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Beta Glucan: FDA Approved for Coronary Heart Disease

The FDA in 1997 approved a health claim that beta glucan soluble fiber from oats and oat bran reduced coronary heart disease (CHD).  Approving a health claim is no small matter for the FDA, and sin...

Plant Stem Cells and Longevity

This beautiful Japanese scientific team of Umeda et al. (2021) is managing and organizing 28 research groups that are all working on studying plant stem cells and epigenetic reprogramming. The idea...

Best Supplements For A Summer Holiday

I love the summer holiday, a week to a month of sunshine, ocean or maybe a lake? A staycation? Either way, it is a great time to relax and enjoy the good company of family and friends. But are we r...

Summer Beauty: Skin Health

Summer is here and we do feel more exposed.  It is just a few days after the 4th of July holiday, and here in Seattle we consider that the beginning of summer, hoping for a sunny summer - and as al...

The Fourth of July: Freedom is a Global Duty

The Fourth of July signifies independence for the United State. What we still need to strive for is freedom and independence for all human beings, everywhere in our world.  Many of you may not know...

Beautiful Skin Protocol: Tons of Science and Love

It is summer time and your skin needs extra loving. The Beautiful Skin Protocol is comprised with love and tons of science. And the research is recent. There is also a 10% savings with this protoco...

Polyphenols for Skin Disorders and Hair Loss

We have discussed potent antioxidant for aging skin but how about skin disorders and hair loss? In this 2022 review by the research team of Sun et al., polyphenols are the promising heroes for skin...

High ORAC Synbiotic: Most Powerful Antioxidant

We don't just boast about the power of the High ORAC as a marketing hype. Yes, it is very tempting to "extend" the reality of what a product is, or what it can do. The problem with this kind of hyp...

Oxidative Stress: Skin Aging, Inflammation, and Cancer

We are again discussing what happens when Oxidative Stress is initiated in the body, resulting in cellular death (senescence), inflammation, and cancer (Liu et al., 2023).  It is quite serious when...

Mitochondria, Oxidative Stress, and Aging Skin

Mitochondria has been in the center of scientific interest for decades, but recently it has picked up steam.  What are the reasons for this renewed interest? And as always in medicine, it is the st...