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Archive for November, 2007

Oregano oil against salmonella -

A study done at the University of Utrecht, the Netherlands shows that oregano oil is a very effective inhibitor of bacteria. Bacteria like salmonella and E.coli are killed by adding the oil to chicken fillets for example.
Researcher Sara Burt discovered the active component carvacrol which has a detrimental effect on such bacteria which can cause […]

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Coffee as sunscreen -

A study done at Rutgers University in New Jersey, USA, shows that caffeine in combination with exercise gives protection agains UVB. This is the radiation in sun light that can cause skin cancer. The Americans gave hairless mice (which are very sensitive to skin cancer) water with caffeine, or a wheel to run in or […]

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Bread crusts are healthier than the bread -

Even though bread and its crust are made of the same stuff, flower, water, yeast and salt, the crust turns out to be healthier than the bread. German researchers found out that bread crusts contain the antioxidant pronyl-lysine. This antioxidant helps the body make so-called phase II enzymes. These enzymes play a very important role […]

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