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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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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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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