Scientific Wellness Blog

Posted on Fri, 14 Mar 14

Ancient wheat improves digestive symptoms

If you have digestive problems, switching to an ancient wheat variety may help reduce symptoms such as abdominal pain, bloating, and tiredness according to a study in the British Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

Posted on Fri, 14 Mar 14

Paleo diet: 2-year study shows benefit

A new 2-year long study has found that dietary advise based on a modern paleo diet is better than a conventional low fat, high fiber diet.

Posted on Fri, 14 Mar 14

Kimchi: probiotic, phytonutrient-rich super food

A new scientific publication explores the evidence for some remarkable health effects of Kimchi (Korean fermented vegetables) including anti-cancer, anti-obesity, and heart protective effects.

Posted on Tue, 11 Mar 14

Flaxseeds keep blood pressure in check

A small clinical study testing flaxseeds for high blood pressure suggests they are a particularly potent blood pressure lowering food.

Posted on Sat, 1 Mar 14

Food-based therapy relieves chronic headaches

Chronic daily headaches affect millions of people and are only partly relieved by conventional medication, so an innovative research team set out to test their theory that diet could be causing headaches for a lot of people.

Posted on Thu, 20 Feb 14

Vitamin D3 reduces multiple sclerosis risk

A lot of research has focused on the link between vitamin D and multiple sclerosis (MS), and a landmark study has now shown that vitamin D supplementation can significantly prevent MS development.