Tag Archives: polyphenols
Polyphenol-Rich Dark Chocolate Preserves Our DNA
Posted on 07. Dec, 2009 by Kerry D Friesen, M.D..
DNA: The Stuff Of Life
Our DNA contains the genetic instructions of life itself—yes, that includes you.
However, protecting DNA is problematic. Everything from the air we breathe to the sun that shines down upon us, damages our DNA.
Enter polyphenol-rich dark chocolate.
According to a recent study published in the British Journal of Nutrition, consumption of polyphenol-rich dark [...]
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Vitamin C And Cataracts: Too Much Of A Good Thing?
Posted on 30. Nov, 2009 by Kerry D Friesen, M.D..
The Two Faces Of Vitamin C
L-ascorbic acid or “vitamin C” is an essential nutrient and potent anti-oxidant.
Vitamin C has a long history dating back to 1795 when the British Navy introduced lime juice to prevent the scourge of scurvy.
More recently, mega-doses of vitamin C have been used for everything from the common cold to cancer.
While [...]
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New Study: Lifestyle And The Mediterranean Diet Better Than Drug Therapy For Diabetes
Posted on 03. Nov, 2009 by Kerry D Friesen, M.D..
Diabetes: A Modern Day Plague Of Biblical Proportions
Twenty-four million people in America have diabetes. That’s a staggering 8 percent of the population.
Men and women in the 60 and over age group have the highest incidence with an equally incomprehensible 23 percent currently diagnosed with diabetes!
This modern day metabolic plague will continue to spread as [...]
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The “Color Of Food” Not Food Coloring, Determines Health!
Posted on 28. Oct, 2009 by Kerry D Friesen, M.D..
Recently researchers reported on data from “NHANES”, a survey that monitors the daily diet of Americians, with the following shocking conclusion:
Eighty per cent of Americans increase their risk for diet-related diseases by failing to eat a diet rich in colorful fruits and vegetables.
Rightfully so, America’s Phytonutrient Report, highlighted the importance of the color of fruit [...]
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Finally The FDA Finds That Supplemental Vitamins—”can be useful”
Posted on 23. Oct, 2009 by Kerry D Friesen, M.D..
Earlier this month the Food And Drug Administration released a consumer advisory regarding the use of supplemental vitamins. To everyone’s surprise the advisory admitted that vitamins “can be useful” and that “there are many good reasons” to consider taking them! As a physician that practices “preventing” medicine, I couldn’t agree more.
Vitamins are and always will [...]
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Inflammation Overload!
Posted on 25. Jan, 2009 by Kerry D Friesen, M.D..
Remember you heard it here first.
There now exists a formidable body of literature linking cardiovascular disease and neurodegenerative disorders. More than ten years ago I found myself lecturing my patients on the not-so- subtle connection between abdominal obesity; insulin resistance; syndrome-X and endothelial-cell dysfunction. With abdominal obesity, fat is progressively packed around internal organs until [...]
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