Richard Aiken
Biohack your Tea with Lemon or Lime
by Richard Aiken MD PhD Tea is the most consumed beverage in the world. It comes from an evergreen called Camellia sinensis. The health...
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Richard Aiken
- Mar 26, 2022
- 2 min
Turmeric for mood, inflammation, and stress
by R. Aiken MD PhD @rcaiken Turmeric is a spice with perhaps the highest antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties of any culinary...
Richard Aiken
- Feb 19, 2017
- 2 min
Flaxseeds: single most important food for mental health?
by R. Aiken MD PhD @rcaiken Flaxseed helps lower cholesterol, lowers blood pressure, is anti-inflammatory, has good anti-oxidants, and...
Richard Aiken
- Feb 14, 2017
- 2 min
Cocoa for vascular health: stunning anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory – brain and heart wellness
by R. Aiken MD PhD @rcaiken Foods and beverages made with beans from the Theobroma cacao tree have been consumed by humans for over 5000...
Richard Aiken
- Feb 5, 2017
- 2 min
Rooibos anti-stress antimutagenic, anticarcinogenic, anti-inflammatory and antiviral activity
by Richard Aiken MD PhD @rcaiken Rooibos (Aspalathus linearis) is a bush native to the Cedarberg Mountains in the Western Cape region of...
Richard Aiken
- Jan 30, 2017
- 2 min
Intense green tea and hibiscus work-out drink
by Richard Aiken MD PhD Intense physical exercise is often associated with an increase in the production of free radicals and reactive...
Richard Aiken
- Jan 25, 2017
- 3 min
Nonbrowning GMO apple cleared for marketing
by Richard Aiken MD PhD @rcaiken The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) on February 13, 2016, approved the first genetically modified...
Richard Aiken
- Apr 11, 2016
- 11 min
World’s Healthiest Smoothie?
Where do you get your calories? Your phytonutrients? by Richard Aiken MD PhD Green leafy plants generally have a very high nutrient to...
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