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Research Insights for Cocoa
The proprietary herbal blend LN18178 significantly boosts testosterone levels, muscle strength and mid-upper arm circumference in young, healthy males.
Cocoa Pomegranate Peel
Cocoa extract supplementation in older adults reduced cardiovascular disease related death rates, but did not significantly lessen total cardiovascular events.
Cardiovascular Disease Cocoa
The consumption of cocoa or dark chocolate can reduce low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and fasting blood sugar levels in diabetic patients.
Blood Sugar Cocoa Dark Chocolate
Chocolate and cocoa product consumption significantly improved lipid profiles, but had no significant effect on other heath aspects such as cognitive function and blood pressure.
Chocolate Cocoa Triglyceride
Cocoa bean husk, a by-product of cocoa processing, exhibits potent antioxidant and anticancer effects on prostate cancer cells due to its high phenolic compound content.
Cocoa Prostate Cancer
Cocoa, including its often discarded shell, has promising potential in providing benefits to human health due to its high content of health-boosting phytochemicals.
Cancer Cocoa
Cocoa-rich products consumption can improve mood and affect in the short term.
Anxiety Cocoa Depression
Cocoa polyphenols promote gut health by favorably altering gut microbiota composition and producing secondary bioactive metabolites with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.
Cocoa Dark Chocolate Prebiotic
Cocoa consumption significantly reduces markers of oxidative stress in the adult population, affirming its important role in the human metabolic pathway.
Cocoa Oxidative Stress
Dark chocolate with high cocoa content can affect colonic functionality and stimulate certain brain regions in healthy adults.
Brain Activity Cocoa Cognitive Function
Subgroup analysis suggests consuming at least 30 grams of dark chocolate per day for a trial period between four to eight weeks may lead to reductions in weight and body mass index.
Body Mass Index Cocoa Dark Chocolate
The consumption of epicatechin, plentiful in foods like cocoa, positively influences memory, executive function, and processing speed, particularly in older adults.
Cerebral Blood Flow Cocoa Cognitive Function
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Pomegranate fruit and its phytochemicals may offer a novel, natural alternative for the treatment of pathological anxiety, with fewer adverse effects than traditional medications.
2023 Brain Research Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) and its phytochemicals as anxiolytic; an underreported effect with therapeutic potential: A systematic review
Pomegranate juice can reduce melatonin, increase insulin levels, and improve insulin resistance in individuals with impaired fasting glucose.
2019 Food Science & Nutrition Effect of fresh pomegranate juice on the level of melatonin, insulin, and fasting serum glucose in healthy individuals and people with impaired fasting glucose
The extract from Hovenia Dulcis fruit (HDE) appears to decrease hangover symptoms effectively by regulating the body's inflammatory response to alcohol.
2017 Journal of Ethnopharmacology A standardized extract of the fruit of Hovenia dulcis alleviated alcohol-induced hangover in healthy subjects with heterozygous ALDH2: A randomized, controlled, crossover trial
Korean pear extracts appear to alleviate air pollution-related respiratory hypersensitivity by modulating beneficial gut microflora and suppressing pro-inflammatory cytokines.
2023 Journal of Medicinal Food Effects of Pear Extracts on Microbiome and Immunocytokines to Alleviate Air Pollution-Related Respiratory Hypersensitivity
Korean pears potentially boost key alcohol-metabolizing enzymes, aiding alcohol detoxification, with effects that may vary due to human ALDH2 polymorphisms.
2012 Phytotherapy Research Effects and Action Mechanisms of Korean Pear (Pyrus pyrifolia cv. Shingo) on Alcohol Detoxification
Korean pear juice can alleviate symptoms of alcohol hangover and aid in alcohol detoxification, with effectiveness influenced by certain genetic variations.
2013 Food and Chemical Toxicology Effect of Korean pear (Pyruspyrifolia cv. Shingo) juice on hangover severity following alcohol consumption
Drinking mineral water, especially those high in magnesium, helps lower blood pressure among individuals with borderline hypertension and low calcium or magnesium excretion.
2004 BMC Public Health Mineral water intake reduces blood pressure among subjects with low urinary magnesium and calcium levels
Chaihu Shugan powder, a traditional Chinese medicine, presents potential advantages in treating post-stroke depression, showing potential as an alternative to conventional antidepressants.
2022 Medicina A Chinese Classical Prescription Chaihu Shugan Powder in Treatment of Post-Stroke Depression: An Overview
The Chaihu Shugan Formula, a traditional Chinese medicine, not only effectively modulates intestinal gut microbiota but also strengthens gut barrier integrity and contains powerful anti-inflammatory properties.
2022 Frontiers in Pharmacology The Modulation of Chaihu Shugan Formula on Microbiota Composition in the Simulator of the Human Intestinal Microbial Ecosystem Technology Platform and its Influence on Gut Barrier and Intestinal Immunity in Caco-2/THP1-Blue™ Cell Co-Culture Model
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—Adrian Y 19 Mar 2024
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The ability to produce it is not present in over half of the human population due to the absence of specific equol-producing bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract.
—Jinnan C 22 Jan 2024
2022 Nutrients Maximizing the Estrogenic Potential of Soy Isoflavones through the Gut Microbiome: Implication for Cardiometabolic Health in Postmenopausal Women
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—Adrian Y 16 Jan 2024
2016 Agriculture & Food Security The humble sardine (small pelagics): fish as food or fodder
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—Adrian Y 16 Jan 2024
2021 Circulation Effects of Walnut Consumption for 2 Years on Lipoprotein Subclasses Among Healthy Elders
These facts lend credibility to the Chinese custom of discarding the first preparation of the Pu-erh tea and using the damp tea for subsequent brewing.
—Jinnan C 10 Jan 2024
2016 PLOS One The Microbiome and Metabolites in Fermented Pu-erh Tea as Revealed by High-Throughput Sequencing and Quantitative Multiplex Metabolite Analysis