Health and Suppliments

Narciclasine, a natural compound found in daffodil bulbs, could prove to be a useful option against biologically aggressive forms of human brain cancers according to scientists.
Gerald Weissmann, Editor-in-Chief of The FASEB Journal, said scientists have finally found a treatment option for…

Red onions that are commonly used in Indian and Middle Eastern cuisines can be helpful in preventing heart diseases.
It was recently discovered by scientists that red onions can help in removing bad cholesterol, which could lead to strokes and heart attacks.
From in.news.yahoo.com:

Scientists in Hong Kong fed crushed red onions to hamsters which had all been put on a high cholesterol diet, reports the Daily Mail. They found that after eight weeks, levels of bad cholesterol, or low density lipoprotein (LDL), had dropped by an average of 20 percent.
But over the same period, there was no reduction in the hamsters’ high cholesterol levels, also known as high density lipoprotein (HDL).
Zhen Yu Chen, who led the research at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, said: ‘Despite extensive research on onions, little is known of how their consumption interacts with human genes and proteins involved in cholesterol metabolism within the body.’
‘Our study was, therefore, undertaken to characterise the interaction of onions with enzymes in an attempt to explore the underlying cholesterol-lowering mechanism,’ Zhen said.
‘This study is the first of its kind to investigate the interaction of red onions with biological functions. This results support the claim that the regular consumption of onion reduces the risk of coronary heart disease.’

It was also revealed that the red onion retains the good cholesterol of the body to protect against…

With the temperatures in the city rising day by day, most of us are getting troubled with the problem of body odor due to heavy sweating. Staying dry and odor-free can be a difficult task despite you taking even three to four showers a day.
Cosmetologist Dr Jamuna Pai recommends simple dietary changes…

One needs to regularly go for gym in order to gain weight and avoid the chances of diabetes, heart disease and other metabolic syndromes. Most of the people after losing a considerable amount of weight stop working out, which is not advisable.
From timesofindia.indiatimes.com:

This study further…