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Making positive lifestyle changes, such as adopting a healthy diet and exercising regularly, may actually reverse the aging process. Eating a healthy diet, taking regular exercise, stress management, and having a good social life have long been known to promote healthy aging. However, for the first time researchers have found that making positive lifestyle changes …
Consuming a diet rich in olive oil, nuts, as well as fruits, vegetables, and legumes, may curtail aging-related memory loss. Previously, a number of studies have shown that adherence to a Mediterranean diet – rich in olive oil, nuts, as well as fruits, vegetables, and legumes, and limited amounts of dairy products, red meat, soda …
With the ability to stabilize insulin and suppress hunger, nuts – as part of a healthy, balanced diet – assist with weight management goals. A number of previous studies suggest an inverse association between the frequency of nut consumption and body mass index (BMI) and risk of obesity. Gemma Flores-Mateo, from the Institut Universitari d’Investigacio …
A cherry-rich diet may decrease stroke risk, suggests an animal study. Montmorency tart cherries have been found to activate PPAR isoforms (peroxisome proliferator activating receptors) in many of the body’s tissues. Studies suggest that anthocyanins – the pigments that give the fruit its red color – may be responsible for PPAR activation. E. Mitchell Seymour, …
Triterpenoids extracted from apple peel may influence expression of IP-10, a gene that is linked to inflammatory disorders including irritable bowel disease. Apple peel is an abundant source of triterpenoids – plant-based compounds for which anti-cancer effects are suggested. Elke Richling, from University of Kaiserslautern (Germany), and colleagues studied the effects of ursanic, oleanic and …
Consuming grapes may help protect against organ damage associated with the progression of metabolic syndrome, an animal model reveals. Characterized by central obesity, hypertension, and adverse glucose and insulin metabolism, Metabolic Syndrome is a condition associated with increased risk of type-2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. E. Mitchell Seymour, from the University of Michigan Health System …
This stone fruit helps to improve blood glucose levels; as well, it may improve BMI among women. A fleshy stone fruit belonging to the genus Mangifera, consisting of numerous tropical fruiting trees in the flowering plant family Anacardiaceae, the mango is rich in vitamins, minerals and anti-oxidants, and contains an enzyme that can act as …
When consumed with starchy foods such as white wheat bread, strawberries, bilberries, lingonberries, and chokeberries significantly reduce the postprandial insulin response, among healthy women. White wheat bread contains starches that can induce post-consumption spikes in glucose and insulin responses. For rye bread, the glucose response is similar, whereas the insulin response is lower. A number …
Consumption of mushrooms may promote healthy weight, boost immune function, and serve as a convenient way to achieve Vitamin D levels. Low in calories, fat-free, cholesterol-free and very low in sodium, mushrooms provide many of the nutritional attributes of produce, as well as attributes more commonly found in meat, beans or grains. Recently published studies …
A cup of beetroot juice a day may help reduce blood pressure by as much as 10 mm Hg. In the human body, nitric oxide widens blood vessels and aids blood flow. Beetroot is rich in nitrates, which the body converts to nitrite and then to nitric oxide. Amrita Ahluwalia, from The London Medical School …