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The following research investigated if high intensity interval training could affect colon cancer survival (Devin JL, et.al., 2019). One group of colorectal cancer survivors did 4 minutes of high intensity cycling at a peak heart rate of 85-95% repeated 4 times with 3 minutes of active recovery between each session....

In this study which included 1490 dementia-free participants aged 65 years old or older, the researchers examined the association of the amount of DHA in red blood cell and the incident of Alzheimer’s disease (Sala-Vila A, et.al., 2022). DHA is one of the omega 3 fatty acids found in fish...

In this study 266 participants with mild cognitive decline aged 70 years old or older were given the B vitamins folic acid, vitamin B6 and B12 or a placebo for 2 years (Oulhaj A, et.al., 2016). The researchers tested cognitive performance, used a clinical dementia rating scale, and tested the...

The researchers of the following study investigated how 2 substances metformin, a drug, and berberine a plant substance, separately may affect and slow down the ageing process (Han X,et.al., 2016).   These enzymes and functions are affecting how we age.The function of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), an enzyme, is to...

This was a large study, a total of 449 563 participants with an average age of 58 years with 55.3% females were followed for over 12.5 years (Chieng D, et.al., 2022). This is what the researchers found. Ground and instant coffee consumption was associated with a significant reduction in arrhythmia...

In this study a total of 285 participants with stable coronary artery disease being treated with statin were given either 3.36 g of EPA and DHA or a placebo for 30 months ( Malik A, et.al., 2021). EPA and DHA are omega 3 fatty acids found in fish oil.  ...

  The mitochondria are the energy producing enties of the cell and the primary intracellular site of oxygen consumption. For that reason, the exposure to free radical damage is also is also high.Among the antioxidants and detoxifying enzymes existing inmitochondria, mitochondrial glutathione emerges as the main line of defense (Mari...

In this study the researchers investigated the effect of glutathione intake on exercise-induced muscle metabolism and fatigue (Aoi W, et.al., 2015).This was a small double-blind, cross-over study. The participants were administered either glutathione 1g per day or a placebo for 2 weeks. Then, they exercised on a cycle ergometer at...

The researchers of this study investigated how a minimum of 150 to 300 minutes per week of moderate physical activity, and 75 to 150 minutes per week of vigorous physical activity affected longevity (Lee DH, et.al., 2022).116221 adults were followed for 30 years, and the results showed that the minimum...

You want to do what you can to avoid an intracranial aneurysm.This study investigated the genetic association for intracranialaneurysm from a genome-wide association study in 79,429 individualswith 7,495 cases and 71,934 control (Larsson SC, Gill D, 2021). The results showed higher genetically predicted serum magnesiumconcentrations were associated with lower risk...

The following research is interesting because it compared the effects of fruit intake with vegetable intake.The researchers measured biomarkers of systemic inflammation in older adults (BPapaioannou B,D, et.al, 2022).The participants were 233 older adults 65 to 70 years old.   This is what the researchers found. The vegetable intake was...

The following study scanned 39 healthy old participants, 22 with mild cognitive impairment, and 37 Alzheimer’s patients for hippocampal glutathione levels (Shulka D, et.al., 2021). The hippocampus is an area of the brain.   The researchers found significant glutathione depletion in the left and right hippocampus among the groups with...

  The following research combined exercise and sauna use comparing it with only exercise for the benefits of cardiovascular function (Lee E, et.al., 2022). The researchers measured blood pressure, cardiorespiratory fitness, fat mass, total cholesterol levels, and arterial stiffness. The participants were an average of 49 years old with low...

The researchers of this study reviewed randomized controlled trials which investigated the effects of EPA and DHA on blood pressure (Zhang X, et.al., 2022). EPA and DHA are both omega 3 fatty acids found in fish oil. There were 4973 participants 18 years old and older.   The optimal intake...

In this study the researchers measured blood cell (RBC) status of DHA which is an objective measure of long-term dietary DHA intake (Sala Vila A, et al. 2022). DHA is one of the omega 3 fatty acids. They also examined the association of RBC DHA as it related to Alzheimer’s...

The following study included 7786 participants and the researchers followed the participants for an average time of 13 years (Chen Z, et.al., 2020). They found that higher total protein intake was associated with higher all-cause mortality mainly explained by higher animal protein intake and cardiovascular disease mortality.   The association...

Berberine, a natural substance used in Chinese medicine for a long time now has research to back up a lot of the claims (Song D, et, al., 2022).     Berberine regulates the glucose metabolism and lipid metabolism. It improves energy expenditure, reduces body weight, and alleviates nonalcoholic fatty liver...

The following research investigated if different ways of exercising can make a difference in your waist circumference (Dor-Haim H, et.al., 2022). The participants were men who were recovering from myocardial infarction and was either put on a moderate-intensity continuous-aerobic training program, or aerobic interval exercise combined with alternating sets of...

  This research reviewed ten studies and included 1119 participants with high blood pressure where salt substitutes were used instead of regular salt (Jafarnejad S, et.al., 2020). Potassium chloride is used at least partially instead of regular salt in salt substituted products. The results showed a significant reduction in systolic...

  The reason to conduct the following research was to investigate the impact of blueberry flavonoid intake on endothelial function in healthy men (Rodriguez-Mateos A, et.al., 2013). Two randomized, controlled, double-blind, crossover human-intervention trials were conducted with 21 healthy men. The impact of blueberry flavonoid intake on flow-mediated dilation and...