Red Meat Research
4/3/2009Two new studies about meat consumption showed misleading results which heavily confused the public. Find out what level of red...
Read MoreHot Tea Poses Cancer Risk
4/2/2009According to a study just published in the British Medical Journal, drinking hot tea increases your risk for esophageal cancer...
Read MoreHR 875 – Not the End of Organic Farming
3/31/2009The bill contains some potentially helpful rules around reporting and containing contaminants, cleaning up production facilities, and regulating edible imports...
Read MoreCaffeine: Health Benefits and Health Risks
3/30/2009Is caffeine saint or sinner, miracle drug or prenatal nightmare? In truth, it's all of the above. The devil, as...
Read MoreWine Boosts Cancer Risk in Women
3/17/2009A study of women that drank even one glass of wine daily found that it leads to a significant increase...
Read MoreFood – Raw Versus Cooked
3/16/2009When evaluating the issue of raw foods, you need to consider the effect of cooking or not cooking on things...
Read MoreFood Safety — at What Cost?
3/10/2009The recent outbreak of salmonella from peanuts has focused attention once again on the safety of possible contaminated common food...
Read MoreLiquid Calories Make You Fat
2/24/2009Studies show that while food calories "register" in the brain, limiting the amount of food you desire, liquid calories somehow...
Read MoreLiving Near Fast Food Restaurants Is Deadly
2/21/2009A recent study out of the University of Michigan found a 13 percent increase in strokes in those neighborhoods with...
Read MoreMicrobes for Health
2/20/2009What are microbes and why are they so important for optimal health? Jon discusses theories about beneficial bacteria and the...
Read MoreMen Beat Women in Hunger Control
2/19/2009A new study from Brookhaven National Laboratory has found that although men can control their brain's response to food, women...
Read MoreBlueberries Shrink Tumors
1/29/2009A study out of Ohio State University finds that blueberries may shrink blood vessel tumors in babies while doubling survival...
Read MoreFasting Protects Against Chemotherapy Side Effects
1/10/2009Researchers have recently discovered that by fasting for two days, cancer victims may gain protection against the devastating effects of...
Read MoreReverse Dementia with Blueberries
1/2/2009Scientists at two British Universities found that rats fed blueberries showed considerable improvement in performing tasks involving spatial memory by...
Read MoreOverweight People Enjoy Food Less
11/21/2008Because obese people, or those with the gene variant, get more excited thinking about food but less pleasure from actually...
Read MoreHeavy Metals and Pesticides in Wine
11/4/2008According to a study out of Kingston University in London, many wines contain heavy metals up to 200 times the...
Read MoreMeat, Dairy, and Prostate Cancer
11/1/2008New research out of the University of Oxford in England has confirmed a strong link between eating meat and dairy...
Read MorePectin Protects Against Cancer
10/22/2008A research team at the Institute of Food Research in Norwich, England, discovered that a substance in apple pectin binds...
Read MoreOvereating Makes Brain Go Bonkers
10/10/2008Researchers at the University of Wisconsin found that when you take in too many calories, your brain sends immune cells...
Read MoreBreakfast Cereal Sugar Shocker
10/7/2008A new investigation from Consumer Reports reveals that more than one-third of 27 test breakfast cereals had at least as...
Read MoreIs High Fructose Corn Syrup Natural?
10/3/2008The core message of new corn syrup advertisements is misrepresenting facts to the general public. Understand what they mean by...
Read MoreHigh Fructose Corn Syrup, Oh Boy!
9/29/2008This month, the Corn Refiners Association launched a series of television ads to "make-over" the image of high-fructose corn syrup...
Read MoreBroccoli & Mediterranean Diet
9/19/2008Broccoli research is finding that this phenomenal wonderfood is not only delicious, but it has preventative effects when used regularly...
Read MoreGood Reasons to Eat Broccoli
9/18/2008Past research has established broccoli as helpful in preventing cancer, macular degeneration, heart attacks, strokes, and complications of diabetes. Now,...
Read MoreArsenic, Diabetes, and Drinking Water
9/11/2008A new study out of Johns Hopkins has found that, even at low levels, exposure to the heavy metal arsenic...
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