Wednesday, November 05, 2014

Fruits & vegetables are sources for lutein and zeaxanthin: the macular pigment in human eyes http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1722697/ egg yolk & maize, pumpkin. Posted on Twitter 5 Nov 2014. Most of the dark green leafy vegetables have a very low content (0-3%) of zeaxanthin: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1722697/pdf/v082p00907.pdf ★ Therapeutic composition from goji (lycium barbarum, wolfberry) http://www.google.de/patents/US20080124416 ★ Herbal antioxidant in clinical practice http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24144136 eyes ⟿ lutein + zeaxanthin: 2 carotenoids in the macula region of the retina! Posted on Twitter 5 Nov 2014 ★ Dietary phytate has been reported to help prevent kidney stone formation, protect against diabetes mellitus http://www.care2.com/greenliving/phytates-for-rehabilitating-cancer-cells.html legumes ★ Resveratrol helps reduce inflammation, makes it more difficult for platelets to stick together and form the clots http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/resveratrol-supplements RSV ★ Researchers discover why anesthetics cause prolonged memory loss http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-11-anesthetics-prolonged-memory-loss.html no sleep ⇒ anesthetics induce a pharmacological coma

Monday, November 03, 2014

PubMed abstract (March 2001): Consumption of high doses of chlorogenic acid, present in coffee, or of black tea increases plasma total homocysteine concentrations. Background: In population studies, high intakes of coffee are associated with raised concentrations of plasma homocysteine, a predictor of risk of cardiovascular disease. Chlorogenic acid is a major polyphenol in coffee; coffee drinkers consume up to 1 g chlorogenic acid/d. ⟵ Full text link ⟿ http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/73/3/532.long

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