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A new study published May 2015 in the medical journal JAMA Internal Medicine states that nuts protect you from heart disease lowering death rates from heart disease and other causes to the tune of 20%. The research data was based on three large cohort studies, which involved low-incom

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July 15, 2015

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all races, cardiovascular mortality, eating habits, heart attacks, heart disease, mediterranean diet, nuts, obesity, olive oil, strokes

A study about fish consumption in pregnancy and mercury exposure to pregnant women and their children from the Republic of Seychelles showed that mercury in fish is less worrisome than was assumed in the past. 1265 mother-child pairs were enrolled in this study (Ref. 1). Seychelles Is

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July 01, 2015

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behavior, communication skills, fish consumption, hair samples, mercury exposure, methyl mercury exposure, motor skills, neurodevelopmental outcomes, pregnancy, prenatal fish consumption

An interesting study from the Aarhus University in Denmark showed that high dose resveratrol could increase bone density significantly in only 16 weeks. The results were published on Oct. 16, 2014 in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 66 middle-aged obese men with

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June 10, 2015

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bone mineral density, calcium, estradiol, ldh, lumbar spine, magnesium, resveratrol, testosterone, vitamin D3, vitamin K2

As you prepare for summer BBQ’s read about this study from Porto in Portugal dated March, 2015, which states that marinating meat cuts down carcinogens. Normally, with barbecuing carcinogens form on the surface of the meat, called heterocyclic amines. Marinating meat in beer for 4 hou

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May 27, 2015

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bbq, black beer ale, carcinogens, charcoal grill, crock pot, dna damage, heterocyclic amines, lemon juice and olive oil, marinade, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

An article from Tokyo, Japan describes a study that showed that higher vitamin E intake lowers the risk of high blood pressure. Dr. Akiko Kuwabara and his team analyzed data from 1,405 men and 2,102 women aged 40 and older (average age about 63) from Japan’s National Health and Nutrit

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May 20, 2015

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alpha tocopherol, endothelial dysfunction, gamma tocopherol, mix of several tocopherols, nitric oxide, oxidation of LDL cholesterol, oxidative damage, protecting LDL cholesterol, vitamin e, vitamin e intake

A lack of zinc can lead to DNA breaks and zinc can repair DNA. These are the findings of a recent study from January 5, 2015. DNA is vital for cell function. When DNA breaks occur such as in zinc deficiency, cell function suffers. If this condition persists and does not get repaired,

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May 06, 2015

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comet assay, dna, dna breaks, longevity, phytates, supplement, zinc, zinc deficiency, zinc serum levels, zinc supplementation

The fact that you can have a longer life with a Mediterranean diet is known for some time. But now a study has shown that the reason for a longer life is the fact that telomeres get elongated from the Mediterranean diet. Telomeres are the caps at the end of chromosomes, and they get s

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April 29, 2015

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chronic diseases, fiber intake, increased life span, lifestyle factors, mediterranean type diet, omega-3 fatty acid, physical activity, relaxation techniques, resveratrol, telomeres

Fiber is good for you as it has been proven to be beneficial for prevention of cardiovascular diseases and various cancers in the past; now it has been studied again in a much larger study population as was reported recently in the media. This news report was based on this medical stu

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April 08, 2015

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cancer, cardiovascular disease, death rate, diabetes, fiber, heart attacks, processed cereals, sugar

This article is about the fact that calcium supplementation reduces mortality. Notably, a study in the American Journal of Nutrition (August 2014) looked at the effect of calcium intake in diabetics. To clarify, it also looked at their risk to develop heart disease. They failed to s

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March 25, 2015

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atherosclerotic plaque, calcium intake, calcium supplementation, food questionnaires, heart disease, heart vessels, osteoporosis, vitamin D3, vitamin K2

Treating Alcoholic Hepatitis With Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor (GCSF)

Introduction In September 2014 a study with severe alcoholic hepatitis patients showed that granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (GCSF) improves their survival. Granulocyte-stimulating colony factors (GSCF) Before we examine this study I like to give some background about what colony

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February 18, 2015

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Nuts Protect You From Heart Disease

Fish Consumption In Pregnancy

Resveratrol Improves Bone Density

Marinating Meat Cuts Down Carcinogens

Vitamin E Lowers Blood Pressure

Zinc Repairs Broken DNA

Longer Life With Mediterranean Diet

Fiber Is Good For You

Calcium Supplementation Reduces Mortality

Alcoholic Hepatitis Treated With GCSF

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