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Lutein & Zeaxanthin for Cognitive Function: A New Use for Eye Antioxidants
By Professor Gene Bruno, MS, MHS, RH(AHG) Huntington College of Health Sciences The carotenoid antioxidants lutein (L) and zeaxanthin (Z) are best known for the role they play in healthy visual development and functioning, including the ability to efficiently absorb blue light.1 By absorbing blue light, T&Z limit the amount that reaches the critical visual ...
Impact of Parent Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior on Their Preschool Children
Young children do follow in their parents’ footsteps. Literally. That’s the conclusion of National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded researchers who found that in underserved populations, parents’ physical activity—and their sedentary behavior—directly correlates with the activity level of their preschoolers. Researchers say these findings, published January 9 in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, could lead ...
Dutch Scientists Develop Ground-breaking Risk-Benefit Approach to Determine Optimum Intakes
Vitamins and minerals—can they be too much of a good thing? Or are some people suffering from deficiencies in these essential nutrients? Thanks to the work of a group of Dutch scientists, we may soon be able to know exactly what we need, depending on our age, stage of life, gender and individual requirements. In ...
Report: Self-Acupressure Can Help Relieve Constipation
New research from the UCLA Center for East-West Medicine published online in the Journal of General Internal Medicine shows how Eastern and Western medicine can blend to find a solution to the common medical problem of constipation, reported Science Daily. In a randomized clinical trial, 72 percent of participants said that perineal self-acupressure, a simple ...
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