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Health Benefits Of Vitamin E
Antioxidants: friend or foe?
For the past decade we've heard all about the amazing benefits of antioxidants; as a result many of us try to incorporate into our diets the recommended deeply colored fruits and vegetables chocked full of anti-aging, heart-healthy, and life-prolonging metabolites. But recently, the all-healing properties of antioxidants are in question, and some scientists now suggest they may increase the risk of cancer and cause harm in people being treated for cancer. The messages are conflicting, and many p...
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Expert & Community Posts
Once Again, Supplements Fail to Show Heart Benefits
By Craig Stoltz , Health Expert...beta carotene don't appear to offer heart-related health benefits when taken in supplement form.... Read more »
How Eating Flavonoids Everyday Will Help You Lower Blood Pressure
By Lisa Nelson , Health Expert...anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor (cancer), and antioxidants health benefits. Many of the... Read more »
The Luck of the Irish
By Cynthia Haines , Health Expert...just one study and the jury is still out as far as health benefits from alcohol consumption. But... Read more »
Are We at Risk From Free Radicals in Our Air?
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert...antioxidants, substances known to have a number of health benefits. Antioxidants can safely... Read more »
Heart Protecting Effects of Coenzyme Q10
By Melanie Thomassian , Health Expert...form of treatment in many areas. Potential heart health benefits include:#1 Reducing blood... Read more »
Health Guide
Vitamins: Dietary Health Benefits
Dietary Health BenefitsThe benefits of any dietary factors are very difficult to prove, and, to date, there is no hard evidence that any supplement protects against any major disease. Studies on... Read more »Vitamins: Healthy Foods
...high in cholesterol, very little of it has a negative effect on people with normal levels. And the health benefits of eggs are now known to be very high. (People with diabetes or those with high... Read more »Vitamin E
...Alternative Names Deficiency - vitamin E; Tocopherol Read more »Sickle Cell Disease: Lifestyle Changes
...less likely to sickle, although no studies have proven this definitively. Fish and soy products have health benefits in any case. In one small study, fish oil supplements reduced the frequency of... Read more »Information on Keeping a Heart healthy Diet: unsaturated fats, low fat diets
...oats and barley. Products using this substance (Nu-Trim) may reduce cholesterol and have additional health benefits.A number of other fat-replacers are also available. Although studies to date... Read more »Images
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Study: Vitamins C and E Don?t Prevent Cancer
December 16, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New research suggests there may be one less reason to supplement with certain vitamins. In the large-scale Physicians' Health... Read summary »
Alzheimers: Vitamin for Longer Life
April 17, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Taking high doses of vitamin E appears to extend the life of people with Alzheimer's disease. The findings are the result of a... Read summary »
Study Links Depression to Alzheimer's Disease
June 24, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Research shows that the popular Alzheimer's drug Donepezil may delay the progression to Alzheimer's disease in depressed people... Read summary »
Mediterranean Diet, Exercise May Lower Alzheimer's Risk
August 24, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Elderly people who ate lots of fruits, vegetables, legumes, cereal and fish and generally avoided red meat and poultry and who... Read summary »
Selenium, Vitamins E and C don't prevent prostate cancer: study
December 10, 2008Results from two large studies have found that selenium, vitamin C, and vitamin E don't protect men from prostate cancer. The studies looked at... Read summary »
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