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Category Archives: Nutrition
Alzheimer’s and diet
This study again confirms the finding of other studies that a diet high in vegetables and omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin D will help prevent Alzheimer’s disease. This particular study looked at brain shrinkage, or atrophy, which is a key … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Nutrition
Tagged Alzheimer's disease, brain atrophy, brain shrinkage, fruits, omega-3 fatty acids, vegetables, vitamin B, vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin E
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Prevention of diabetes in African American population with exercise and vegetarian diet
This article compares two groups of African Americans; Seventh Day Adventists, who encourage vegetarian diet and abstinence from alcohol, and a non-Adventist African American group. They found in their comparison, that the vegetarian group had a 70% less chance of … Continue reading
Posted in Exercise, Nutrition
Tagged diabetes, exercise, fruits, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian diet
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Low Vitamin D Common In Spine Surgery Patients
I’m not sure how many more articles like this we need. Vitamin D deficiency is widespread. I’m at the point that I don’t check the blood level all the time because most of the time it is low, especially in … Continue reading
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Tagged back surgery, bone healing, cancer, high blood pressure, vitamin D, vitamin D receptor
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Low fat diet with fish oil supplement slows prostate cancer growth
How interesting is this? Just 4-6 weeks of a low fat diet with fish oil supplementation changed the composition and slowed the growth of prostate cancer prior to surgery when compared to the typical high fat Western diet. Just think … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer Therapy, Nutrition
Tagged fish oil, omega-3 fatty acids, prostate cancer
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Coffee lowers skin cancer rates
This prospective study demonstrates that coffee decreased the risk of basal cell skin cancers 18% for women and 13% for men. The benefit may be from the caffeine or other nutrients in the coffee. In any case, enjoy your morning … Continue reading
Nutrients and skin properties, from the FALL 2011 ANA Conference
The third presentation at the Fall 2011 American Nutriceutical Conference was by Dr. Silke DeSpirt of the Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Heinrich-Heine-University Dusseldorf. Her presentation was entitled “can nutrients modulate skin properties?” Synopsis: Through a series of studies, … Continue reading
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Tagged american nutriceutical society, borage seed oil, cocoa, flavonols, flaxseed oil, fruit powder, hydration, juice powder, microcirculation, nutrients, skin health, skin thickness, UV-A, UV-B
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Folate Research Update from the Fall 2011 ANA Conference
The second lecture at the Fall ANA conference was an update on folate presented by Dr. Gail P.A. Kauwell, PhD, RD, LDN, from the University of Florida. She gave an interesting and though provoking talk on this important vitamin. There … Continue reading
Epigenetics and Heart Disease, how diet changes genetic risk
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111011171553.htm DNA is not destiny. The study of genes has left us with the thought that we cannot control our own health. There are genes identified for just about every medical problem including heart disease. Thanks to mass media, people … Continue reading
Posted in epigenetics, Nutrigenomics, Nutrition
Tagged 9p21 gene, epigenetics, fruits, heart disease, nutrigenomics, vegetables
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