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Eggplant fights against skin cancer:

Eggplant contains solasodine glycoside, or BEC5, a phytochemical that has been shown to cure cancer. BEC5 fights cancer cells and has been effective in more than 80,000 skin cancer patients with invasive and non-invasive melanoma. Native Australians have been using eggplant extract for decades to cure their skin cancers. Check out different varieties of eggplant in this photo:  

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Gum disease may cause heart disease

A new Taiwanese study, published in The American Journal of Medicine, suggests that adults who have good dental hygiene have lower risk of heart disease. Most of the gum diseases are caused by bacterial infection. These infections may cause inflammation in blood vessels and eventually increase the risk of heart disease.     So take

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Starbucks: “Tomatoes Instead of Red Bugs”

Around three weeks ago some news went viral that Starbucks is using cochineal extract, a red dye derived from red bugs in their Strawberries & Creme Frappuccino. This apparently caused a decline in popularity of Starbucks red drinks. Today Starbucks announced it will no longer use cochineal extract and will use extracts from tomato to

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How might tea help prevent cancer?

Depending on the type of tea and its processing and preparation technics, different teas have different health benefits. The predominant polyphenols in green tea and the theaflavins and thearubigins in black teas have strong antioxidant activity that may protect cells against cancer and prevent tumor growth and tumor invasion. In some laboratory and animal studies,

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Soybean Fights Against Lung Cancer

Soybean Fights Against Lung Cancer

Researches in Japan indicated that the consumption of soy and other beans may decrease the risk of lung cancer in non-smokers. Although these beans don’t show this benefit on smokers. Soybean and other beans contain isoflavone, a form of antioxidants which is also a well-known breast cancer fighter. These are a class of flavonoids that

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chocolate for weight loss

Another Chocolate’s Benefit: Some Chocolate-Eaters Have Lower BMI

A new chocolate’s benefit: Healthy people who exercise and eat chocolate regularly tend to have a lower body mass index (BMI) than those who eat chocolate less often, a new study suggests. But experts point out that the effect could be easily erased by the high level of calories and saturated fats associated with chocolate

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Aspirin and Cancer

Aspirin and Cancer (Reuters) – Three new studies published last week added to growing scientific evidence suggesting that taking a daily dose of aspirin can help prevent cancer. Previous studies have found that daily aspirin reduces the long-term risk of death due to cancer, but until now no research demonstrated the shorter-term effects on patients

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