Archive for June, 2012
Most essential vitamins for children
Vitamin A. – Vitamin A is essential for developing strong bones, keeping the eyes healthy. It also helps to prepare the body to fight of various infections. This means that without vitamin A, the body would easily be susceptible to diseases. – The main sources of vitamin A are entirely foods. The age of the [...]
Protein-Rich Meal Replacement Helps Diabetes Type 2 Patients Lose Weight And Have Better Glucose Control
Individuals with type 2 diabetes could significantly benefit from a protein-rich meal replacement called Almased®, according to results of a pilot study. The researchers enrolled 22 obese adults with type 2 diabetes in the 12 week pilot study. For the first week, participants replaced all three daily meals with Almased. For the second to forth week, they [...]
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 [...]
Vitamin D – How Much Is Too Much?
Vitamin D is vital for absorbing and maintaining calcium levels in the body, and therefore reducing the risk of fractures from falls and broken hips. Vitamin D is also beneficial for fighting cardiac disease, depression and various types of cancers and although scientists are aware of the fact that a Vitamin D deficiency is unhealthy, [...]
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 [...]
Increasing Fruit And Vegetable Consumption May Help In Smoking Cessation
If you’re trying to quit smoking, eating more fruits and vegetables may help you quit and stay tobacco-free for longer, according to a new study published online by University at Buffalo public health researchers. The paper, in the journal Nicotine and Tobacco Research, is the first longitudinal study on the relationship between fruit and vegetable consumption [...]
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 [...]
Kettlebell, Bodyweight And Treadmill Cardio Workout
Workout Description If you’re tired of the same old boring cardio workouts then give this routine a try. It can be used 3-4 times per week, and requires only a kettlebell and access to a treadmill. As your conditioning improves from week to week, try to transition the walking periods into a slow jog, and then eventually into periods [...]
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 [...]
Nutrients May Stop Brain Shrinkage Linked To Alzheimer’s
The paper’s first author is Dr Gene Bowman from the Departments of Neurology and Public Health and Preventive Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, and a member of the American Academy of Neurology. He and his colleagues describe three sets of findings: Elderly people with diets high in several vitamins or omega [...]
