Phytochemicals Fight Disease.

The article reports on the benefits of the phytochemicals in plants. Scientists stress that phytochemicals protect the eye against age-related macular degeneration and prevent damaging effects of atherosclerosis that can lead to heart disease. Botanical researcher Navindra Seeram of the University of Rhode Island also explains how plants develop phytochemicals as powerful protective defense systems to get up and run away from harmful predators, sunshine, and insects. INSET: Plants as Medicine.