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08/21/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Portion control: Eat your fruit, don’t drink it; study finds consumption of fruit juice contributes to weight gain

Fruits are really meant to be eaten, not drunk. That’s the conclusion of a recently released study that found out drinking 100 percent fruit juice contributed to weight gain instead of weight loss. The Seattle-based researchers recommended people eat whole fruits if they want to really shed some pounds, reported a Newswise article. “American adults gain an […]

07/23/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Supplemental nutrition found to treat brain injury better than prescriptions, and may even provide some protection against injury

Concussions are part of any contact sport. However, while most injuries are rarely fatal, these injuries may affect long-term brain function. One novel approach to recovery being looked at recently is the use of nutritional supplementation to treat sports-related concussions. In a review led by researchers from the Texas Christian University, the team pored through available information to determine […]

07/16/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Food for your skin: Use marula to prevent wrinkles and keep your skin baby soft

Wrinkles and skin aging can be prevented naturally with the plant called marula (Sclerocarya birrea [A. Rich.] Hochst), according to a study published in the journal BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. In the study, researchers in South Africa looked at the collagenase and elastase inhibition activity of extracts of the marula plant. Natural compounds from […]

06/05/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Replacing wheat flour with pumpkin seeds is a sneaky way to improve your child’s diet

Children can be picky eaters – especially when it comes to feeding them with nutritious food. Researchers from the Warsaw University of Life Sciences in Poland may have found a delicious and sneaky way to get them to eat healthily: Substituting wheat flour with pumpkin seed flour. The study, published in CyTA – Journal of Food, tested how […]

06/02/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

How do we get more kids to eat more vegetables? A review of methods

If you have kids, one of the most difficult things to do is to feed them vegetables. Different strategies, such as repeated food exposure, food adaptations, mealtime adaptations, social factors, nutrition education, and mixed-methods interventions, may help you get your child to eat more vegetables. Among all these methods, repeated exposure was found to be the […]

06/02/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Ashwagandha, or Indian ginseng, found to manage and prevent arthritis of the knee

Ashwagandha was proven to be effective for managing and treating arthritis of the knee, according to a study published in the Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine. The study was carried out by researchers from Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) looked at the efficacy and tolerability of the combination of the root and leaf extracts […]

01/23/2018 / By Mike Adams

Health Ranger announces CANCER.news, featuring evidence-based news on cancer causes, cancer solutions

In addition to being awarded exclusive publishing rights for Science.news, we are now publishing Cancer.news, an evidence-based news website covering cancer causes and cancer solutions that are usually overlooked (or deliberately suppressed) by the cancer establishment. On the left side of the home page, you’ll see all the evidence-based breaking news on cancer solutions. These […]

10/30/2017 / By S.D. Wells

Protein Anxiety – Do YOU have it?

Vegetarians and vegans alike are constantly bombarded with the same encumbering questions – where do you get your protein and do you get enough? The old adage that comes from a retired and biased food pyramid that says you have to eat meat as a major part of your daily food regimen to get your […]

10/23/2017 / By JD Heyes

This anti-Alzheimer’s diet will cut your risk of developing the disease by one-third

As most everyone knows, eating a healthy, well-balanced, GMO- and toxin-free diet is the key to better health, but not everyone is aware that bad dietary habits can cause a host of neurological conditions, including Alzheimer’s disease. As such, what you eat (and don’t eat) can certainly cut your risk of developing dementia and brain-related […]

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