General Health

  There is not much point in living a very long life if we don’t feel and function good.  So what can you do to improve your odds of staying healthy? A low glycemic index, high nutrient plant based diet and regular exercise would help you do that, but you...

  Just by eating more in the morning and less in the evening, the participants of this study lostmore weight and slept better (Raynor HA, et al., 2018).Eating that way enhances the regularity of the circadian rhythm which benefits several biologicalfunctions.Research has also investigated how the timing of calorie intake...

  You don’t want to have a high resting heart rate.A resting heart rate above 65 beats per minute is a strong independent risk factor forpremature mortality and stroke and also cardiovascular disease (Woodward M, et.al., 2014).There is good evidence for an increased risk of cardiovascular disease with an elevated...

  The reduction of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) has been shown to affect cognitive function, learning, and memory and also causes behavioral disorders. There are however several ways to increase BDNF. The following research reviewed several studies which investigated the effect of curcumin on BDNF (Sarraf P, et.al., 2019). The...

" Is a high protein weight loss diet the best approach if you want to lose weight?       In this study, two diets containing different amounts of protein were compared (Smith GI, et al., 2016). The participants, obese postmenopausal women lost 10% weight using a diet providing either...

"  How long does it take to reduce cardiovascular risk by changing what you eat?   This research was conducted to investigate the effect on cardiovascular risk factors using only food (McDougall J, et.al., 2014). 1615 people participated in this research. The protocol was implemented for only 7 days, and...

  What is TMAO, and why should you avoid it?   The bacterial flora of the intestines convert choline into trimethylamine, which again isconverted into TMAO (trimethylamine-N-oxide) by the involvement of an enzyme fromthe liver.     Choline is found in animal-derived products like eggs, dairy products, and meat.The following...

  What works best to keep cardiovascular risk factors low, a high-fat diet, a Mediterranean diet or a high carbohydrate low-fat diet?   Research has compared these different approaches a while back, and we have had the results for a while. The reason why they’re still are questions about the...

"   How does a high fat, ketogenic diet affect your muscles?   There is a lot of promotion and talk about the benefits of restricting carbohydrate intake and eating a high fat, ketogenic diet. When you read things like that, always ask, where is the evidence? Is there any science...

This mineral can influence muscle strength, be sure you get enough of it!     We lose minerals when we perspire. Hot weather and exercise will for that reason make us losemore. Some minerals are also more important than others. Magnesium is one of the most importantones and many people...

"Can something that is sweet and taste very good improve insulin sensitivity? Food that is sweet is usually one of the factors causing insulin resistance since sweet foods raise the blood glucose high and triggers a big insulin response. When receptors on the cells are exposed to a lot of...

Increasing evidence is now supporting the hypothesis that oxidized cholesterol is the driving force behind the development of Alzheimer’s disease and oxysterols, which are the oxidized form of cholesterol, are the link connecting the disease to altered cholesterol metabolism in the brain and to high cholesterol; this is because of...

"It’s important to keep the blood pressure low as we get older. High blood pressure especially increases the risk for stroke.Postmenopausal women often develop hypertension and arterial stiffness. For that reason the following research included postmenopausal women who had started to experience increased blood pressure (Johnson SA, et.al., 2015). Systolic...

" This substance is very important for the cardiovascular system. Oxidative stress has been found to be a factor involved in many chronic diseases, and cardiovascular disease is one of them. This is what was found in the following research when glutathione levels were measured in patients with cardiac disease...

"  This substance is very important for the cardiovascular system. Oxidative stress has been found to be a factor involved in many chronic diseases, and cardiovascular disease is one of them. This is what was found in the following research when glutathione levels were measured in patients with cardiac disease...

"Thiamine vitamin B1 is an essential cofactor for 4 enzymes involved in the production of energy (ATP) and the synthesis of essential cellular molecules.  The total body stores of thiamine are relatively small, and thiamine deficiency can develop  secondary to inadequate nutrition, high alcohol consumption, increased urinary excretion and acute...

The correct term for LDL is Low-Density Lipoprotein and it is also called the “bad cholesterol” because LDL tends to create plaque in the arteries and atherosclerosis. There are however different opinions about the risk of cholesterol and LDL. I think you will find the following research data interesting. What...

We know that aging is associated with oxidative stress.  This research tested whether glutathione deficiency occurs because of diminished synthesis and contributes to oxidative stress and what could be done about it (Sekhar RV, et.al., 2011). Two groups that were divided into age groups made up the participants.  Both older...

When you have your yearly medical checkup, your doctor usually runs a blood test to see how your biochemistry is when you are in a fasted state.  You should have the blood drawn in the morning before you eat anything. While this gives both your doctor and you an idea...

"Most likely everybody would like to slow down brain atrophy. Who wouldn't like more brain power? But is that even possible? Take a look at the results from this research. 168 elderly people (≥70 y)  with mild cognitive impairment were included and randomly assigned to either a placebo group or to...