Archive for June, 2012
Study reveals risk factors for rare sleep disorder
If someone you know kicks and punches you while they are sleeping, it may be because they have something called REM sleep behavior disorder or RBD, an extremely rare sleep disorder that affects an estimated 0.5% of adults worldwide. Now researchers say they have identified some of the risk factors that contribute to someone getting RBD, which [...]
Atkins-Like Diets May Increase Risk of Heart Disease
Ever try the Atkins diet? Diets low in carbohydrates and high in proteins may increase the risk of heart disease, according to a new study published in the journal BMJ. A group of European researchers led by Pagona Lagiou of the University of Athens Medical School in Greece assessed the diets of more than 43,000 Swedish women ages [...]
Not all calories equal, study shows
A diet based on healthy carbohydrates—rather than a low-fat or low-carbohydrate diet—offers the best chance of keeping weight off without bringing unwanted side effects, a study published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests. Study participants following a low-glycemic-index diet, which is similar to a Mediterranean diet and focuses on fish, fruit, [...]
Insufficient Vitamin D Linked With Increased Weight In Older Women
Your weight and your vitamin D levels may be linked, according to new research. A recent study from the nonprofit Kaiser Permanente Center for Heath Research shows that women who have insufficient vitamin D levels are also more likely to gain about two pounds over a nearly five-year period, compared with people who have enough [...]
Stop and Chew Your Dinner for better health benefits
In this era of fast-paced everything, even the act of eating a meal has become something we can do on the run. Breakfast comes in bars, lunch can be eaten while speeding down the highway, and dinner is merely an accompaniment to the evening news, squeezed in between other pressing activities. Invariably, when eating [...]
Fiber For Fat Loss?
Fiber for fat loss, are you crazy? That’s right folks, fiber can actually help you lose fat. We all know that fiber will help fight against heart disease, cholesterol, diabetes and colon cancer, but it also plays a role in fighting obesity. Fiber is a compound that only plants contain. The fiber we consume [...]
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 [...]
Hemp seed oil: The new healthy oil
Hemp seed oil, pressed from the seeds of the Cannabis sativa plant, has been named nature’s perfect food due to its balanced concentrations of omega fatty acids. Hemp used to be consumed worldwide, as it was one of the first cultivated and consumed crops. There is a misconception that hemp contains THC, the principal psychoactive constituent of [...]
Good Sources of Protein
Here are a variety of protein choices you probably encounter every day: Meats. Schmitt says that salami, steak, and chicken with skin are meats that are high in protein but also high in saturated fat. A six-ounce steak, for instance, has almost all the protein you need for one day, but that same steak has nearly [...]
Fiber can save your life
Have you had your fibre today? If you’ved answered yes, you’ve taken another easy but important step in keeping yourself in good health. A new study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition gives further evidence that a higher intake of dietary fibre (especially from whole grains and vegetables) may reduce risks of chronic disease. [...]
