by Richard Aiken MD PhD Tea is the most consumed beverage in the world. It comes from an evergreen called Camellia sinensis. The health...

by R. Aiken MD PhD @rcaiken Turmeric is a spice with perhaps the highest antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties of any culinary...

by Richard AIken MD PhD Certain wild cereals, or grasses, contain edible components in their grain, botanically a type of fruit. ...

by R. Aiken MD PhD @rcaiken Flaxseed helps lower cholesterol, lowers blood pressure, is anti-inflammatory, has good anti-oxidants, and...

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...

by Richard Aiken MD PhD Intense physical exercise is often associated with an increase in the production of free radicals and reactive...

by Richard Aiken MD PhD @rcaiken The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) on February 13, 2016, approved the first genetically modified...

Where do you get your calories? Your phytonutrients? by Richard Aiken MD PhD Green leafy plants generally have a very high nutrient to...