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My Beautiful Father: Best Friend, and Full of Surprises

I was my father's perfect child, except... no matter how much he tried to feed me interesting and enticing foods, I just did not find food that interesting.  But I did enjoy hours of his story tell...

Blueberry Extract & Brain Function: Viability and Proliferation of Stem Cells

Neurogenesis is the process by which neural stem /progenitor cells create new neurons.  For the sake of clarification, and please hang in there with me, the topic of stem / progenitor cells are bec...

My First Love: The Blueberry Extract. And It is Back!

Blueberry Extract is one of my most favorite product. And yes, I love all our products, they truly are beautiful, and so very effective.  I am so in love with the Blueberry Extract. It was my 'firs...

What Does Science Say about Anti-Aging? What Can We Do?

It is actually quite simple, but of course, simple does not mean easy.  I am speaking today about scientific literature on slowing down the aging process, or more accurately, thinking and doing dif...

Hormesis and Stem Cells: The Pathway to 'Feeling Good'

Hormesis has been studied in several biological fields, in particular, neuroscience, environmental science, aging and exercise, food science, and of course plant biology. We used to correlate the s...

Pomegranates and Brain Cells: Protection and Regeneration

I was amazed to read this very recent scientific article that summarized all the different functions that Pomegranates fulfill in the protection, activation, regeneration, growth, and  signaling of...

Dopamine's Pleasure, Parkinson's Disease, and Polyphenols

Dopamine is our pleasure chemical, produced by neurons at the base of the brain. Watson (2021) describes it as the feel good chemical that can be triggered by many 'activities' and thoughts - such ...

There Is Much To Say About Polyphenols, Even For Depression

We have discussed polyphenols as one of the most important nutrients to combat chronic illnesses.  Along side probiotics, vital nutraceuticals like minerals & ultra minerals, vitamins, and more...

Pyschobiotics and Hormesis: Combat Stress, Depression, and Aging

Pychobiotics are specific probiotics that show in research promising therapeutic benefits - by reducing depressive symptoms and anxiety (Ross, 2023).  Essentially, these foundational Probiotics en...

Slow Down Aging? Yes!

The journal Neurochemistry International just published an article on Aging, in particular, on how to slow down the aging process. Two research scientists, Sharma and Mehdi (2023), breakdown for us...