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Healthy diets linked to higher childhood IQ
Children who consume a healthy diet during childhood may have slightly higher IQ scores than those who are fed on diets of unhealthy diets of ‘junk food’, according to new research. The study – published in the European Journal of Epidemiology – examined the association between dietary patterns at 6, 15 and 24 months [...]
Chlorella shows immune boosting potential
Short-term supplementation with Chlorella may boost immune parameters in healthy people, say results from a randomized clinical trial from South Korea. Eight weeks of supplementation was associated with increases in the activity of natural killer (NK) cells, said to play an important role in our innate resistance against a variety of pathogens, according to findings [...]
Green tea and weight loss
Weight loss may not be as hard as you thought. A new study suggests that simply taking high doses of green tea extract may also help prevent weight gain or help weight loss in those who can’t stop eating a high fat diet or typically the Western diet. The study led by J. Bajerska [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Can Two-Minute Sprints Burn as Many Calories as a 30-Minute Workout?
There’s been no shortage of articles touting the benefits of quick, intense exercise. A new studyin the International Journal Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism just dug a little deeper to compare oxygen consumption — an indication of metabolism speed — between athletes who performed sprint intervals versus longer bouts of endurance exercise. The Study The researchers asked eight male students to partake [...]
