Anthocyanins are a compound found in plants, this is the compound that is manlily responsible for the colouring of plants, when the plants are purple, blue or black or when the flowers of the plant are red. They are also found in the Autumn in trees and shrubs when there leaves are going red.
They are one of the flavenoid group of compounds of which there are thought to be 4000 and there are almost 600 different types of anthocyanins discovered so far by medical science.
Anthocyanins are also known for there antioxidant properties. Antioxidant’s have recently been found to have a huge benefit to human health in many ways and there are now many health supplements which use fruits…
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This article was posted on December 14th, 2008
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The humble Acai berry from Brazil is proving to be a bit of a revelation in the health supplement market. Due to it being rated the number one super food by the best selling author Dr.Perricone in his recent book. He wrote this after he and his team of scientific researchers undertook a study of the main super foods and found the humble Acai berry to be the number one, based on it’s nutritional values and the extremely high levels of antioxidant’s it contained. This very high level of antioxidant’s is one of the reasons that it will help you with your cholesterol levels by removing toxins from your blood.
One of the nutrients found within Acai berries in large…
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Water the juice of life, no living thing can exist without water at some point. Some things have developed to be able to go for longer without needing it, while some plants have developed some rather extreme ways of getting water in one form or another. At the end of the day though to live they need water.
Water has been shown to suppress appetite, if you drink a few glasses of water before doing your weekly shop most people will buy less. By making you feel fuller for longer we will eat less and therefore use more of the stored calories that we have, meaning weight loss.
It is also known that drinking water will raise your metabolism, raising…
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This article was posted on December 10th, 2008
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We keep hearing it all the time “eat more fresh fruits and vegetables” or “you need to lead a healthier lifestyle” but what types should you eat. The Grapefruit was at one time deemed the super food of it’s time in the mid eighties it was used by people who wanted to lose a few pounds here and there. Many nutritionists of the day claimed that it was a fad and that the grapefruit was nothing particularly special.
Fast forward twenties years and they are now being made to eat their own words. Modern scientists have shown that the grapefruit is full of valuable nutrition and can help with your health in various ways. Being rich in much needed vitamins…
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For years people have been saying that wine in small quantities is good for you, but there was no evidence of why this was so or what was good about it. A recent study undertaken in to what has been deemed the “French Paradox” has shown that there is a direct link between wine and better health.
So what is the French paradox? The French in general have a diet which is very high in saturated fats due to the high quantities of red meat and matured cheeses that they eat. A similar diet to that of it’s neighbours the English but it’s neighbours generally have higher rates of heart disease and obesity amongst there population. For years no…
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If you are looking for an alternative to antacids and other medication to ease the discomforts of acid reflux and heart burn, making changes to your diet may be the way to go.
First of all, check to see which of the foods that are currently in your diet is the source of your heart burn. The usual suspects are spicy foods, tomatoes and tomato dishes, and foods with high acid contents, like oranges. Removing them from your diet should offer you some relief. Foods rich in fat are also not recommended since they are harder to digest. Try staying away from milk and caffeinated products as well.
Given this, what are the foods advised for people with acid…
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This article was posted on November 28th, 2008
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This in many respects is a pretty good question. The answer is dependent a lot on how your current health is. The Acai has many possible ways to help out with our general health and well being and dependent on the circumstances can have some dramatic effects on us. With the berry and the supplement’s that are based on them being 100% natural you can be pretty certain that there will be no side effects either which is great news with all the bad press lately around medications in general.
The main reason that the Acai has been shown to promote good health is through it’s extremely high nutritional value and it’s very high antioxidant levels. Toxins enter our bodies…
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