9 Keys to Living to a Healthy 85+
One of the biggest, longest studies of aging and health has identified nine risk factors that are strongly linked with a person’s odds of living to at least a healthy age 85.The good news is that most...
View ArticleNutrigenomics: the future of nutrition?
The new science of ‘nutrigenomics’ (nutritional genomics) and the idea of ‘personalised nutrition’ are being promoted as the solution to chronic diet-related diseases such as heart disease, cancer and...
View Article8 Symptoms of Food Addiction. Survey Results.
There are 8 symptoms that are typical for food addicts (or having an “unhealthy relationship with food” if you prefer that). Last week Kris Gunnars from AuthorityNutrition ran a survey and asked about...
View ArticleObese heart patients live longer than lean heart patients
Obese cardiac patients are less likely to die early than lean cardiac patients. A new study examined 4,417 adults from England and Scotland (average age 66) who had been clinically diagnosed with...
View ArticleEat fruit and veg to feel happy?
It has long been known that eating fresh fruit and vegetables is good for a person’s physical health. Yet, curiously, there are almost no studies on the effect of eating fruit and vegetables on mental...
View ArticleLow Blood Cholesterol Compromises Immune Function
There is a substantial amount of evidence that relatively low cholesterol levels in apparently healthy individuals is associated with increased subsequent mortality from cancer. It is also associated...
View ArticleSoy Safety Summarized
Just how safe is soy? Are the fears justified? We’ll answer very simply: soy is an excellent food to include in one’s diet. The good news is that not only is soy safe when properly processed, it’s...
View ArticleRegular Exercise and Fish Oil May Keep Arteries Clear and Reduce Body Fat
A combination of prolonged exercise and fish oil can dramatically reduce levels of a fat that can cause hardening of the arteries, a leading cause of heart disease. Fat in the bloodstream is a primary...
View ArticleResearch Begins to Find Out Exactly Why Meat is Bad for Health
Time Magazine reports research published in JAMA Internal Medicine Journal that explain why Vegetarians and Vegans are healthier than those people who eat meat. In their desperate attempts to find the...
View ArticleFish oil? Really?
“Yes, really” “But, my grandmother used to force me to take it as a child. It was HORRIBLE!” “Grandma knows best, and thankfully there are more tolerable choices now.” This is how the conversation...
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