According to a new study from the University of Pennsylvania, published this week in Scientific Reports, children who eat fish at least once a week sleep better and have IQ scores that are 4.8 points higher, on average, than those who consume fish less frequently or not at all.
Previous studies showed ...
According to the World Health Organization, the total number of people with dementia worldwide in 2015 is estimated at 47.5 million. The total number of new cases of dementia each year worldwide is nearly 7.7 million, implying 1 new case every 4 seconds. The number of people with dementia is expected to increase to 75.6 million in 2030 and 135.5 million in 2050. These figures are almost twice the rate of projected population growth over that ...
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It was revealed back in 2015 that Coca Cola invested at least $4 million in founding the ‘Global Energy Balance Network’ (GEBN), a non-profit organization run by university scientists engaged in obesity research projects.
The group said that halting weight gain should be less about dieting and more about “maintaining an active lifestyle and eating more calories“. They ...
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Ever heard of the hunger alarm system? It was recently in the news thanks to a new study from the University of Pennsylvannia:
Continue Reading →The brain’s hypothalamus, which controls the sensation of hunger, is home to a population of neurons known as agouti-related protein-expressing neurons, or AgRP neurons. In earlier work, Betley and colleagues discovered ...
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Vegetarians were celebrating last month because a study published by the American Heart Association (AHA) found that a plant-based diet was associated with reduced risk – by 42%, allegedly – of heart failure.
Vegan and freelance writer Susan Bird, in her article on this study, accidentally cited a ...
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As I wrote in an earlier post in regard to Stem Cell Activation, another fascinating concept comes from the field of Light Therapy. Dr. Alexander Wunsch explains its basic concepts very clearly in The Health & Wellness Show: Seeing the Light with Dr. Alexander Wunsch.
The show is very rich in information, so ...
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After watching a video explaining stem cell activation (for more information on stem cells, check out this post) through oral supplementation on December 2016, I proceeded to get all the relevant ingredients listed in the commercialized product. I got blueberry extract powder, green tea capsules, leucine powder, L-carnosine tablets, and vitamin D3 capsules. I started taking those every day, noticing a higher attention span and increased energy levels in days of high stress.
Prior to that, I was taking vitamin ...
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Methylated xanthines or methylxanthines include stimulants such as caffeine, aminophylline and pentoxifylline. Xanthine is a purine base or nitrogenous compound found in most human body tissues and fluids such as urine and blood. Methylated refers to the introduction of a methyl group into a chemical compound.
Most people don’t care about coffee being a methylxanthine, much ...
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I read this update from 2014 the other day,
Continue Reading →Novel tinnitus therapy helps patients cope with phantom noise
Patients with tinnitus hear phantom noise and are sometimes so bothered by the perceived ringing in their ears, they have difficulty concentrating. A new therapy does not lessen perception of the noise but appears to help patients cope better with it in their daily lives, according to new research.
A pilot study at Washington University School of Medicine ...
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O wad some Pow’r the giftie gie us
To see oursels as ithers see us!
It wad frae mony a blunder free us,
An’ foolish notion:
What airs in dress an’ gait wad lea’e us,
An’ ev’n devotion!
“To A Louse, On Seeing One on a Lady’s Bonnet at Church” by Robert Burns
Over the last few years an increasing number of publications have absolved saturated fat from being implicated ...
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