Vitamin C: Supplements Or Whole Foods? All of us want to eat healthier, and we know that vitamins – including vitamin C, vital to so many important bodily functions – are crucial to maintaining [...]
What Are Phytonutrients – And Why Do I Need Them? If you like to keep on top of nutrition advances in the news, you may have heard the term “phytonutrient”. Here’s a look at this important class [...]
Citrus Flavonoids and Metabolic Disease Several studies over the last decade or two have pointed to the value of citrus flavonoids in treating one of the most common and growing health concerns [...]
Citrus, Flavonoids & A Reduced Risk Of Strokes Eating more citrus fruits such as lemons, oranges, and grapefruits is linked to a reduced risk of stroke in women. That’s what a study published [...]
Reduce Salt (Sodium) Intake With Lemons As medical research tells us, salt, while it’s the most common seasoning – or flavor enhancer – in the world, too much can cause problems. Researchers have [...]
Naringenin in Lemons & Pummelos And Liver Health Naringenin is something of an anomaly when it comes to flavonoids. As the name implies, flavonoids are the compounds that give fruits, [...]
Vitamin C Is Crucial For Your Skin Skin care fads come and go, but one thing is certain: vitamin C is absolutely essential to skin health. As the body’s largest organ, our skin protects us [...]
Lemon Juice & Honey – Grandma Was Right Your grandmother – like grandmothers the world over from California to Vienna to Seoul and back – told you to drink hot lemon with honey when you had a [...]
Lemons and Your Immune System Everyone knows that lemons and other citrus fruits are an excellent source of vitamin C, among many other nutrients. In recent years, researchers around the world [...]
Phytochemicals in Lemons and Other Citrus Fruits and Prevention Against Chronic Disease Phytochemicals are nutrients that are found in lemons, citrus fruits, and other plant-based foods. [...]