Feb 28, 2020
Drinking either not enough or too much water can decrease cognitive performance in older women, Penn State University researchers have reported.
Jan 31, 2020
Celery has some of the highest levels of antifungal properties, as well as high levels of nutritional lipids, protein, vitamin C, copper, zinc and phosphorous.
Qigong, a traditional Chinese massage technique and movement practice, may offer hope for children with autism spectrum disorder.
Studies show that probiotics can help with bone loss in postmenopausal women as well as gut infections in newborns.
Postmenopausal women are more likely to develop hypertension than men their age, but taking pumpkin seed oil daily may head off that condition.
Research finds that certain mind-body therapies significantly reduce pain and the use of opioids in people suffering from acute pain.
Study concludes that supplementing with vitamin D3, vitamin E or vitamin B12 cream can reduce symptoms for patients with moderate to severe eczema.
Dec 30, 2019
Babies whose mothers drank pomegranate juice while pregnant have evidence of both better brain connectivity and development of white matter.
Research finds that increasing nut intake by a half serving a day—about 12 almonds or seven walnut halves—is linked to lower instances of weight gain and obesity.
Eating and drinking fermented probiotic dairy products such as yogurt, kefir, cheese and sour cream reduces the risk of heart disease for women, report researchers.
According to a study, women eating more onions and garlic reduced their risk of breast cancer by 59 percent compared to those that ate less of these.
Middle-aged and older adults that live in greener neighborhoods have a lower risk of metabolic syndrome.
Nov 27, 2019
Gut bacteria may affect how hypertensive patients respond to medications and whether cardiac patients are more likely to have heart attacks.
Middle school students who receive mindfulness training experience lower stress levels, less depression and improved academic performance.
Research finds that consuming culinary mushrooms three times a week can lower the chance of developing prostate cancer by 17 percent.
Maintaining a healthy body mass index (BMI) of less than 25, combined with a healthy diet, can reduce the risk of developing cataracts.
Eating nuts, a good source of unsaturated fat, two or more times per week have a 17 percent lower risk of dying from a heart attack or stroke.
People that experience storm and flood damage to their homes are about 50 percent more likely to experience depression and anxiety.
Researchers find unmarried individuals—cohabiting, divorced, separated, widowed and never married—have significantly higher odds of developing dementia than their married counterparts.
Those with higher quality diets have significantly better gut bacteria diversity, a factor linked to reduced risk for a variety of diseases.
Oct 31, 2019
Study finds that drinking three or more servings of caffeinated beverages a day raises the odds of a headache that day or the next.
Drinking sugar-sweetened drinks can increase the risk of developing non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) by 40 percent.
Researchers found that people with diets rich in vitamin A had a significantly reduced risk of developing squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) skin cancer.
Patients suffering from chronic-pain find that acupuncture treatments were significantly better than drugs at helping them sleep.
Older people with dementia have responded to simple dance movement lessons with visible humor and imagination and reported a higher quality of life after six sessions.
Switching to organics has quick payoffs, reducing agrochemicals in the body by 94 percent within a month.
A hibiscus flower extract selectively kills off triple-negative breast cancer cells, one of the most difficult to treat types.
Sep 30, 2019
Kids that are bullied at age 10 have eight times the rate of depression in their teen years.
Rosemary herbal supplements can help to improve memory and sleep, reduce anxiety and lessen depression.
Study finds that men and women who have abstained from alcohol during their lives have the highest levels of mental well-being.
Cordyceps, a fungus that grows on caterpillars high in the Himalayas, has been shown to boost the immune system by detecting and killing virus-infected cells, tumor cells and abnormal cells.
Another reason to consider organics: A study of teens and preteens linked high exposure to pesticides to a higher risk of depression.
An injection of oriental motherwort can help decrease blood loss and other adverse events for mothers giving birth.
Children born with low vitamin D levels, determined by the mothers' levels during pregnancy, have an approximately 60 percent higher risk of elevated systolic blood pressure.
Laboratory researchers have found that fennel oil has significant antifungal properties against vaginal yeast infections caused by Candida species.
A study finds that herbal extracts significantly reduced the ability of MRSA bacteria to grow and spread, a finding that may help develop new strategies against the superbug.
Aug 30, 2019
Researchers have discovered that cold or unsupportive mothering styles can harm a child’s health into adulthood.
Regular exposure to sunlight can decrease the incidence of irritable bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, in children.
A new study shows that eating a vegan diet does not compromise endurance in runners.
It has been found that preventative antibiotics prescribed by dentists for senior patients with specific heart conditions are unnecessary 81 percent of the time.
Those suffering from anxiety or depression are more likely to have seasonal or chronic allergies.
Maqui, black berries that grow wild in the rain forests of Chile and Argentina, show promise for relieving dry eyes and eye fatigue from excessive screen time.
Sleep quality, including taking longer to fall asleep and waking more during the night, may be linked to the development of peptic ulcers.
Aug 15, 2019
In a 30-year study, women that quit smoking sharply reduced their risk of developing seropositive rheumatoid arthritis, which can cause joint deformities and disability.
Eating three to four eggs a week increases heart disease mortality by 6 percent and all-cause mortality by 8 percent, a new study found.
Probiotics significantly reduce body weight and fat mass, concluded a Chinese meta-review of 821 obese and overweight people.
After six months of marathon training, running novices reversed the aging of major blood vessels; in another study, heart failure patients that walked fast were less likely to have cognitive impairment.
Montmorency tart cherries in juice or capsules lower systolic blood pressure and insulin levels within hours, reducing factors that lead to metabolic syndrome.
At least one-third of early deaths globally could be prevented if people moved to a largely plant-based diet, Harvard scientists have calculated.
Jun 28, 2019
Chinese seniors that ate more than two teaspoons of nuts a day were found to have better thinking, reasoning and memory than those that didn’t eat nuts.
