EGCG, a compound found in green tea could slow or even prevent the development of type 1 diabetes and reduce the severity and delay the onset of salivary gland damage associated with Sjogren’s syndrome, suggests a recent study.
In addition to your daily exercises and taking time to rest and unwind, the following simple nutritional tips that we want to share with you can help you stay healthy and maintain your weight over the coming months.
A large body of research shows that enjoying a diet that is rich in carotenoids can not only add a good number of years to your life. It also helps to add quality to those years as carotenoids greatly slash your risk to develop degenerative diseases.
Research links a diet that is rich in cruciferous vegetables (about 1 serving per day) with a number of health benefits. Cruciferous vegetables, if eaten soon after they are harvested are nutritional power houses. Besides vitamins, minerals and fiber, they are loaded with powerful phytonutrients that promote healthy cells and tissues, particularly of the breast, prostate, colon, uterus, ovaries and digestive tract.
Essential Fatty acids are crucial for normal growth and behavior. They are necessary for healthy cell membranes, a well balanced hormone level and properly working immune and nervous system. One reason why so many people today are dealing with inflammation-related illnesses, such as arthritis, cancer, heart disease and fibromyalgia, as well as mental conditions such as depression, ADD and ADHD is due to a lack of essential fatty acids in those individuals’ diets.
