It's certainly not as sexy as vitamin C, if any nutrient can be considered sexy, but the trace element boron may actually help reduce the risk of prostate cancer. Researchers turned to the lowly element because they know it is somehow involved in normal cell division. What's more surprising is that the reserachers were able to find anybody who consumes as much as 1.8 mcg of boron daily. Americans get the lowest amount of boron from their diet compared to Germany, the United Kingdom, Egypt, Kenya and Mexico. Time to change that.
Fruit is the best boron source.
Avocado, nuts and wine follow. Beta blockers are routinely prescribed to lower blood pressure and reduce the risk of heart attack. Now researchers reporting in this week's Circulation show for the first time that low doses of the drug may help prevent clogged arteries. The result surprised researchers because beta-blockers act on the central nervous system, suggesting that stress and other nervous system activities may somehow be involved in plaque buildup. According to a study in this week's Journal of the American Medical Association, peanut protein that's present in mother's milk can sensitize susceptible babies to peanut allergens, causing antibodies to build up that can trigger a peanut allergy later in life.