Lavender oil iis a powerful antifungal could be used to combat the increasing incidence of antifungal-resistant infections, according to a study published in the Journal of Medical Microbiology. The essential oil shows a potent antifungal effect against strains of fungi responsible for common skin and nail infections. Scientists from the University of Coimbra in Portugal [...]

Researchers from Children’s Hospital Boston have found how Omega-3 fatty acids may prevent retinopathy, a major form of blindness, and may help with diabetes. The study is published in the journal Science Translational Medicine. The ability to prevent these “neovascular” eye diseases with omega-3 fatty acids could provide tremendous cost savings, said Lois Smith, MD, [...]

The modern diet of industrialized countries has helped create an imbalance in the ratio of omega-3 and omega-6 essential fatty acids. The ratio of these fatty acids is key for optimal brain functions. Researchers from Spain studied this imbalance by feeding mice a diet deficient in omega-3 fatty acid creating an omega-3 and omega-6 imbalance [...]

The spinach-eating cartoon character Popeye has much to teach us, new research from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet shows. The muscles’ cellular power plants – the mitochondria – are boosted by nitrate, a substance found in abundance in vegetables such as lettuce, spinach and beetroot. Eddie Weitzberg Photo: Stefan Zimmerman For half a century, [...]

A University of Illinois study provides convincing evidence that the way you prepare and consume your broccoli matters, and also suggests that teaming broccoli with broccoli sprouts may make the vegetable’s anti-cancer effect almost twice as powerful. “Broccoli, prepared correctly, is an extremely potent cancer-fighting agent—three to five servings a week are enough to have [...]

A study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition finds that Omega-3 fats may help the loss of muscle mass from aging. While omega-3’s are known to stimulate protein growth in animals, the effect on human protein metabolism is not known. For eight weeks, 16 healthy, older adults were randomly assigned to receive either [...]

According to research from the University of Helsinki, Finland, Vitamin E may increase the life expectancy of certain groups of men. The study is published in the Age and Ageing Several large randomized trials of humans found that vitamin E supplementation does not reduce mortality. However, the average effect on mortality in a group of [...]

Vitamin A supplements are still an effective way to reduce childhood death and disease says a new study by Cochrane Collaboration researchers. The study results strongly endorse the use of vitamin A supplementation,which reduce the incidence of measles and diarrhea and ultimately save lives. Vitamin A deficiency is a common problem in low and middle [...]

The importance of adequate vitamin D has again been highlighted in a new study published in the journal Chest. The study shows that vitamin D deficiency could be linked to the development and severity of certain autoimmune lung diseases. Brent Kinder, MD, UC Health pulmonologist, director of the Interstitial Lung Disease Center at the University [...]

Vitamin A supplements are still an effective way to reduce childhood death and disease. A new study by Cochrane researchers strongly endorses the continuation of vitamin A supplementation program, which reduce the incidence of measles and diarrhea and ultimately save lives. Vitamin A deficiency is a common problem in low and middle income countries. People [...]