Eating healthy is a staple of advice for those with cardiovascular disease. Doctors will tell you to fill your diet with fruits, vegetables, high-fiber and low-protein foods, but how big a difference does nutrition make? A new study can give a very specific answer, as least as it related to blueberries. The cardiovascular benefits of … Continue reading Lower Cardiovascular Risk With Blueberries
You may know vitamin D as the “sunshine vitamin” because our bodies produce it in response to exposure to the sun. Among its many benefits, vitamin D helps keep our bones strong and boosts endocrine function, as well as the immune and cardiovascular systems. There also appears to brain health. Working off the results of … Continue reading How Vitamin D Helps Your Brain
You know your body better than anyone and have probably already determine one or more foods to skip before sex. A huge bowl of chili, for example, may cause your stomach to bloat or Thanksgiving turkey may leave you too sleepy to stay awake past the kids’ bedtime. But experts know that certain other foods … Continue reading Foods to Avoid Before Sex
Sure, you probably know that ultraprocessed foods aren’t good for you. But new research published in JAMA Internal Medicine lays out just how bad they are. Here’s a hint: consuming these items carries with it a much greater risk of death. A formula for the correlation Using data from 44,551 people in the French NutriNet-Sante … Continue reading Greater Death Risk With Uber-processed Foods
Most medical experts agree that flaxseed can help manage cholesterol and fight inflammation, a new study suggests it may also help reduce obesity. Flaxseed’s effects on the gut Researchers from Sweden’s University of Gothenburg and Denmark’s University of Copenhagen conducted a study to determine if flaxseed could positively impact obesity and metabolic health. The researchers … Continue reading Can You Reduce Obesity With Flaxseed Fiber?
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