Palm Oil Health

As Palm Oil Nutrition Week continued in Malaysia, Dr. Bryce Wylde helped attendees relate the research to its potential impact on world health. In his presentation, No Miracle Medicine: A Health Tonic for the 21st Century, Wylde explained that chronic diseases – including cancer, heart disease, stroke and diabetes – are the top global health [...]

Products made with Malaysian Palm Oil are getting a great deal of media attention in part because of their tocotrienol content. A form of vitamin E not found in the typical Vitamin E supplement, researchers have associated tocotrienols with neuroprotective properties after strokes; there is also evidence that tocotrienols may be beneficial in helping to [...]

Houston’s Eyewitness News recently aired a Health Check segment on certain foods that have medicinal-like properties. Medical Reporter Christi Myers welcomed guest Sherry Torkos, holistic pharmacist and health author, who presented a variety of foods that are going from kitchen cabinets to medicine cabinets. Torkos explained that a potent form of vitamin E called tocotrienols [...]

What’s bugging you? Coughing? Sneezing? Tampa’s 10 News Morning Show helped viewers learn about foods that have surprising benefits. Holistic pharamacist and health author Sherry Torkos told hosts that many red foods have naturally occurring plant pigments called anthocyaninins which are also great for the health of your blood vessels. She added that getting consistent [...]

ABC Action News reporter Linda Hurtado gave viewers in Orlando some unusual remedies from Mother Nature. She welcomed guest holistic pharmacist and health author Sherry Torkos, who explained that Malaysian Palm Fruit Oil helps maintain healthy cholesterol levels and also helps to protect your brain from damage if you should have a stroke. Malaysian Palm [...]

You have probably heard of a heart-healthy diet, but have you considered how well you are nourishing your brain? Is your diet helping to protect your brain from environmental damage? From damage due to stroke? Can what you eat help stop your brain from shrinking? Learn how stocking your kitchen with Malaysian Palm Fruit Oil [...]

Most women aren’t worried about stroke, but they should be. Stroke strikes more women than men each year, and kills twice as many women as breast cancer. Surprisingly, an increasing number of young adults are suffering stroke: this isn’t an old person’s disease. But the less common form of vitamin E found abundantly in Malaysian [...]

Most fat-soluble phytonutrients (including the regular tocopherol vitamin E) and antioxidants are poorly absorbed, which results in poor bioavailability. Thus consumers are not getting the optimal benefits or it takes a longer period of supplementation to see beneficial effects associated with these phytonutrients. Bioavailability is of utmost importance to ensure the organs and cells in [...]

When considering the best go-to foods for increasing vitamin E intake, the answer is not as straightforward as it may seem. It’s relatively easy to get the recommended 15 mg of vitamin E tocopherols because it’s found in foods that most people already have in their pantries.  Daily requirements may be met by snacking on [...]

The right fats belong in your diet. In part two of Ask the Dietitian, I answer common questions about cooking with healthy oils. 1. Can I really get healthy nutrients from a cooking oil? Yes, you can get healthy nutrients from cooking oil. Also, dietary oils are not just for cooking. They can be used [...]