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Weight Loss Study Shows Resveratrol Can Improve Metabolic Syndrome
A recent in-vitro study undertaken by researchers at Aarhaus University, in Denmark, has found that resveratrol may improve the metabolic [...]

Lies, fraud and deception in the anti-aging business
How to pick the best Resveratrol supplement The exponential increase in demand for natural products that produce health effects comparable [...]

Biotivia Bioforte Increased Cerebral Blood flow in New Human Clinical Trial
This is your brain on Bioforte A brand new peer reviewed double blind human clinical trial was published this month [...]

Alzheimer Alzheimer’s Disease: s Amyloid Cascades, Inflammation and Oxidative Stress Creating Age Age-Related Neuroplasticity Failure?
Dr. Doug Watt of the Harvard Medical School has been kind enough to allow Biotivia to post his latest Alzheimer’s [...]

Resveratrol and Hoodia Gordoni is a potent weight control formula.
Biotivia Bioceuticals, the leading manufacturer and distributor of Resveratrol based supplements and nutraceutical-enriched skin care treatments, has formulated a weight [...]

Aging and Lifespan
Only during the last decade has the process of human aging been understood as a disease that can be treated, [...]

Digging deeper into super-fruits

Friday, July 30th, 2010

The health halo that crowns berries — the original “superfruit” — hasn’t slipped a bit over the years. Ever since it was discovered that berries have very high total antioxidant capacity, the public has had a veritable love fest for berries, making them its favorite fruit.

Over the past decade, multiple research findings have supported the health benefits of berries, showing that they have a profound impact on chronic diseases, such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and age-related mental decline.

Does Coffee Have Any Antioxidant Benefits?

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

Before we get all excited over the recent news about coffee being our new antioxidant, we need to take a look at the entire picture. Is there truly a coffee antioxidant? If there is, how exactly is coffee an antioxidant? Does it become the antioxidant when it’s heated? Does the coffee antioxidant benefit everyone? Are there still dangers to drinking coffee? How much coffee is good for us and when does it become bad for us?

Omega-3 may slash risk of heart failure: Study

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

Increased intakes of fatty fish, and the omega-3s they contain, may reduce a woman’s risk of heart failure by about 25 per cent, according to new findings from the US and Sweden.

The benefits appear linked to the omega-3 content of the fish, report researchers in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. The highest intake of marine omega-3 fatty acids linked to a reduction in the risk of heart failure of 25 per cent …

Green Tea Could Reduce Glaucoma Risk

Monday, July 26th, 2010

Catechins in green tea could help protect you against glaucoma and other eye diseases. New research finds that the ingredients travel from your digestive system into the tissues of your eyes.

Scientists analyzed eye tissue from rats that drank green tea. They found that eye tissues such as the lens and retina had absorbed green tea catechins.

Antioxidants and the role of health

Saturday, July 24th, 2010

We all know that health is paramount and foremost in peoples’ lives than others, such as position, power, rank, nor wealth. Without optimal health, it will become meaningless, because that’s healthy and fit is every man’s dream.

Epidemiological studies showed no strong link between health status and life expectancy of people with its consumption patterns. Communities in the region that consumes a lot of protein, fat, sugar and salt, for example, is more commonly found as a sufferer of degenerative diseases than people in the region that consumes a lot of carbohydrates, fiber and vitamins. …

US study claims vitamin E intake could cut risk of lung disease

Friday, July 23rd, 2010

Long-term, regular use of vitamin E in women 45 years of age and older may help decrease the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by about 10 per cent in both smokers and non-smokers, according to a US study.

The researchers, based at Cornell University and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, presented their findings at the American Thoracic Society International Conference in New Orleans this week and they say their results show that vitamin E could be used as part of a new preventive strategy for COPD in women.

Orange juice may protect against bad effects of high fat meals

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

Flavonoids from orange juice may neutralise the detrimental effects of consuming a high-fat, high-carbohydrate meal, says a new study from the US.

The compounds were found to exert antioxidant activity and reduce the increase in inflammatory markers produced after consuming a fast-food-type meal, researchers from the University at Buffalo report in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition …

Supercharge Your Type 2 Diabetes Diet With Antioxidants From Fruits and Vegetables!

Sunday, July 18th, 2010

It is only in the last few years, began the benefits of antioxidants can be interpreted too broadly. Antioxidants found in fruits and vegetables, and promote a healthy immune system. A diet rich in antioxidants is believed to create additional support for people with type 2 diabetes and the lives of many other serious diseases.