Health
Why Does Spinach Give Us Strength?
Spinach has long been associated with strength, but why the leafy vegetable makes us stronger has remained unknown until now. Researchers at the Karolinska Institute say that nitrate, found naturally in spinach and several other vegetables, significantly increases muscle strength. In the study, the team placed nitrate directly into the drinking water of a group of mice [...]
Vegetarian diet provides good nutrition, health benefits
A vegetarian diet provides adequate nutrition to adults and children and can also reduce health problems, an Australian study has found. The scientific research review, “Is a vegetarian diet adequate?” published in the Medical Journal of Australia on Monday, puts to rest the long-held belief a vegetarian diet lacks sufficient protein and iron, The Advertiser [...]
Low-carb diet may not be good for heart
A low-carbohydrate diet may not be good for the heart as it has been linked with higher cholesterol levels, a study says. The research, conducted in Sweden over 25 years, tracked the health of 140,000 people after it was noticed that occurrence of cardiovascular diseases was particularly high there in the 1970s. A diet programme [...]
Vitamin D could matter in older women’s weight gain
We mostly get our vitamin D by exposure to the sun, and these days, who just goes out in the sun? So there’s been a lot of attention given to — and confusion over — vitamin D supplements, something many doctors recommend. Now there’s a new study a possible vitamin D benefit: In a group of women [...]
Unhealthy Diet Increases Risk Of Cardiovascular Disease
According to a study published inBioMed Central’s open access journalNutrition Journal, low carb, high fat diets could be responsible for an increase in unhealthy cholesterol levels in the blood of Swedes. In Northern Sweden, the incidence of heart disease in the 1970s was higher than any other region in the country. Furthermore, men in this area had some [...]
Eating More Veggies And Doing More Exercise Works Wonders
A new Northwestern Medicine study reveals that just by simply spending less time on the sofa means not as much time is spent eating sweets. The study, published in Archives of Internal Medicine, demonstrates that changing just one bad habit has a domino effect on others. Cutting down on sedentary leisure time like watching TV automatically [...]
Can Too Much Salt Damage Blood Vessels? Yes
Excessive salt intake can damage blood vessels, as well as raising the risk of developing hypertension (high blood pressure), a Dutch population study revealed in the journal Circulation, which belongs to the American Heart Association. As background information, the authors explained that in people with normal blood pressure, a diet high in salt has virtually no [...]
Foods to avoid with acid reflux
Here is a list of food to avoid when you have acid reflux. Fried foods Fried foods are not only hard to digest but also have high fats that might interfere with the digestive system. Being heavy foods, fried foods slow the overall digestive process thus leading to production of excess acids to facilitate their [...]
New Chromium Supplement May Help Type 2 Diabetes
For years, some studies have suggested chromium supplements may lower blood sugar levels in people who have type 2 diabetes. Those studies usually used chromium picolinate, but now new research indicates chromium dinicocysteinate is superior to both placebo and chromium picolinate inmanaging type 2 diabetes. How effective is chromium in diabetes? Chromium is an essential [...]
Pistachios shown to help reduce blood pressure
A Pennsylvania State University study published online this month in Hypertension, an American Heart Association Journal, reveals that including pistachios in a healthy diet may positively reduce the body’s response to the stresses of everyday life. Adults with elevated cholesterol were enrolled in a randomized, controlled clinical trial comparing diets containing pistachios to a low [...]
