Archive for 'Mediterranean Diet'
An Appetite for Alzheimer’s Avoidance
Researchers Say Diet Influences Alzheimer’s Risk One fact that I’ve hammered over my readers’ heads over the years is the prevalence of heart disease. It remains the number one cause of death for Americans, but believe it or not, between the years 2000 and 2006, there’s been an 11 percent drop in heart disease related [...]
Posted: April 18th, 2010 under Alzheimer's Disease, Mediterranean Diet.
Tags: alzheimer's prevention, prevent alzheimer's, preventing alzheimer's
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More Mediterranean Magic
Study: Hypertension Risk Reduced with Mediterranean Diet The last time I wrote about the Mediterranean diet – the diet that evokes thoughts of ocean and sand, yet is built on the brick-and-mortar foundation of fresh fruits and vegetables, nuts, and sea-faring protein sources – I talked about a huge study that showed how strict adherents [...]
Posted: May 13th, 2009 under High Blood Pressure, Mediterranean Diet.
Tags: fruits, hypertension, Mediterranean Diet, nuts, Olive Oil
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Why You Should Also Eat Mediterranean
Not Just a Nice Place to Visit You are what you eat. It’s a statement that’s become so commonplace, so hackneyed, it’s a cliché; the words just don’t really mean much anymore. But a study recently released gives life to this age old phrase—literally. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 57 percent of [...]
Posted: January 27th, 2008 under Alzheimer's Disease, Life Expectancy, Mediterranean Diet.
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