Magnesium and Vitamin D Levels
Razi Berry A recent study shows that magnesium may play an important role in optimizing vitamin D levels. The study, led by researchers from Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center indicates that magnesium optimizes and balances vitamin D status; increasing it when deficient, and lowering it when too high. Research important in the context of controversial findings on […]
Eating Chocolate for Diabetes?
Did Someone Say Chocolate? Well, not Hersey’s milk chocolate. A group studying cocoa has found components within the main ingredient of chocolate that helps release more insulin and respond to increases in blood glucose more efficiently.1 This is not the first time that cocoa has been championed as a health food. Dark chocolate has long […]
Dark Chocolate Cherry Chip Smoothie
Publisher Razi Berry Dark and bright, sweet cherries are an example of the best things coming in small packages. Bing cherries have been found to lower CRP (C-reactive protein) and other inflammatory markers in healthy adults, which means they can help manage and prevent inflammatory diseases. It’s hard to find fresh cherries where I live […]