Let cabbage rule in your daily diet (Poughkeepsie Journal) Cabbage is the cruciferous king, packed with vitamins and low in calories. So why not try adding it more routinely to your diet? Cabbage is very inexpensive and is commonly known as a poor man’s vegetable. It’s available all year. [News Source]

Heavy metals found in some St. John’s wort products. Some St. John's wort herbal supplements on the market are contaminated with cadmium, one product is also contaminated with lead, while others have less active ingredients than their labels claim. [News Source]

Organic food breaks into top 100 brands. A new survey reveals that mega-brands representing fizzy drinks, chocolate and crisps are for the first time facing serious competition from their nutritionally superior rivals. [News Source]

‘Hidden hunger’ stalks many Filipinos (Sun Star) THE Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has called on governors and mayors nationwide to help address the increasing problem of "hidden hunger" in the country, by encouraging the sale and consumption of vitamin-enriched foods in their respective communities and allocating funds to help carry out the government's Food Fortification Program. [News Source]

Chard is a low-cal powerhouse of vitamins, minerals, fiber (The Columbus Dispatch) Want to eat more veggies? Start with the versatile and delicious leafy green known as chard. It looks like a vegetal road map, as the bright-red stalk sends myriad crimson veins throughout the deep-green leaf. [News Source]

Vitamin D Revolution Underway — Vanquishes Both Major Causes of Mortality; Will Modern Medicine Follow? (PR Web) Humanity is on the verge of a gigantic leap forward in health promotion, says health journalist Bill Sardi ( www.knowledgeofhealth.com ). Rapid-fire discoveries point to a single vitamin D pill that may vanquish cancer and heart disease, the two leading causes of mortality in the U.S., as well as quell autoimmune disease (rheumatoid arthritis, lupus), diminish the occurrence of diabetes, reduce ... [News Source]

A New Guide To Choosing The Right Vitamin Supplement: Report From Harvard Medical School Separates The Essentials From … (Medical News Today) How do you choose a safe and healthy multivitamin? "Vitamins and Minerals: What You Need to Know," a new report from Harvard Medical School, offers the following advice. -- Look for a seal of approval. Choose products that bear the U.S Pharmacopeia Dietary Supplement Verification Program (USP-DSVP) mark, which indicates that the manufacturer has complied with certain standards. [click link for ... [News Source]