People with heart failure may improve their symptoms by reducing the amount of salt (sodium) in their diet. Sodium is a mineral found in many foods. Eating too much salt...

Azodicarbonamide is a dough conditioner used by bread processors to give bread the perfect combination of airy and chewy, and it's a bleaching agent allowed in flour. But it's also...

The smells of summer — the sweet fragrance of newly opened flowers, the scent of freshly cut grass and the aroma of meats cooking on the backyard grill — will...

Testosterone is an androgenic sex hormone produced by the testicles (and in smaller amounts in women’s ovaries), and is often associated with “manhood.” Primarily, this hormone plays a great role...

Resveratrol is a member of a group of plant compounds called polyphenols. These compounds are thought to have antioxidant properties, protecting the body against the kind of damage linked to...

Water makes up more than two thirds of human body weight, and without water, we would die in a few days. The human brain is made up of 95% water,...

A head-to-head comparison of the two fruits by an international group of researchers found persimmons contain significantly higher concentrations of dietary fiber, minerals and phenolic compounds – all instrumental in...

Essential oils may be able to be used as food preservatives in packaging to help extend the shelf-life of food products, a new study suggests. Essential oils are aromatic oily...

Any season you find yourself in or headed towards, a jumpstart in growing time is always useful to keep your organic vegetable garden producing. Melissa Melton and Aaron Dykes demonstrate how...

Tomato, a pulpy nutritious fruit commonly eaten as a vegetable, is another wonderful gift of the Mayans. This humble vegetable of Central America has seized the attention of millions of...