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08/15/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Protect your eye health with Korean starwort — especially if you’re diabetic

These days, Korean starwort extract makes a living as a dietary supplement. But back in the day, the flowering plant served as a reliable medicinal herb in East Asia. Korean researchers drew upon this healing past when testing its effects on diabetics who suffered from diabetes-induced retinopathy. Diabetes affects many parts of the body. In […]

06/18/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Resveratrol is good for your brain; it improves blood vessel health

Resveratrol is beneficial in the dilation of blood vessels in the brain for people who have Type 2 diabetes, according to a study published in the Journal of Nutrition & Intermediary Metabolism. Led by researchers from the University of Newcastle and Swinburne University of Technology in Australia, the study determined the optimum dosage of resveratrol needed to aid in […]

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