Book Review By Katherine A. Carroll, NTP Six Political Illusions: A Primer on Government for Idealists Fed Up with History Repeating Itself By James L. Payne (ISBN: 978-0-915728-20-6; Lytton Publishing Co., www.LyttonPublishing.com, 2010; paperback, 126 pages, $9.86; Kindle $9.37) Politics, and more precisely, our correct understanding of the process of government, is crucial to […]
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Book Review 10% Happier
Book Review Katherine A. CARROLL, NTP 10% Happier. How I Tamed The Voice In My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, And Found Self-Help That Actually Works – A True Story by Dan Harris (ISBN 978-0-06-226543-2; paperback; $12.95; ISBN 978-0-06-226542-5; hardback;$15.99; ISBN 978-0-06-233189-2; audio; $27.14; Nook, $14.99); 2014; HarperCollins Publishers; 237 pages.) The book, […]
Book Review Intermittent Fas...
BOOK REVIEW BY KATHERINE A. CARROLL, NTP Intermittent Fasting: the Natural Way of Eating for Health, Fat loss and Weight Loss by Bill Rockwell (ISBN-10: 1502548720; ISBN-13: 978-1502548726; Create Space Independent Publishing Platform, 2014, 61-page paperback $8.09; 46-page Kindle e-book $2.99) This book review is dedicated to Frances Adelhardt, who left her entire estate […]
The anthocyanins, proanthocy...
The anthocyanins, proanthocyanidins, and flavonol glycosides within the cranberry extract have a synergistic or additive antiproliferative effect. GreenMedInfo Summary Abstract Title: Total cranberry extract versus its phytochemical constituents: antiproliferative and synergistic effects against human tumor cell lines. Abstract Source: J Agric Food Chem. 2004 May 5 ;52(9):2512-7. PMID: 15113149 Abstract Author(s): Navindra P Seeram, Lynn S […]
Cranberry proanthrocyanidins...
Cranberry proanthrocyanidins have anti-ovarian cell activity. GreenMedInfo Summary Abstract Title: Anti-angiogenic activity of cranberry proanthocyanidins and cytotoxic properties in ovarian cancer cells. Abstract Source: Int J Oncol. 2011 Sep 12. Epub 2011 Sep 12. PMID: 21922132 Abstract Author(s): Kyu Kwang Kim, Ajay P Singh, Rakesh K Singh, Angelica Demartino, Laurent Brard, Nicholi Vorsa, Thilo S Lange, […]
Cranberry has some of the hi...
Cranberry has some of the highest antioxidant and antiproliferative activity of a variety of common fruits studied. GreenMedInfo Summary Abstract Title: Antioxidant and antiproliferative activities of common fruits. Abstract Source: J Agric Food Chem. 2002 Dec 4;50(25):7449-54. PMID: 12452674 Abstract Author(s): Jie Sun, Yi-Fang Chu, Xianzhong Wu, Rui Hai Liu Abstract: Consumption of fruits and vegetables […]
Cranberry flavonols and PACs...
Cranberry flavonols and PACs possess cytotoxic properties against ovarian cancer cells. GreenMedInfo Summary Click here to read the complete article. Abstract Title: The cranberry flavonoids PAC DP-9 and quercetin aglycone induce cytotoxicity and cell cycle arrest and increase cisplatin sensitivity in ovarian cancer cells. Abstract Source: Int J Oncol. 2015 May ;46(5):1924-34. Epub 2015 Mar […]
Cranberry proanthocyanidin r...
Cranberry proanthocyanidin rich extract induces cell death and prevents proliferation in esophageal cancer. GreenMedInfo Summary Abstract Title: Cranberry proanthocyanidins induce apoptosis and inhibit acid-induced proliferation of human esophageal adenocarcinoma cells. Abstract Source: J Agric Food Chem. 2008 Feb 13;56(3):676-80. Epub 2008 Jan 23. PMID:18211022 Abstract Author(s): Laura A Kresty, Amy B Howell, Maureen Baird Abstract: […]
Cranberry proanthocyanidin c...
Cranberry proanthocyanidin cause apoptosis and inhibit human breast cancer cell proliferation. GreenMedInfo Summary Abstract Title: Cranberry phytochemical extracts induce cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in human MCF-7 breast cancer cells. Abstract Source: Cancer Lett. 2006 Sep 8;241(1):124-34. Epub 2005 Dec 27. PMID: 16377076 Abstract Author(s): Jie Sun, Rui Hai Liu Abstract: Breast cancer is the most […]