Category: Nutrition
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Can An Antioxidant Offer Protection Against Osteoarthritis?
Healthline/Medical News Today | September 17, 2018 In a recent series of experiments, scientists found that a specific antioxidant helps prevent the damage that osteoarthritis causes to cartilage. This may also have applications for bone and brain disorders. Osteoarthritis is the most common arthritis type, causing pain and stiffness in the joints as cartilage steadily…
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The Thyroid Diet: Is There Such a Thing?
by Angela M. Leung, MD, MSc – Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California August 27, 2018 Thyroid disease includes hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, and thyroid nodules, and is commonly seen in most primary care and outpatient endocrinology offices. In routine clinical practice,…
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Cranberry PLUS Propolis Works Better For Urinary Tract Infections
Propolis is a resin-like material made by bees from the buds of poplar and cone-bearing trees. Propolis is rarely available in its pure form. It is usually obtained from beehives and contains bee products. Bees use propolis to build their hives. This article found that for preventing recurrent urinary tract infections, propolis added to cranberry works…
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Krill vs. Fish: Krill Oil Still More Rapidly Absorbed, but Does it Matter in the Long-Run?
I’ve previously written about the question whether krill oil is, in fact, as the proper Latin name of the small critters it is made of, i.e. Euphausia superba, would suggest “superba”, ahh… I mean better than fish oil when it comes to its effects plasma and organ DHA and EPA. A large number of previous trials…
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Effects of Bioavailable Curcumin on Age-Related Cognitive Symptoms
by Gary W. Small, MD Jul 5, 2018 Dr Small is Director, Geriatric Psychiatry, Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior, University of California Los Angeles. Previous research suggesting that curcumin, a component of the spice turmeric and curried foods, may protect cognition includes the observation that the prevalence of Alzheimer disease among people in their 70s…
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Artificial Sweeteners: Still a Matter of Debate
08.15.2018 Questions about benefits and harms remain unanswered by Judy George Contributing Writer, MedPage Today Many people with type 2 diabetes consume artificial sweeteners to control their glucose, but whether this strategy is helpful or harmful is not clear. Moreover, the clinician’s dilemma is how to best advise their patients when pros and cons of…
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Diets ‘devoid of vegetable matter’ may cause colon cancer
Published Tuesday 14 August 2018 A new study emphasizes the importance to gut health of eating plenty of vegetables such as cabbage, broccoli, and kale. Researchers from the Francis Crick Institute in London, United Kingdom, found that keeping mice on a diet rich in a compound known as indole-3-carbinol (I3C) — which comes from such…
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Probiotic use is a link between brain fogginess, severe bloating
Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University News | August 07, 2018 Probiotic use can result in a significant accumulation of bacteria in the small intestine that can result in disorienting brain fogginess as well as rapid, significant belly bloating, investigators report. In a published study of 30 patients, the 22 who reported problems like…
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Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet and Severity of Psoriasis
Published in Dermatology Journal Scan / Research · August 06, 2018 JAMA Dermatology TAKE-HOME MESSAGE The Mediterranean diet has been associated with reduced chronic systemic inflammation and a lower incidence of chronic inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn’s disease. The authors of this study used a Web-based questionnaire to identify 3557 individuals with…
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Another Article Says Chocolate Reduces Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
Findings from a recent article suggested chocolate consumption may be related to reduced risk of cardiovascular disease at <100 g/week consumption. That’s about 3 1/2 ounces per week. The also don’t fall into the trap of, “well, if a little bit is good, then a whole lot ought to be even better” perspective! Higher levels…