Emphysema :: Tomato juice prevents emphysema
Drinking tomato juice completely prevented emphysema in mice exposed to tobacco smoke, report researchers from Japan.
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Skin Care :: Vitamin A Diet to eat for wrinkle free skin
Carrots, broccoli, papaya and fruit, this is what helps you to stay young. Many people equate vitamin A with better vision. But our skin’s health is directly dependent on the amount of vitamin A in our diet.
Hypertension :: Vegetable rich diet may help cut blood pressure
Eating a vegetable rich diet may help cut blood pressure, which can consequently reduce the risk of heart attacks or strokes, says a new study reiterating what your mother always said when she asked you to finish the greens.
Hypertension :: Tomato extract may help lower blood pressure
A dietary supplement derived from tomatoes may help treat moderately elevated blood pressure, the results of a small study suggest. Researchers in Israel found that a daily dose of tomato extract helped lower blood pressure among 31 men and women with mild hypertension.
Skin Care :: Other Factors Responsible for Wrinkles
In addition to sunlight, other factors may hasten the formation of wrinkles:
Skin Care :: Wrinkles and antioxidants – Vitamin A Topical Products
Vitamin A is important for skin health and UV radiation produces deficiencies in the skin. Topical products containing natural forms of vitamin A (retinol, retinaldehyde) or vitamin A derivatives called retinoids (tretinoin, tazarotene) have proven to be beneficial for skin damaged by the sun and also by natural aging.
Skin Care :: Wrinkles and antioxidants topical products
Although there are wide claims about the benefits of antioxidants for wrinkles when used in skin creams, to date, only vitamins E and C and selenium applied topically have been proven to have any benefits for reducing sun damage in the skin. Even with these antioxidants, however, most available brands contain very low concentrations of them. In addition, they are also not well absorbed and they have a short-term effect. New delivery techniques, however, may prove to offset some of these problems.
Wrinkles :: Wrinkles and Skin Care Treatments – Natural Anti-Wrinkle Remedies
The following natural substances have antioxidant properties and are being tried for wrinkle-protection.
Alzheimer’s Disease :: Green tea component may fight Alzheimer’s Disease
Dr. Jun Tan of the Silver Child Development Center at the University of South Florida, and team, injected epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) into mice that had been genetically engineered to develop Alzheimer’s-like symptoms.
Health :: Antioxidant glutathione – GSH revolutionize the treatment of disease
Glutathione (GSH), a protein that is essential to cell metabolism, also plays a strong role as an antioxidant and defender against infection and environmental toxins.