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Alzheimer’s disease is at least partially caused by decreased clearance of the beta-amyloid peptide breakdown products.  The reviewed research investigated how different diets may affect the removal of these breakdown products (Hanson AJ,et al. 2013). One group of the participants were older adults with normal cognition, while the other group...

The reviewed research evaluated how walking at different times affected the blood glucose after a meals (Dipietro L,et al. 2013). The participants were 60 years or older inactive individuals with elevated fasting blood glucose levels between 105 and 125 mg/dl. The exercise protocols consisted of either 15 minutes of walking...

We all dread Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. The reviewed study is interesting because it relates to something we all want to prevent (Douaud G., et al. 2013). Researchers demonstrated that B-vitamin treatment reduced by as much as sevenfold the cerebral atrophy in those gray matter regions most vulnerable to the...

That fat can make you lose weight may sound strange. Even stranger is what the reviewed research documented (Böstrom P, et.al.,2012). When both mice and humans exercise, a membrane protein is cleaved and secreted as a newly identified hormone called irisin.  Irisin acts on what’s called white fat cells, that’s...

Several studies in the last few years have shown that high intensity short interval training is a very effective way of exercising. This means that if you exercise fairly hard, you don’t have to do it for very long, and you don’t have to do it very often either. The...

We can now find more and more research related to the benefits of meditation. A lot of the research is related to the relaxing effects of meditation and it may look like meditation is just another way of getting relaxed. While relaxation can be beneficial in itself, there are more...

Unless you are buying antibiotic-free or organic chicken, you probably know that you’re buying chicken that has been fed antibiotics. What you may not know however is that arsenic-based drugs are permitted in poultry production. Researchers at John Hopkins investigated for that reason how much arsenic chicken meat contained (Nachman...

Have you ever questioned the benefits of omega 3 fat? Even though so much research has been published on the benefits, many people have reservations.   This new study did not rely on self-reported dietary intake, which some of the studies have, but instead used blood tests to measure the...

We all value our eyesight. New research shows us an easy way to help prevent macular degeneration (Merle BM, et al. 2013). 963 participants were followed for 31 months and plasma fatty acids were measured from fasting blood samples, eye examinations were also performed. High plasma omega-3 fatty acids were...

 Recent research indicates that the gut bacterial flora may affect the metabolism including appetite, and the reviewed study evaluated the effects of a whole grain barley kernel product  on markers of metabolism and appetite regulation  in healthy people (Johansson EV,et al. 2013).Boiled barley kernels were compared with white wheat bread...

Are you always tired? Try having your vitamin D levels checked, then take vitamin D if you are deficient. The energy of our cells is produced in the mitochondria of our cells. Poor mitochondrial function has been implicated in fatigue. The reviewed research examined the effect of vitamin D in...

A lot of research has been published on the importance of omega-3 fatty acid. It's not only important that you eat omega 3 fat, but it is important that you eat enough of omega 3 fat so that the ratio of omega 6 to omega 3 is good. The research...

Most people believe that drinking green tea is a healthy habit. Still the results from the reviewed research may be surprising (Rhodes LE. et al. 2013). The participants were women, ranging between the ages of 29 to 59 years old. Their buttock skin were exposed to UV radiations. For 12...

Eating low glycemic index foods is the key to keeping your blood sugar in a low and normal range. This is also important when it comes to reducing cardiovascular risk. The reviewed research compared two different types of food for efficiency when it came to these issues (Jenkins DJ, et...

Last year the news created headlines referring to research stating that multivitamins increased the risk of dying. This did not make any sense and now recent research has disputed that. The reviewed study analyzed 21 articles and included 91,074 people and 8,794 deaths (Macpherson H, et al. 2012). The average...