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The Tea That Is 10 Times Healthier Than Green Tea

In All Health Watch, Cancer, Diet and Nutrition, Featured Article, Heart and Cardiovascular, Heart Disease

Samurai warriors drank it for lasting energy on the battlefield. And modern science shows that it can protect your heart as you age.

Matcha (pronounced MA-cha) tea comes from young green tea leaves grown in the shade. It packs much more antioxidant power than standard green teas. Studies have shown the potent brew lowers inflammation and even helps kill cancer cells.… Read More

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Researchers Discover This Antioxidant can Stop Alzheimer’s in Its Tracks

In All Health Watch, Alzheimer's and Memory, Anti-Aging, Cognitive Health, Featured Article, Nootropics and Brain Support

The news about this antioxidant just keeps getting better… Earlier this year, Health Watch readers found out it boosts your memory. Then you discovered it can help your body clear out damaging free radicals… That alone may reduce your risk of Alzheimer’s disease (AD).

That was just the beginning…

Researchers at the American Academy of Neurology just finished the largest and longest clinical study of this compound on humans so far.… Read More

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This Crunchy Snack Slashes Your Diabetes Risk

In All Health Watch, Diabetes, Diet and Nutrition, Featured Article

New research suggests there may be a simple—and satisfying—way to help avoid diabetes in the first place.

A Spanish study reveals that eating this overlooked snack food may help you reduce metabolic risk markers. Things like insulin resistance and inflammation. Maybe even how your body processes the sugar you eat.

Researchers looked at 54 subjects for a little over eight months.… Read More

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The Spicy Secret to Fighting Prostate Cancer

In All Health Watch, Cancer, Diet and Nutrition, Featured Article, Prostate Cancer

You may recall reading in Health Watch that eating hot peppers may help lower your death risk by 14%.1 The compound that gives them their heat—capsaicin—even fights colorectal cancer.2

But that’s not all it does…

In 2006, researchers genetically modified mice to develop human prostate cancer cells. Then they fed them large doses of capsaicin.The highest doses slowed the growth of cancerous cells.… Read More

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5 Surprising Ways Egg Yolks Boost Your Health

In All Health Watch, Cancer, Diet and Nutrition, Featured Article, Men's Health, Prostate Cancer, Top 5's, Weight Loss

The U.S. dietary guidelines have told us for years to watch our cholesterol.1 That meant staying away from eggs… Especially the yolks.2 Now experts admit eggs aren’t the problem.3 That’s because dietary cholesterol has little effect on cholesterol in the blood. According to Steven Nissen, chairman of cardiovascular medicine at the Cleveland Clinic, “We got the dietary guidelines wrong.… Read More

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How to Keep Your Muscles Strong With Age

In All Health Watch, Anti-Aging, Diet and Nutrition, Featured Article, Longevity

Losing muscle as you age can make you weak… It may even steal your independence. But new research reveals a simple way to help prevent this…

Researchers at the University of Iowa found eating two natural compounds may help you hold on to your muscle mass and strength. They’re called tomatidine and ursolic acid.

They fed elderly mice diets containing small amounts of these compounds.… Read More