Health Alerts - Important News from Current Research About Health and Nutrition
Eating carrots and other colorful fruits and vegetables could cut your cardiovascular disease risk.
Researchers from the University of Catalonia in Spain found a high level of carotenes in the blood is linked to a lower incidence of atherosclerotic plaque in the arteries which translates to a lower risk of cardiovascular disease.
Staff Reports,
July 17, 2023
Napping may be the key to keeping your brain healthy.
A new study from University College London has found regular daytime napping may help preserve brain health by slowing the rate of brain shrinkage during the aging process.
Staff Reports,
July 10, 2023
Vitamin D could be the key to heart rhythm problems.
New research from the University of Eastern Finland found taking higher-than-recommended doses of vitamin D was able to reduce the risk of A-fib in older men and women in their study.
Staff Reports,
July 03, 2023
Food can be your medicine for diabetes reversal.
The American College of Lifestyle Medicine found 37 percent of their study participants were able to achieve complete remission of their type 2 diabetes with a predominantly plant-based, whole-food diet.
Staff Reports,
June 26, 2023
Don't junk up your food unless you want to junk up your sleep.
Researchers at Uppsala University found eating an unhealthy diet affected the quality of the sleep of their study participants.
Staff Reports,
June 19, 2023
Looks like the food system is going away from its natural roots.
A recent study shows a full 60 percent of foods purchased by Americans contain technical food additives, a 10 percent increase in the past 20 years.
Staff Reports,
May 31, 2023
Good news for multivitamin users regarding memory.
Research from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Columbia University shows daily multivitamin supplementation is able to improve memory and slow cognitive aging in older adults.
Staff Reports,
May 31, 2023
Improving your fitness level may improve your grades in the classroom.
Researchers at Nottingham Trent University in England found the fittest adolescents showed better attention, perception and memory, as well as higher-level decision making and complex thinking than their less-fit classmates.
Staff Reports,
May 22, 2023
