How to make popcorn a health food

If you’re looking for another healthy snack food, look no further than your favorite movie comfort food — popcorn. Yes, that tasty snack just might be the “latest nutritional gold nugget.” But you have to know how to cook it to receive the greatest health benefits.

Scientists have found that the hulls of the kernels contain exceptionally high concentrations of one of my favorite class of molecules — polyphenols. In fact, their levels rivaled those found in nuts and were up to 15 times higher than in whole grain tortilla chips.

Your supplements come under assault again

As you may know, the fight for our freedom to buy nutritional supplements is an ongoing battle. That battle took some unexpected turns this month, and we need your help to keep our freedom. Without your action, it won’t be long before the United States is just like Europe. You won’t be able to find a vitamin anywhere.

I don’t think you will be too surprised to learn that Big Pharma buys and pays for many politicians.

Powerful cream prevents and reverses skin aging

Most of us get some skin aging on our nose and other parts of our face, back of hands, arms, and shoulders as we age. While sun is good for us, overexposure does tend to break down collagen and encourage development of these skin changes. But sometimes the changes can cause enlarged, unsightly blood vessels on your face (and elsewhere). And these are tough to treat. But now there’s hope.

These large blood vessels are telangiectasia. They are actually dilated capillaries that often appear on your nose and face, and can occur anywhere on your skin. In a small study, researchers wanted to see if a cream containing a green tea extract (EGCG 2.5% by weight) would help.