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Eating heart healthy means lower risk of heart attack
Eating a heart healthy diet and avoiding the typical western diet may hep cut risk of myocardial infarction or heart attack significantly, according to a new study in the June 28, 2012 issue of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. A plant-food based diet has been already known to be able to stop progression of coronary heart disease [...]
Low vitamin D levels may worsen lung function in smokers
Ensuring sufficient blood levels of vitamin D may reduce the risk of reduced lung function in smokers, suggests a new study from Harvard and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Our results suggest that vitamin D might modify the damaging effects of smoking on lung function – Dr Nancy Lange Data from 626 men indicated that vitamin [...]
Todays eggs are more nutritious then 30 years ago
Eggs produced today contain 75% more vitamin D and double the amount of selenium than eggs produced 30 years ago, according to a new study led by the Institute of Food Research’s Food Databanks National Capability. Today’s eggs also contain about 20% less fat, more than 20% less saturated fat, 13% fewer calories and more [...]
Calcium Intake Linked to Heart Attack
Eating calcium rich foods may help reduce risk of myocardial infarction or heart attack while taking calcium supplements may increase the risk, according to a new study published in the June 2012 issue of Heart. The study led by K. Li of German Cancer Research Centre in Heidelberg, Germany and colleagues showed that high intake [...]
Mixed vitamin E may support blood vessel health in healthy adults
Short-term supplementation with vitamin E may support the function of cells lining blood cells from potential damage during the increase in blood sugar levels after eating, says a new study. Five days of supplementation with a gamma-tocopherol-rich mixture of tocopherols maintained vascular endothelial function – the function of the cells lining blood vessels, according to [...]
Lack of sleep reduces vaccine effectiveness, study suggests
A wide body of research suggests that those who don’t get enough sleep — fewer than six or seven hours a night — are more likely to develop a chronic disease such as diabetes or respiratory infections. Now a new study from the University of Pittsburgh suggests that those who are sleep-deprived also don’t get [...]
Superfoods loaded with probiotics deliver a variety of flavors and span seven food groups
Good nutrition includes eating fresh organic foods, and also means getting a healthy supply of “friendly” bacteria, or probiotics, to maintain balance in the intestinal tract. Although you could take a digestive supplement, a better choice is to eat selectively fermented foods that supply tons of friendly microflora to promote better gastrointestinal health. Some people [...]
How to Gain Huge Muscles
Exercise Makes You More Excited and Enthusiastic
Need some extra gusto to push through the end of the day? A new study found suggests people who get at least 15 minutes of physical activity during the day are more likely to act more enthusiastic or excited than those who are less active. Nearly 200 students at Penn State University kept a daily diary for [...]
Getting Drunk May Unleash Creativity
It may help to crack open a beer before sitting down to write that memoir. A recent study suggestsbeing a little drunk could really help get those creative juices flowing[1]. Wish we’d signed up to volunteer: Twenty participants sipped vodka-cranberries until their blood alcohol content reached .075, which happens after an average of three drinks (or probably one Long Island Iced [...]
