Is it Better to Eat Several Small Meals or Fewer Larger Ones?
From Medical News Today Meal frequency and Chronic disease Early epidemiological studies suggest that increased meal frequency can improve blood lipid (fats) levels and reduce the risk of heart disease. As a result, many experts advise against eating fewer, larger meals a day. Over the years, some studies have supported ...
The Benefits of Eating One Avocado Daily
The study was a randomized trial and examined the health benefits of eating one avocado daily over six months. Researchers wanted to see if eating a daily avocado helped people to reduce visceral adiposity in participants with an elevated waist circumference (“a waist circumference of ≥35 inches for women and ...
What is the Longevity Diet?
From Medical News Today Dr. Valter Longo, professor of gerontology and biological sciences at the University of Southern California, and one of the authors of the study, told Medical News Today: “First, diet here is intended as a nutritional lifestyle and not as a ‘weight-loss strategy’ although maintaining a healthy ...
Dementia and Sleep
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), “dementia is currently the seventh leading cause of death among all diseases and one of the major causes of disability and dependency among older people globally.” The WHO states that around 55 million people have dementia, and by 2050 the number is likely ...
All About Intermittent Fasting
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 ...
Medical Myths About Heart Disease
From Medical News Today Young people do not need to worry about heart disease It is true that heart disease is more likely to affect people over the age of 65, but 4–10% of heart attacks occur in people under the age of 45 years, mainly in men. In addition, ...
TOP 12 Healthful Fruits
From Medical News Today Lemons Lemons contain vitamin C and other antioxidants that benefit health. Lemons are a citrus fruit that people often use in traditional remedies because of their health benefits. Like other citrus fruits, they contain vitamin C and other antioxidants. Antioxidants are essential for human health. These ...
Dietary Fiber and Aging
From Medical News Today A paper on the study, by researchers at the Westmead Institute in New South Wales, Australia, is published in The Journal of Gerontology. Lead author Bamini Gopinath, an associate professor in the Institute’s Centre for Vision Research, says the study is the first to look at ...
Is Breakfast the Most Important Meal of the Day?
From Medical News Today Evidence in support of eating breakfast Most of the claimed benefits of eating breakfast are primarily derived from observational studies, which cannot prove cause and effect. For example, one 2021 systematic review of 14 observational studies found that those who eat breakfast seven times per week ...
Medical Myths About Irritable Bowel Syndrome
From Medical News Today We know what causes IBS Dr. Farhadi told Medical News Today that although research is uncovering more about IBS, we still do not know what causes it. While certain foods such as dairy products or spicy foods may trigger symptoms, they do not cause the condition ...
Omega -3 Fats – What they Can and Can’t Do For Health
Omega-3 fats: What they can do for health Decades of research on the health impacts of omega-3 fatty acids have provided controversial findings. Here are some evidence-backed benefits of consuming omega-3 fatty acids. Anti-inflammatory properties Chronic inflammation — also called low-grade inflammation — is linked to the development of obesityT, ...
Medical Myths about Dementia
From Medical News Today Dementia is inevitable with age This statement is not true. Dementia is not a normal part of aging. According to a report that the Alzheimer’s Association published, Alzheimer’s disease, which is the most common form of dementia, affects 3% of people aged 65–74 years in the ...
Sunscreen Myths
From Medical News Today Sunscreen is not always necessary Many people believe that sunscreen is only necessary when their entire body is exposed to sunlight, such as when at the pool or swimming in the ocean. Ultraviolet light is still harmful to exposed skin, no matter how much of it ...
Tips for Better Sleep
From the New York Times Set a wake-up time, not a go-to-sleep time. If you go to bed at wildly different times — 10 p.m. one night, 1 a.m. the next, along with unpredictable wake times — “you’re mini-jet lagging yourself,” said Ilene Rosen, an associate professor of medicine at ...
How to Reduce the Ghrelin, The Hunger Hormone
From Medical News Today Follow a healthy diet People’s ghrelin levels tend to increase when on a diet and not eating enough calories. Avoiding an empty stomach and eating a nutrient-rich diet may help limit ghrelin secretion. According to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020–2025, the main elements that make ...
Sarcopenia: Losing Muscle with Aging
From The New York Times “Sarcopenia can be considered for muscle what osteoporosis is to bone,” Dr. John E. Morley, geriatrician at Saint Louis University School of Medicine, wrote in the journal Family Practice. He pointed out that up to 13 percent of people in their 60s and as many ...
Medical Myths: 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 said. “That is incorrect. A stroke is a problem ...
Low Dose Rapamycin – New Anti-Aging Agent?
From Psychology Today Don’t we all want to live longer, look younger, run faster, and be stronger? A longer, healthier life means more time with our loved ones and more opportunities for happiness. Longevity is not necessarily about extending the human lifespan to 200 years per se, but rather about ...
PT-141 Bremelanotide for Sexual Enhancement in Men and Women
PT-141 Bremelanotide, as an injection, is FDA-approved to treat hypoactive sexual desire disorder in women, but the peptide's affect was originally discovered in men. While researching a drug to darken skin, researchers noticed that men got spontaneous erections. Studies on intranasal administration of PT-141 reported the spray may have the ...
Melatonin Health Benefits
Uses Melatonin is a natural hormone that appears to have only minor side effects. For this reason, researchers have tested it for use as a natural supplement in several medical conditions, including:. Sleep disorders Natural melatonin lets the body know that it is time to sleep. Melatonin supplements have had ...
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