About one third of the protein in your body is used to form collagen, the primary structural protein that forms the matrix of your connective tissues and organs, including your skin. Bone is fifty percent collagen that has been mineralized for a more rigid structure. Skin is seventy-five percent collagen and is a highly flexible structure. If you do not...

Cinnamon Plus™ contains cinnamon extract, coffee berry extract (decaffeinated), and banaba extract for healthy glucose metabolism. Cinnamon has been found to positively influence various health parameters often associated with proper insulin function, including natural support for healthy blood pressure and healthy metabolism of lipids (cholesterol and...

A variety of other nutrients, if lacking, can impede healthy thyroid function. At the top of this list are quercetin, vitamin D, iron, and zinc. Ensure you are not lacking in these, as anyone of them can be responsible for the symptoms of a sluggish thyroid. Quercetin is a bioflavonoid common in the plant kingdom, a potent polyphenol antioxidant and...

Good news: red wine is good for digestive health. Study shows red wine can increase digestive friendly flora with corresponding lessening of inflammation, blood pressure, total cholesterol, and triglycerides.

A diet high in polyphenols and polyunsaturated fatty acids is shown to help stimulate the production of new brain cells (brain stem cells) and reduce the deterioration of existing brain cells. A forty day experimental diet with mice (equivalent of five years human time) enabled researchers to analyze specific regions in the brain associated with stem...

Two randomized, controlled, double-blind, crossover human-intervention trials were conducted with 21 healthy men who consumed various doses of blueberry polyphenols in concentrated form to determine the effect on vascular fitness.

Dark chocolate contains protective antioxidant properties. However, these features are lost in the refining process. A recent study of mice pretreated with dark chocolate prior to experimentally-induced stroke showed that they suffered less brain damage. Even mice given chocolate only after the stroke had far less damage.

A new study with blueberries shows they can have a direct effect on white adipose tissue, cutting fat cell numbers and the amount of fat in cells. While this is a cell/tissue study it is still interesting because it lends proof to the notion that diets high in polyphenols from fruits have multiple benefits to health including weight loss.

Bioavailability of Gallic Acid and Catechins from Grape Seed Polyphenol Extract is Improved by Repeated Dosing in Rate: Implications for Treatment in Alzheimer's Disease

Green Tea Polyphenols Provide Photoprotection, Increase Microcirculation, and Modulate Skin Properties of Women

A Diet Enriched in Polyphenols and Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids, LMN Diet, Induces Neurogenesis in the Subventricular Zone and Hippocampus of Adult Mouse Brain.

Influence of red wine polyphenols and ethanol on the gut microbiota ecology and biochemical biomarkers.

High concentrations of a urinary biomarker of polyphenol intake are associated with decreased mortality in older adults.

Polyphenols and Glycemic Control.