enzymes

Watch videos about enzymes

• January 2, 2013
  Miocene Meteorites and Uric Acid

  Human beings lost the ability to detoxify uric acid millions of years ago. What implications does this have for our health today?
• December 26, 2012
  Breast Cancer vs. Mushrooms

  Researchers pit plain white mushrooms against breast cancer cells in vitro to measure aromatase activity and estimate how many mushrooms women may want to strive to include in their daily diet.
• March 20, 2012
  Sometimes the Enzyme Myth Is True

  There are a few examples of plant enzymes having physiologically relevant impacts on the human diet, and the formation of sulforaphane in broccoli is one of them.
• March 19, 2012
  The Best Detox

  The most powerful natural inducer of our liver's detoxifying enzyme system is sulforaphane, a phytonutrient produced by broccoli.
• March 9, 2012
  DNA Protection from Broccoli

  Eating broccoli appears to make DNA more resistant to damage.
• October 10, 2011
  Are Avocados Bad for You?

  The insecticide and fungicide compound found naturally in avocadoes (persin) may damage the DNA of normal cells as well as cancer cells.
• February 22, 2011
  Research Into Reversing Aging

  The first dietary intervention shown to boost telomerase activity.
• January 3, 2011
  Carcinogens in Roasted Chicken?

  Our bodies are less efficient at detoxifying heterocyclic amines—carcinogens formed from cooked muscle tissue—than once believed.