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Red wine against colon cancer -

Your risk for colon cancer increases in your 50s and redoubles every 10 years after that. A 2006 State University of New York study found that drinking three or more glasses of red wine per week decreases your risk by 68 percent. White wine doesn’t reduce the risk.
Popularity: 12% [?]

Popularity: 12% [?]

Vitamin D against scars -

A new vitamin lotion may prevent scarring. University of California at San Diego researchers found that the skin surrounding a wound contains four times as much vitamin D as uninjured skin does. The may be because extra vitamin D triggers the production of an immune system molecule that helps heal wounds faster and cleaner. Trials […]

Popularity: 24% [?]

Magnesium can reduce risk of diabetes -

Eating more magnesium can reduce your risk of type-2 diabetes. Tufts University scientists found that adults consuming the most magnesium, more than 386mg daily, were less likely to have insulin resistance than those who had the lowest intake. “Insulin resistance means your cells don’t respond well to insulin, a hormone that moves sugar out of […]

Popularity: 12% [?]

Coffee against heart disease -

Drinking four or more cups of full-caffeine coffee a day reduces your risk of dying of heart disease by 53%. That’s what researchers at Brooklyn College discovered when they analyzed a study tracking the caffeine intake of 6500 people for 2 years. However, the finding prompted an important question: Was the effect due to the […]

Popularity: 10% [?]

Garlic good for the heart -

Eating a clove of garlic daily may help prevent heart attack according to Argentinian researchers. Credit alliinase, an enzyme found in garlic that helps improve bloodflow to the heart. The scientists also found that you can unleash higher amounts of the chemical by letting freshly chopped garlic stand for 10 minutes prior to cooking your […]

Popularity: 7% [?]

Lutein against enlarged prostate -

After reviewing the diets of 32000 men, John Hopkins University researchers determined that men who consume the most lutein-rich vegetables have the lowest risk of developing an enlarged prostate, a condition that leads to urination difficulties. Lutein, a pigment found in many vegetables, protects your prostate cells from growth-inducing stress, says study author Sabine Rohrman. […]

Popularity: 6% [?]

Writing about your feelings improves immune system -

Pen and paper may be a powerful medical treatment. In a new study by Harvard University cancer patients who wrote about their feelings for 30 minutes a day experienced improvements in immune-system function and reported fewer symptoms. Journaling quells stress and helps increase coping mechanisms, say the researchers.
Popularity: 10% [?]

Popularity: 10% [?]

Low-fat diet stress -

Low fat diets may be good for you waistline, but they stress you out. Studies published by Elsevier Health Sciences found mice withdrawn from high-fat or high-carb diets had higher stress levels. But that doesn’t mean you can cite “health reasons” as excuse not to control your weight.
Popularity: 6% [?]

Popularity: 6% [?]

Reduce kidney cancer risk, drink alcohol -

A study in the Journal of The National Cancer Institute has shown that having one or two alcoholic drinks every day can decrease the risk of kidney cancer. The study showed that moderate drinkers were 28% less likely to develop kidney cancer than non-drinkers. The researchers suspect that alcohol may reduce the risk of kidney […]

Popularity: 9% [?]

Drink green tea -

Here are three good reasons for drinking green tea:

Green tea lowers your cholesterol (Vanderbilt University Medical Centre)
Green tea cuts risk of cardiovascular disease by 26% (Tohoku University, Japan)
Green tea can help you to lose weight (American Journal of Clinical Nutrition)

Popularity: 15% [?]

Popularity: 15% [?]