By Elizabeth Barker Even after they’re harvested, fruits and veggies keep on responding to changes in light by pumping out chemicals that fend off plant-eaters—and those same chemicals could pack major antioxidant power when consumed by humans. That’s the finding of a recent Rice University study, whose authors are now exploring produce-storing strategies to help […]
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When “the pill” was approved for contraception in 1960, it quickly became one of the most important social and cultural revolutions in the history of the world. It’s estimated that more than 80 percent of women born in the United State after 1945 have used oral contraceptives, or OCs. Currently an estimated 12-million women in the […]
West Hills welcomes its first natural foods market By Abigail Lewis The West Valley is practically tap dancing with joy, as Sprouts Market opens a new market on Fallbrook Avenue just a few blocks from Ventura Boulevard. Opening day May 22 showed just how ready the neighborhood is for another alternative to Trader Joe’s, located […]
New studies show carnitine, often found in energy drinks, supplements and beef, can increase risk of cardiac disease by Elizabeth Barker If you thought you were safe from heart disease by skipping red meat, think again. A study published in Nature Medicine earlier this year shows that a compound called carnitine, found in beef, can speed […]
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By Elizabeth Barker To ease back pain without turning to meds, give osteopathic medicine a try. In a recent University of North Texas study of about 450 adults with chronic low back pain, those assigned to three months of treatment with osteopathic medicine experienced greater pain relief and used less prescription medicine than study members […]