Tag: polyphenols
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Detoxification and Brassicas
Dear Osa friends, The sun is showing its face a bit more these days, the bulbs are peeking out of the ground, and the birds are chirping in the dawn light. Spring feels near! Time to lighten the load and clean up a bit. We’re going to do both in this week’s letter! Thanks for… Read more
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GLP-1 and your microbiome
As summer draws to a close, I hope you have been able to return–in your heart or otherwise!–to an anchoring habit or comforting place, as we talked about in last month’s Bear Essentials. Now, as we are preparing to transition to the fall season, I’m shifting gears with the newsletter and starting a series of discussions… Read more
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Fisetin and Prostate Cancer
Dear Osa friends, This week we’re saluting the end of Men’s Health Month with a discussion of research involving a particular phytonutrient which holds promise for mitigation of prostate cancer growth. Enjoy! Fisetin and Prostate Cancer Lycopene, a carotenoid found in high quantities in cooked tomato, is perhaps the best known chemoprotective plant compound in… Read more
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Chocolate clickbait + Happy Valentine’s Day!
Beautiful Osa Community, This week I cannot resist touching briefly on a subject near and dear to my heart: chocolate. But before you get too excited (Yes! Chocolate!), grab your chocolate bar, take a seat, and listen to this cautionary tale… Back in 2015, a study was published with the following title: “Chocolate with high cocoa… Read more