For people allergic to or intolerant of milk, yogurt is the answer. It boosts immune function by stimulating the formation … More →

Two glasses of wine per day (some nutritionists would say “per meal,” provided the glass is not an oversize brandy … More →

Whole wheat and wheat bran with a lot of insoluble fiber are great bowel activators. Wheat bran seems able to … More →

It contains high amounts of lycopene and glutathione, excellent antioxidants and anticancer agents. It is low in calories, fat and … More →

One of the best medicinal spices, turmeric’s main active ingredient is curcumin, also called Indian saffron, an intensely yellow vegetable … More →

Tomatoes are a principal source of lycopene, a first class antioxidant and anticancer agent. They also contain a fair amount … More →

Ordinary tea appears to have a range of diverse properties, mostly caused by the contained catechins. Thus tea is an … More →

This root vegetable is a powerhouse of vitamin A, containing more than three times the beta-carotene of spinach. It has … More →

Refined white sugar is 99% sucrose, and that is bad news. Sucrose is deprived of the natural chromium and other … More →

Very rich in vitamin C, but low in calories, fat and sodium, strawberries is one fruit that may be eaten … More →