A progenitor cell is a healthy parent cell that gives rise to highly specific cells. Endothelial progenitor cells are cells which create healthy cells that line blood vessel walls after an injury to blood vessel tissue. Smoking is a well known cause of injury to blood vessel walls.

Benign prostatic hyperplasia is the name given to the age associated increase in the size of many men's prostates Researchers measured the size of the prostate with MRI in 422 men aged 27 to 84. It was found that men who were heavier on average than other men their age had an increased risk of suffering from BPH and obese men had a 350% increased risk of having an enlarged prostate (this was after they adjusted for normal weight gain with advancing age). Men with elevated blood sugar had a 300% increased risk of developing an enlarged prostate.

CRP (C reactive protein) is a protein released into the blood at an elevated level when you are inflamed. When CRP is chronically but modestly elevated it is predictive of future cardiovascular events such as a heart attack or stroke. In this study from the Medical University of South Carolina 10,024 people with valid measurements of both CRP levels and supplemental magnesium intake were analyzed.

GABA is the major neuroinhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain. When GABA receptor sites are properly stimulated it induces relaxation, reduces stress, reduces anti-anxiety, and helps induce a feeling of calmness. In this study mice were fed EGCG, Green Teas most important polyphenol.