Archive for April, 2009
To Drop Weight, Juicing’s Great
Study: Participants Dropped Four Pounds with Vegetable Juice and Low-Calorie Diet I’m not much of a juicer. And by “juicer,” I’m not referring to the “juice” that’s become synonymous with steroids and human growth hormone (I think you probably already knew that, though). I’m talking the traditional juice, the kind that the juiceman himself, Jay [...]
Posted: April 30th, 2009 under Juicing, Weight Loss.
Tags: benefits of juicing, benefits of vegetable juice, health benefits of juicing, vegetable juice, vegetable juicer
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Statins: A Literal No-Brainer
Study: Statins Don’t Decrease Alzheimer’s Risk, Increase Cognitive Decline If you’re a frequent consumer of news, it may feel like you’re living in a parallel universe at times. What’s reported on what network is often avoided or given a totally different spin on another network. And when it comes to health news, there’s no better [...]
Posted: April 28th, 2009 under Alzheimer's Disease, cholesterol.
Tags: statins and alzheimer's, statins for cholesterol
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Why Sleep Needs the Goldilocks Treatment
Sleep That Isn’t ‘Just Right’ Increases Diabetes Risk It sounds like a study straight out of the timeless nursery rhyme Goldilocks and the Three Bears, where the porridge can’t be too hot or cold, the chair can’t be too big or small and the bed can’t be too spacious or cramped. It has to be [...]
Posted: April 28th, 2009 under Diabetes, Sleep.
Tags: lack of sleep, lack of sleep and diabetes, lack of sleep side effects
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The Nutrition Decision: Organic or Conventional?
Organic Maintains Lead in Debate over Nutrition For several years now, the British Nutrition Foundation has doggedly held by the notion that organic produce is no more nutritious than conventional produce. They hold that the only real reason one ought to pony up the extra two to three bucks for a head of lettuce or [...]
Posted: April 27th, 2009 under Organic Products.
Tags: conventional produce, organic produce
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For a Healthy Heart, Put a Premium on Magnesium
Study: Low Levels of Magnesium Increases Stroke Risk If you’re familiar with my latest book, The Blood Pressure Miracle, then you know about a triumvirate of minerals that are highly beneficial to maintaining a healthy blood pressure: potassium, calcium and magnesium. Well a new study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology backs up my [...]
Posted: April 27th, 2009 under Magnesium.
Tags: stroke risk
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Smoking on the Outs with Oats
Pilot Study: Wild Oats May Cut Cigarette Use in Half There’s definitely been a full-scale blitz on the tobacco industry in recent years. Everywhere you look, from the federal government to state government, legislators are pushing cigarette taxes northward. This past March, for instance, the president signed a new bill into law that would increase [...]
Posted: April 21st, 2009 under Smoking.
Tags: wild oats extract
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Exercise Keeps Elderly Standing Tall
Kiwi Researchers Find Exercising Prevents Elderly from Falls It’s a line that ought to be canonized in the annals of the Advertising Hall of Fame. “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!” When the distressed woman and the company behind the commercial first hit the TV box, her dire call was considered humorous rather than [...]
Posted: April 21st, 2009 under Exercise.
Tags: elderly fall prevention
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With Bladder Cancer Treatment, Less Is More
Study: No Difference in Results for Bladder Cancer Patients Receiving High or Low Intensity Treatments Clichés are anathema to the writer who wants to pepper his or her prose with provocative witticisms. But try as they might, clichés find their way into articles and books because – more often than not – they’re true. Few [...]
Posted: April 15th, 2009 under Cancer.
Tags: bladder cancer, frankincense oil
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Overweight Today, Disabled Tomorrow?
Study: Overweight in Young Life Triples Likelihood of Mobility Issues in Older Life Establishing a healthy lifestyle while young is so important. It sets up a healthy habit that we’ll continue to live by throughout our life (remember, the best predictor of future behavior is past behavior); it ensures that we won’t fall victim to [...]
Posted: April 13th, 2009 under Obesity.
Tags: mobility issues
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Caffeine Cure?
Cyclist’s Study May Dispel ‘No Pain, No Gain’ Mantra Caffeine consumption is one of those topics where there’s no hard-fastened rule. For instance, if you’re pregnant, it’s best to avoid it; if you need an energy booster, it’s best to have it. If you’re sleeping patterns have been off-kilter lately, you may want to cut [...]
Posted: April 13th, 2009 under caffeine, Exercise.
Tags: athletic performance, brain receptors
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