Polyphenols: Nature’s Master Defenders for Cellular Health Polyphenols are powerful antioxidant compounds found in plant foods, and their benefits for human health are remarkably broad. As potent antioxidants and anti-inflammatories, polyphenols help protect against virtually every chronic disease by addressing its root drivers: oxidative stress, inflammation, immune imbalance, and cellular damage. Because modern diets are consistently low in polyphenols, we recommend strategic supplementation with one of our quercetin formulas—Quercetin Pro or Cell Repair Formula—to ensure adequate intake of these essential compounds. Tea: A Simple, Powerful Polyphenol Habit Another excellent way to increase your polyphenol intake is by making green or white tea a daily habit. Both green and white tea come from the same plant leaves, but white tea undergoes less processing, allowing it to retain: Higher polyphenol content Lower caffeine levels More calming L-theanine This ma…

With warmer weather, grilling fish and meat outside is a great way to enjoy the fresh air. But there’s a catch: high heat used in grilling reacts with proteins in the meat to form cancer-causing toxins called heterocyclic amines (HCAs). The longer these proteins are cooked, and the higher the temperature used, the more HCAs develop. This is one reason why people eating high meat diets get more cancer. If that’s not bad enough, fat dripping into fire produces another cancer-causing compound, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Smoke dense with PAHs gets into lungs and also coats the meat being cooked. Fortunately, you can greatly reduce HCAs and PAHs and the damage they do: Trim fat. This reduces the formation of PAHs as less fat drips into the fire. Use smaller, thinner cuts of meat to reduce cooking time. Flipping burgers once a minute versus only once reduced cooking time in one study by 1.8 minutes, and cut HCAs by more than 11-fold. Score thicker cuts of meat…