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Tea Can Improve Your Health and Longevity, But How You Drink it Matters
A comprehensive review found that tea, especially green tea, is strongly associated with a reduced risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), obesity, diabetes and several forms of cancer. Beyond these well-known benefits, tea consumption is also linked to brain protection, reduced muscle loss in older adults, and anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial effects. Together, these findings point to ...
Study Shows Benefits of Camu-Camu on Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
A research team from Université Laval (Canada) has shown the benefits of camu-camu on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, which affects over seven million people in Canada. This exotic fruit may help reduce liver fat levels. Over 12 weeks, 30 participants took either camu-camu extract or a placebo at different times in this randomized clinical trial. ...
Why is Your Vitamin D Regimen Not Working for You?
Whether you are supplementing yourself or a client/patient, it is not uncommon to encounter difficulties in attempting to elevate blood vitamin D levels. I’ve seen people who spent the whole summer enjoying outdoor activities, only to find their vitamin D levels still below optimum in September. I’ve seen people who supplement D3 religiously, but each ...
Coffee With Milk May Have an Anti-inflammatory Effect
Can something as simple as a cup of coffee with milk have an anti-inflammatory effect in humans? Apparently so, according to a new study from the University of Copenhagen (Denmark). A combination of proteins and antioxidants doubles the anti-inflammatory properties in immune cells. The researchers hope to be able to study the health effects on ...
Mediterranean Diet Associated With Lower Risk of Mortality in Older Adults
A greater adherence to the Mediterranean diet which had been assessed through an index made with biomarkers during a 20-year scientific monitoring is associated with a lower mortality in adults over 65. This is one of the main conclusions of a study led by Cristina Andrés-Lacueva, head of the Research Group on Biomarkers and Nutritional ...
Blackcurrants Are Favorable For Glucose Metabolism
Blackcurrants have a beneficial effect on the blood glucose response after a meal. They balance the glucose response of ingested sugar by attenuating its rise and delaying its fall. The effect is likely associated with berry-derived polyphenolic compounds, anthocyanins, which are rich in blackcurrants. The beneficial health effect of blackcurrants was supported by a recent ...
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