More Good News About Green Tea Extract

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Hey, Ladies! Great News!

The latest research indicates that green tea polyphenol may reduce the risk of gastric (stomach) cancer in women by as much as 75%.

According to Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers & Prevention , the study was done in Japan in the large population base. The men in the study didn’t fair as well, I guess, and Cigarette smoking was suggested to play a role as an effect modifier, which explains in part the different patterns observed by gender. Read more

Pomegranates Point to Prostate Health

New studies have been done that indicate Pomegranates may play an important role in prostate health by increasing sperm health.

Male lab rats given pomegranate juice showed increased sperm quality, testosterone levels and antioxidant activity. The pomegranate juice also decreased abnormal sperm rate.

Pomegranates aren't the only antioxidants shown to help with prostate health. Resveratrol has gotten a lot of press lately and has been touted as the one of the most exciting longevity discoveries in the last decade.

Resveratrol is the antioxidant from red wine and does quite a bit more than just help with sperm function. It's been shown to reduce colon cancer risk, possibly breast cancer risk as well as prostate cancer risk in significant numbers in lab rats. I'll be covering that more in depth in my upcoming series on anti aging supplements.

Now you could drink copious amounts of red wine (not recommended) and pomegranate juice to get these great health benefits, but I think an easier (and safer) option might just be this:

PomHealth and Resveratrol Blend

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Green Tea Extract and Parkinson’s

Did you know that nearly one million people suffer with Parkinson’s disease?! And, as the population ages, this number will too.

Parkinson’s is caused by cell death that affects the neurons that contain pigmented dopamine. This, in turn, impairs movement and balance.

Researchers have found that green tea extract may protect neurons from being damaged. Green Tea has long been known for its antioxidant properties. The researchers performed a study done on rodents to see how it affected them. Read more

Cappuccino Extract - More Antioxidants For Your Face

If you remember my previous post on Kiwi Fruit Extract, we can now add Cappuccino extract to the growing list of anti aging antioxidants. Granted, most of these are going to be designed for topical use in cosmetic products, but still it seems the researchers are coming up with a never ending amount of new products derived from plant products that we can put on our face.

It's fairly common knowledge by now that cocoa has high antioxidant properties. This Cappuccino extract also contains coffee, which according to some published research, could repair UV damage in skin when topically applied.  Okay, so maybe the research was done on mouse skin, but hey, it could be promising.

The company that is coming out with this product is called Iris Trade - a New York based company that specializes in a range of food, cosmetics, pharmaceutical and chemical products. Their latest interesting find is snail extract, which will be used in cosmetics. They claim it has the ability to 'allow skin to heal and regenerate'. Yummy! Snail masks!

I do hope they consider the smell when making this product. I'm not sure how appetizing a cappuccino smell is on your skin.

GiGi 

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