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We are excited to kick off a series of videos by one of the top doctors in integrated medicine and functional medicine, Dr. Mark Hyman. Here Dr. Hyman introduces the antioxidant glutathione and the import role it plays in detoxification, prevention and staying young.

 

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One of the earliest cultivated crops, flaxseed has been useful since the dawn of civilization for weaving cloth, making flax oil, and as a food.

 

Now, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania have discovered that flaxseed might have a new use for the 21st century: protecting healthy tissues and organs from the harmful effects of radiation. Continue reading »

 

Chocolate consumption might help reduce the risk of developing heart disease, finds a University of Cambridge study.

 

A number of recent studies have shown that chocolate health benefits come from its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.

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Pycnogenol, an antioxidant plant extract from the bark of the French maritime pine tree, can reduce inflammation and pain.

 

This anti-inflammatory effect of Pycnogenol is documented in a study by Dr. Raffaella Canali and colleagues from the National Research Institute on Food and Nutrition in Rome.

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Herbs widely used throughout history in Asian and early European cultures have received renewed attention by Western medicine in recent years. Scientists are now isolating the active compounds in many medicinal herbs and documenting their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities.
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Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital researchers suggest that a high intake of flavonoid rich berries, such as strawberries and blueberries, over time, can Continue reading »