Pizza ingredient may save your life

Pizza is not part of my diet. Ever, really. All that cheese, grease, and bread makes it just too dangerous for me. If you're a pizza lover, though, and you make your own pie, add to your sauce this one special ingredient: Oregano.

Oregano contains some great essential oils, ripe with a substance called (E)-beta-caryophyllene, which binds to certain cell receptors and prevents inflammation -- often present in heart disease, cancer, and other health conditions. Mice know this to be true. And researchers think humans may benefit all the same.

It's not clear how much (E)-BCP is in oregano but it seems the lowest dose of the compound is most effective. A little dash will do ya, then. Sprinkle black pepper, rosemary, and cinnamon on your dishes too -- they also contain the compound.