Articles by Shari Barbanel
Dietary Nitrate Found in Beetroot Juice Increases Muscle Force During Exercise
A new study has found that consuming dietary nitrate—the active molecule in beetroot juice—significantly increased muscle force while exercising. While it is known that dietary nitrate enhances exercise, both boosting endurance and enhancing high-intensity exercise, researchers still have much to learn about why this effect occurs, and how our bodies convert dietary nitrate that we ...
Vitamin D Benefits and Metabolism May Depend on Body Weight
Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital (Boston, MA), a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, have found new evidence that vitamin D may be metabolized differently in people with an elevated body mass index (BMI). The study, appearing in JAMA Network Open, is a new analysis of data from the VITAL trial, a ...
Obesity Linked to Macular Degeneration
A Canadian study published in the journal Science elucidates a new molecular mechanism that may cause age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The research at Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosement, in Montreal, shows how life stressors such as obesity reprogram immune system cells and make them destructive to the eye as it ages. “We wanted to know why some people with ...
Researchers Shed Light on How Exercise Preserves Physical Fitness During Aging
Proven to protect against a wide array of diseases, exercise may be the most powerful anti-aging intervention known to science. However, while physical activity can improve health during aging, its beneficial effects inevitably decline. The cellular mechanisms underlying the relationship among exercise, fitness and aging remain poorly understood. In a paper published in the Proceedings of ...
Vaidya. Jayarajan Kodikannath
Vaidya. Jayarajan Kodikannath is an internationally renowned ayurvedic scholar, author, researcher, educator and keynote speaker with more than two decades of ayurvedic clinical experience in India and the U.S. He is currently the CEO and chief ayurveda consultant of Kerala Ayurveda USA and president of National Ayurvedic Medical Association in the U.S. “Dr. J,” as ...
CRN Shares Insights for National Birth Defects Awareness Month
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) is sharing scientific and economic data demonstrating the value of choline supplementation for early childhood development among the proactive measures women can take to support the development of a healthy baby. January is National Birth Defects Awareness Month as recognized by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The ...
Good Hydration Linked to Healthy Aging
Adults who stay well-hydrated appear to be healthier, develop fewer chronic conditions, such as heart and lung disease, and live longer than those who may not get sufficient fluids, according to a National Institutes of Health (NIH) study published in eBioMedicine. Using health data gathered from 11,255 adults over a 30-year period, researchers analyzed links between ...
Drinking Two or More Cups of Coffee Daily May Double Risk of Heart Death in People With Severe Hypertension
Drinking two or more cups of coffee a day may double the risk of death from cardiovascular disease (CVD) among people with severe high blood pressure (160/100 mm Hg or higher) but not people with high blood pressure not considered severe, according to research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association. In contrast, the ...
Allison Harvey, DC Names ACA Pediatric Chiropractor of the Year
Logan University (Chesterfield, MO) has announced that Allison Harvey, DC was named Pediatric Chiropractor of the Year by the American Chiropractic Association Council (ACA) on Chiropractic Pediatrics. This award honors the best and brightest who have demonstrated exceptional leadership and achievement in the field of pediatric chiropractic. “What an honor to be recognized by the largest professional ...
AHA Releases Statement on Benefits and Risks of Alternative Therapies For Heart Failure
A new scientific statement from the American Heart Association (AHA) summarized the efficacy and safety of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies in the setting of heart failure (HF). The statement, published in the AHA journal Circulation, encourages people to disclose their use of such treatments to their health care team to ensure they are using ...
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