitis, Epidemiological Studies, Food Consumption, Fruits And Vegetables, Fruits Vegetables, Gastrointestinal, Gastrointestinal Tract, Hemorrhoids, Insulin, Kinds Of Food, Laxative, Low Density Lipoprotein, Whole Grain Flour Comments OffHealth News Report 2009-11-04 08:38:00
Posted by Healthy And Fit on November 4th, 2009
Curcumin is a potent antioxidant found in the spice, turmeric. Clinical trials are checking its safety and effectiveness for colon cancer, psoriasis, and Alzheimer’s disease.
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Posted in Diet and Exercise Tags: Absorption, Alzheimer, Clinical Trials, Colon Cancer, Curcumin, Digestive Juice, Drugs, Gastrointestinal, Gastrointestinal Tract, Health News, Health Report, Insulin, Laboratory Rats, News Report, Potent Antioxidant, Psoriasis, Scientists, Spice Comments OffEating right, not supplements = best good bacteria
Posted by Healthy And Fit on October 21st, 2009
Healthy eating, not supplements, is the best way to keep the good bacteria in your gut healthy, says a dietitian and researcher.
As with vitamins, it’s best to get the bacteria you need from healthy food rather than taking often expensive and potentially ineffective supplements, says Gail Cresci, Medical College of Georgia dietitian and researcher.
“Consumers are buying stuff like crazy that is probably not even helping them and could potentially hurt them,” says Ms.
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Posted in Diet and Exercise Tags: Acidophilus, Additives, American Dietetic Association, Antibiotic Induced Diarrhea, Bacterial Species, Bacterium, Bulgaricus, Clinical Nutrition, Dietitian, Gastrointestinal Tract, Good Bacteria, Health Care Experts, Healthy Food, Lactobacillus Bifidus, Medical College Of Georgia, Prebiotic, Probiotic, School Of Medicine, Streptococcus Thermophilus, Surgery Patients Comments OffYour Total Health! 2009-06-08 08:35:00
Posted by Healthy And Fit on June 8th, 2009
An alkylating antineoplastic agent is an alkylating agent that attaches an alkyl group to DNA.
Since cancer cells generally proliferate unrestrictively more than healthy cells do, cancer cells are more sensitive to DNA damage – such as being alkylated.
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Posted in Diseases Tags: Alkyl Group, Alkylating Agent, Alkylating Agents, Antineoplastic Agent, Autoimmune Diseases, Bone Marrow, Cancer Cells, Cancer Drugs, Cystitis, Dna Damage, Dna Double Helix, Dna Replication, Dna Strands, Drug Molecule, Gastrointestinal Tract, Hemolytic Anemias, Lupus, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Tumours, Wegener S Granulomatosis Comments OffCarotenoderma
Posted by Healthy And Fit on May 15th, 2009
Carotenoderma (also carotenodermia) is the name given to the yellow to yellow-orange discoloration of the skin that is caused by increased serum carotenoids (carotenemia) and their subsequent deposition in the outermost layer of skin.
Posted in Diseases Tags: Benign Condition, Beta Carotene, Carotenemia, Conjunctivae, Cryptoxanthin, Discoloration Of The Skin, Gastrointestinal Secretions, Gastrointestinal Tract, Human Skin Color, Intestinal Mucosa, Lutein And Zeaxanthin, Nasolabial Folds, Orange Discoloration, Outermost Layer, Passive Diffusion, Peripheral Tissues, Serum Levels, Soft Palate, Soluble Compounds, Stratum Corneum Comments Off
