The Tea Council of the USA, Inc. has launched a scholarship competition, The Calm-A-Sutra of Tea. This “is a nationwide search for the most unique and creative way or depiction of drinking tea, specifically black, green, white or oolong tea, all from the Camellia sinensis plant, explained in a one-to-two minute Internet video that incorporates some aspect of tea’s many health-related benefits.”
I think this is a great way to encourage healthy habits among young college students who are so tempted to explore the world of adult beverages.
Click here for more information.
Filed under: Uncategorized, tea on May 12th, 2008 | No Comments »
The Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization has changed its name to the Breast Cancer Network of Strength.
BPP sponsored several of the Walks to Empower yesterday (Mother’s Day), and it was an exciting, emotionally uplifting experience. Despite having to get up at 4:30a.m. to set up on time. On a Sunday. Ugh.
BroccoSprout grower Dick Blackwell is an ardent supporter of the cancer prevention research and philosophy, and he got to tell the local news team about it. Be sure to watch the video!
Filed under: speaking opportunities, breast cancer, video on May 12th, 2008 | No Comments »
Prevention Magazine, that is. Page 104 of the June 2008 edition contains a nice little article about Dr. Talalay’s U.V. skin study and the protective effects of the broccoli sprout extract on skin inflammation and redness. Be sure to pick up a copy of this great health magazine at your local grocery or book store.
Filed under: sprouts, cancer, skin on May 9th, 2008 | No Comments »
BPP is a proud sponsor of the Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization Mother’s Day events celebrating its 30th anniversary. Y-ME encourages anyone touched by breast cancer to take part in their free-of-charge programs and services to truly experience the power of peer support. Members of the BPP team and some of the sprout growers will be present at the Mother’s Day 3-Mile Walks in Los Angeles, Seattle, Houston, New Haven (Connecticut), Denver and Washington, D.C. We hope to see you there.
Filed under: breast cancer on May 9th, 2008 | No Comments »
In February, we offered a recipe contest to the 2008 graduating class of the Metropolitan Community College of Nebraska Institute of Culinary Arts. We received some very tasty creations, and here are the winners of the contest. Congratulations to the winners, and all the new emerging chefs!
Filed under: sprouts, recipes on May 6th, 2008 | No Comments »
This study out of Mississippi and reported at the 121st Annual Meeting of the American Physiological Society indicated a daily intake of 25mg per 50ml of EGCG from green tea resulted in a 68 percent decrease in the weight of breast tumors in mice and a 66 percent decrease in tumor size. Now if this can just be translated to humans, but it’s a great first step!
Filed under: tea, science news, breast cancer on April 10th, 2008 | No Comments »
After decades of research on cancer treatment, a new era begins at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine with the opening of a brand new Chemoprotection Center as part of the new Science and Technology Park at the medical campus this month. Dr. Paul Talalay has been anxiously awaiting this moment after decades of research in cancer prevention. Journalist Michael Anft discusses in Johns Hopkins Magazine Dr. Talalay’s distinguished career (with a brief sidestep into movies!) and the development of the field of chemoprevention research. This is a fascinating article!
Filed under: science news, cancer on April 1st, 2008 | No Comments »
HPC Foods in Hawaii got local news coverage back in October and those sprouts look fabulous!
The reporter does make a mis-statement, however; while the seeds are sanitized at the beginning of the growing process according to FDA guidances and rinsed thoroughly with water as Bernie describes, the sprouts are NOT chlorinated! Eeeek! The sprouts see only water during the entire process, from start to finish.
Filed under: sprouts, video on March 21st, 2008 | No Comments »
A research team in Scotland have discovered that black tea compounds theaflavins and thearubigins imitate insulin action on certain proteins called FOXOs, which are proteins that regulate diet and health in many organisms. While this is a preclinical laboratory study, the team at the Neurosciences Institute of the University of Dundee are now looking for funding to investigate further how the tea compounds act like insulin, and to reproduce their findings in a human clinical setting.
Filed under: tea, science news, diabetes on March 14th, 2008 | No Comments »
Andre Nel and his team at UCLA are studying the properties of sulforaphane, and specifically, its ability to strengthen the immune system and thus stall the aging process. Wouldn’t it be great to be able to say on the label that broccoli sprouts keep you young?
Filed under: science news, SGS, antioxidants, broccoli on March 12th, 2008 | No Comments »