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This research evaluated the effects of two different diets, one containing walnuts and the other almonds on endothelial function (Bhardwaj R, et.al., 2018). The endothelium is the inner layer of the blood vessels and is important for healthy cardiovascular function. The study was a randomized crossover, controlled intervention study with...

Keeping your blood pressure normal and low is important. High blood pressure will increase your risk for stroke. What if you could reduce your blood pressure by adding one food to your diet and avoiding the side effects of blood pressure medications? The researchers who published the following study investigated...

In this study the researchers investigated associations between the dietary Inflammatory Index and measures of brain volume and cerebral small vessel disease (Van Lent, D, et.al., 20222). The participants filled out food frequency questionnaires and had brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans. The researchers found that higher pro-inflammatory diet scores,...

Inflammation is the body’s defense against pathogens like bacteria and viruses. Inflammation is also involved when the body is exposed to an injury. The acute inflammation helps to clear out damaged tissue and get it ready for repair (regeneration of new tissue). The following research investigated what happens when tissue...

  The purpose of the following study was to analyze the effects of magnesium supplementation in preventing muscle damage in professional cyclists taking part in a 21-day cycling stage race (Cordova A, et al., 2019). 18 male professional cyclists from two teams were participating in the research. They were divided...

Research has found associations between neuroinflammation and oxysterol (oxidated cholesterol) levels on autopsies of the brains of patients who had Alzheimer’s disease (Testa G, et.al., 2016). These results strongly support the association between changes in oxysterol levels and Alzheimer’s disease progression. LDL are the particles that easily get oxidized, and...

This natural ingredient has shown anti-aging properties. A lot of scientists are working on solutions to slow down and even reverse the aging process. The following study investigated if Berberine a natural ingredient would affect aging. Key pathologies of aging, including oxidative stress, mitochondrial malfunction, and the associated mTOR, AMPK...

  You need a well-functioning cardiovascular system. Every organ and tissue in the body need nutrition and oxygen, and the vascular system transports that throughout the body. Without proper nutrient supply tissue will degenerate instead of regenerate. Calcium deposits (plaque) will reduce circulation, make the blood vessels less flexible resulting...

In this research eleven studies were reviewed which included 101,950 participants which were between the age of 16 and 72 years old (Tolkien K, et.al., 2019). The researchers found a significant association between a pro-inflammatory diet and increased risk of depression diagnosis or symptoms, when compared to those on an...

Berberine has been used extensively in traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of various diseases, including diabetes and dementia. The following is a laboratory study performed on cells. Since berberine has shown to be neuroprotective, the research was conducted to investigate if berberine could be helpful in treating early stage...

Oxidative stress resulting from an increased amount of reactive oxygen species and an imbalance between oxidants and antioxidants has been implicated in pathogenesis of cerebral stroke. The purpose of the following study was to investigate if certain common genetic expressions reducing the effectiveness of glutathione were affecting the risk of...

Cytokines are inflammatory markers triggering inflammation in common conditions. The following research investigated if curcumin would have a significant impact on reducing important cytokines (Panahi Y, et.al., 2016). The study was an analysis of a randomized controlled trial in which males and females diagnosed with the metabolic syndrome were given...

Insulin resistance is getting more and more common and can lead to type 2 diabetes if nothing is done to interfere. The following research include a systematic review of randomized controlled trials of the efficacy of resveratrol in the treatments of type 2 diabetes (Zhang T, et.al., 2021). 896 patients...

Healthy ageing can be defined as survival without chronic diseases like cardiovascular disease, cancer, lung disease, and severe chronic kidney disease, and the absence of cognitive and physical dysfunction, after age 65. The following research investigated if circulating omega 3 fatty levels had an effect on healthy ageing (Lai HT,...

  Autoimmune diseases are severe inflammatory conditions, rheumatoid arthritis is one of them. The body’s immune system starts to attack its own tissue which is a big problem. Decreasing the risk for that to happen would be a very big help. The following study which went on for 5.3 years...

The pathogen of COVID-19 enters cells through binding to the Angiotensin Converting Enzyme 2 (ACE2) (Aksoy H, et.al., 2020). ACE2 is highly expressed in adipose tissue. This contributes to increased viral transmission in COVID-19 patients with obesity. The following study investigated the effects of 30-days resveratrol supplementation in men with...

  This research investigated the dose-response relations of sodium, potassium, magnesium and calcium with cardiovascular disease risk (Pickering RT, et.al., 2021). The study included 2362 men and women 30 to 64 years old. Surprisingly lower sodium intake less than 2500 mg compared to more than 3500 mg per day was...

The following research included 100.902 Chinese individuals and went on for 7.3 years (Wang X, et.al., 2020). The study investigated the associations of tea consumption with the risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality. The individuals who drank tea regularly had 1.41 years longer of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease-free years...

A common denominator in all conditions associated with COVID-19 appears to be the impaired redox homeostasis responsible for reactive oxygen species accumulation causing free radical damage; therefore, levels of glutathione, the key anti-oxidant guardian in all tissues, could be critical in extinguishing the exacerbated inflammation that triggers organ failure in...

  The researchers of this study investigated the effectiveness of high intensity short interval training on skeletal muscle mass and cardiovascular function in untrained 50- to 68-year-old participants (Allen JR, et al.,2021). The research lasted for 8 weeks, and each session involved 15-30 sprints on a stationary bike 3 times...