Other Foods Good for Heart and Brain health
From Medical News Today According to the American Heart Association, a better cardiovascular and cognitive health is promoted by a diet rich in vegetables, fruits, whole grains, healthy proteins, minimally processed foods, and moderate oil and salt intake. Recent research has indicated that a Mediterranean diet may be the optimal ...
The Health Benefits of Yoga
From NY Times One possible reason for yoga’s many benefits: It is an intentional practice that requires focus from both the mind and the body. Many people exercise while also engaging in other activities or distracting their minds to pass the time — they watch shows while doing elliptical training ...
Sleep Health
From Medical News Today Stages of sleep When people sleep, their body goes through four stages of sleep. Three of these stages are non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep, with each stage a progressively deeper sleep. The final stage is rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, where dreaming mostly occurs. The body ...
Mediterranean Diet and Health Benefits
Mediterranean diets have long been associated with benefits to cardiovascular health. In the mid-20th century, the Seven Countries study showed that dietary patterns in the Mediterranean and in Japan in the 1960s were associated with low rates of coronary heart disease and all-cause mortality. Since then, research has shown that ...
Protein Intake In Older Individuals
From NYTimes Whether you get your protein from supplements or from whole foods, it’s best to spread your intake across the day, rather than consuming the bulk of your protein in one meal, so your body has time to absorb it. You should focus on getting your protein from whole ...
Can Diet Changes Improve Depression?
From Medical News Today While researchers acknowledge that depression is a complex condition that can have multiple causes, they argue that dietary interventions can be an easy, self-empowering way of working towards better mental health. And, importantly, a healthy diet does not come with a list of potential side effects, ...
How to Improve Your Epigenetics and Reduce Aging
One of the most exciting things about epigenetics research and DNA methylation is that epigenetic patterns are modifiable, and methylation sites appear to adjust rapidly to environmental inputs. Diet: Biological aging nutrition research suggests that a nutrient-dense diet high in fruits, vegetables, lean protein, and whole grains can lower your ...
Health Benefits of NMN
How do NMN supplements change our bodily functions for the better? Here are some examples: Better brain process: scientists discovered that dispensing the NMN molecule in mice helps blood vessel dilation, which improves brain blood flow to help it function more effectively. Boost eye function: lower levels of NAD+ have been shown ...
Intermittent Fasting and Other Diets for Weight Loss
From Medical News Today Benefits Many of the benefits of intermittent fasting are attributed to daily fasting periods of no less than 12 hours, although some research suggests that a minimum of 16 hours of fasting may be required. Generally, during 12–36 hours of uninterrupted fasting, the liver glycogen stores ...
Recommendations for Microcystic Colitis
From Medical News Today Foods to eat There are currently no dietary guidelines for people with MC. However, despite limited research into the topic, there is some interest in using probiotics. Probiotics Some researchers have suggested that probiotics may benefit people with MC because these bacteria and yeasts can help ...
Age Related Memory Loss
According to the Alzheimer’s Society, normal aging leads to most of the following, which people usually start to notice from their 40s or 50s: Becoming a little more forgetful Taking a bit longer to remember things Getting distracted more easily Finding it harder to do several things at once. Although ...
15 Healthiest Vegetables
From Medical News Today 1.Spinach Spinach is a leafy green vegetable and a great source of calcium, vitamins, iron, and antioxidants. Due to its iron and calcium content, spinach is a great addition to any meat- or dairy-free diet. One cup of raw spinach is mostly made up of water ...
All About Stroke
From Medical News Today Stroke is a problem of the heart Although stroke risk is linked to cardiovascular risk factors, strokes happen in the brain, not the heart. “Some people think that stroke is a problem of the heart,” Dr. Ortiz told MNT. “That is incorrect. A stroke is a ...
Green Tea and Resveratrol May Lower Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease
From Medical News Today Green tea consumption has demonstrated the potential to reduce cognitive dysfunction in observational studies. Green tea leaves’ GTCs might target amyloid misfolding that is a common mechanism. Physician and author Dr. Michael Greger said “Unlike antiviral drugs, green tea appears to help by boosting the immune ...
Using Apps to Reduce Irritable Bowel Syndrome
From NPR News The science behind the integrative approach A miswiring of the brain-gut connection Let's start with the basic re-set in thinking about IBS. It's not just a problem of the gut. Scientists now know that disturbances in the way the nervous system, brain and gut interact can cause ...
Medical Myths About Water Consumption
From NPR News Myth #1: You need to drink at least eight glasses of water a day. Photograph of eight glasses of water in clear glasses that are stacked into a pyramid. They are against a cobalt blue background and water is being poured into the top glass. Is the ...
Breath Training May Reduce Blood Pressure
From The New York Times A normal blood pressure reading is less than about 120/80 mmHg, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. These days, some health care professionals diagnose patients with high blood pressure if their average reading is consistently 130/80 mmHg or higher, the CDC notes ...
Vitamin D May Reduce Chronic Inflammation
From Medical News Today While vitamin D is classically known for regulating calcium levels, recent studies have shown that it may play a role in modulating the body’s inflammatory response too. For example, research has linked vitamin D concentrations in the blood with C-reactive protein levels (CRP), a widely used ...
How to Avoid “Junkie” Veggie Foods and Eat “Healthy” Vegetarian
From Medical News Today What are ‘junk’ plant-based foods? Ultra-processed foods are food products that contain minimal whole foods, are high in calories, added sugar, salt, and fats, offer little nutritional value, and have been processed with cheap industrial additives. Using the NOVA classification system, which categorizes food products according ...
Eczema and Food Allergies
From Medical News Today According to Dr. Derek Chu, an assistant professor of medicine at McMaster University and lead author of the new study, the influence of diet on atopic dermatitis is complex and the use of dietary elimination as a treatment has historically conflicting views. “Patients and caregivers commonly ...
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