Superfoods

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    Mangoes Could Be the Secret Superfood to Improve Metabolism and Prevent Disease

    Not that you actually need an excuse to eat a fresh, juicy mango, but here’s a pretty good one: Studies show that this delicious, sticky, sweet superfood has anti-inflammatory benefits that improve metabolism and guard against metabolic disease. In addition to being high in vitamin C, vitamin A, and fiber, mangoes have a high concentration of chemicals called polyphenols, which have anti-inflammatory properties. One recent study by researchers at Texas A&M University (and partially funded by t

  • NewsMarie-Claire Dorking

    Why We Won’t Be Trying The Latest Superfood

    Heck we were even prepared to chug down a cactus smoothie because health bods told us it would turn us into Elle Macpherson. According to a group of scientists based in India, we should all be sloshing cockroach milk on our morning cereal. The team of scientists, which was led by the Institute of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine in India, has managed to unravel the structure of milk protein crystals produced in the guts of this certain cockroach species.

  • NewsMarie-Claire Dorking

    Make Ours A Spiky Smoothie: 5 Reasons Cactus Is The Latest Superfood

    While you might think twice about plucking a prickly cactus leaf from the manky old plant languishing on your bathroom shelf, restaurants nationwide are serving up cactus leaves, stems and fruit in everything from salads, smoothies and even sandwiches (egg and cactus sarnie anyone?) And forget coconut water, for the health set it’s all about cactus juice these days. Researchers at the University of Vienna tested nopal cactus leaf on 24 non-obese subjects who were suffering from high cholesterol