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Autophagy & Senescence for Healthy Aging: The Role of Spermidine & Fisetin
This article is about autophagy and senescence, critical biological processes, and their roles in aging, health and wellness. It’s also about spermidine and fisetin, two naturally occurring compounds, and their role in promoting autophagy and reducing senescence. Let’s start with autophagy. Autophagy Autophagy (pronounced “ah-TAH-fah-gee”) is the body’s process of breaking down old and damaged ...
Balancing the Blood Sugar Equation: Natural Approaches to Metabolic Health
New information, key ingredients and myths around blood sugar and metabolic health. Unfortunately, individuals who work out, eat a healthy diet and get enough rest and relaxation may still suffer from poor metabolic health. And while it’s easy to track some metrics through the scale, a pedometer or a nutrition app, it’s more difficult to ...
New Coalition to Push For Low-carb Diet to Be Added to U.S. Nutrition Guidelines
A new group called the Low-Carb Action Network (LCAN), a coalition of doctors, academics, and average Americans with personal success stories using low-carb diets, has launched to urge U.S. nutrition leaders to include a true low-carb diet as part of the 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA). LCAN members point to a large and rapidly ...
Metabolic Syndrome Patients Need More Vitamin C to Break Cycle of Antioxidant Depletion
A higher intake of vitamin C is crucial for metabolic syndrome patients trying to halt a potentially deadly cycle of antioxidant disruption and health-related problems, an Oregon State University (OSU) researcher says. That’s important news for the estimated 35 percent of the U.S. adult population that suffers from the syndrome. “What these findings are really ...
High Cholesterol, Triglycerides Can Keep Vitamin E From Reaching Body Tissues
In the continuing debate over how much vitamin E is enough, a new study has found that high levels of blood lipids such as cholesterol and triglycerides can keep this essential micronutrient tied up in the blood stream, and prevent vitamin E from reaching the tissues that need it. The research, just published in the American ...
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