Archive for the 'Onion' Category
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria in herbal products
Friday, September 5th, 2008 Antibiotic resistance is the ability of a microorganism to withstand the effects of antibiotics.
You’re exposed to these bacteria when you swallow the herbal medicine. (more…)
Home remedies to treat alopecia areata
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008Diet and cancer prevention: What we know
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008Getting E. coli out of our food supply
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008Waste products as the next nutraceuticals?
Wednesday, November 21st, 2007Sources of lutein and zeaxanthin to help prevent age-related macular degeneration
Tuesday, August 29th, 2006 Diets rich in lutein plus zeaxanthin may protect against intermediate age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in healthy women younger than 75 years, according to a study just published in the Archives of Ophthalmology.
The findings are significant because there is no cure for AMD, only limited treatments are available, and there is no established means of prevention. Therefore, any intervention that lowers the risk for AMD is potentially important.
But what are lutein and zeaxanthin, and where can you get them?