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via Amanda MacMillan @ Time Health Want to stay sharp well into old age? Keep an eye on your waistline, suggests a recent study from the University of Arizona. Having …
Weight Weight, I Can’t Remember! How Being Overweight May Affect Memory Read MoreExtra virgin olive oil douses the inflammation that leads to chronic health conditions like heart disease. The polyphenol-rich extra virgin olive oil also limits insulin resistance, inflammation and oxidative stress, …
The Benefits of Olive Oil and How To Get Them Read MoreExercise may aid in weight control and help to fend off diabetes by improving the ability of fat cells to burn calories, a new study reports. It may do this …
How Exercise Can Increase Metabolism By Turning White Fat Into Brown Read MoreIf super foods were in a band, the Lennon-McCartney award that I just made up for absolute nutritional rock stars would go to cocoa and olive oil. This study of …
The Rock Star Duet of Super Foods Read MoreLike magic, the Mediterranean Diet seems to cure all ills — diabetes, heart disease, obesity, crappy food choices. But it can’t cure all of them. You still need to move and …
The Magic Mediterranean diet is not a panacea. It never was. Read MoreFDA investigating high lead levels in supplements. Here’s a quote; “I’m so surprised that there are high lead levels in dietary supplements taken for better health,” said no one ever. How …
Taking Supplements Is Like Charlie Brown Trying To Kick The Football … Again. Read MoreIt’s weird. I started as a neuroscientist, recording brain cells from awake behaving primates to understand how the brain both controls movement and learns new movement behaviors — acquisition and …
When Brands Collide. My Story. Read MoreOver 30 years ago, Ronald Reagan proclaimed August to be “Peach Month”, and Georgia rejoiced. He wanted to encourage all Americans to incorporate this fine fuzzy fruit into their mouths. …
Peachy Peaches. Why They’re Awesome. What To Do With Them. Read MoreThis report suggests that the Mediterranean lifestyle is better for you than Statins. According to Professor Giovanni de Gaetano, head of the Department of Epidemiology and Prevention at the IRCCS Neuromed …
Are Statins Worse For You Than A Mediterranean Lifestyle? Read MoreThat’s because when you exercise, your body shunts blood to the areas it thinks you need it: toward the muscles, lungs, and brain, and away from the viscera (your gut). …
Why Am I NOT Hungry After Exercise? Read MoreWe live in a wind tunnel of bad news. Day after day it slowly erodes your soul over time and numbs you to the daily onrush of awful. And I …
Finally Some Good News On Health Read MoreFrom a health perspective, coffee has turned a corner and is increasingly recognized as a healthful drink. In addition to being an antioxidant, it’s also linked to a decreased risk …
Coffee Is Super Healthy, Unless You Mess It Up In One of These Three Ways Read More