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Every organ in the body needs magnesium, especially your heart, muscles, kidneys, and bones. This important mineral also contributes to energy production, and helps regulate the levels of a wide variety of other nutrients, including zinc, copper, calcium, potassium, and Vitamin D. Foods rich in magnesium include green leafy vegetables (spinach, kale, broccoli), nuts, and…
United Press International | 08-29-12 Being physically fit before age 50, not only helps extend lifespan, but it also increases the chances of aging healthily, U.S. researchers say. Senior author Dr. Jarett Berry of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas and colleagues at The Cooper Institute examined data on 18,670 patients participating…
Zinc is an essential trace mineral. Did you know it is the most common mineral in the body next to iron? It helps to stimulate the activity of over 100 different enzymes. Zinc is critical for: healthy growth in childhood learning and memory wound healing proper insulin and thyroid function healthy immune system preventing macular…
Did you know that Vitamin K2 is every bit as important as vitamin D for protecting your heart and bone health? It is essential for activating enzymes involved in transporting calcium through arterial walls and into your bones. Vitamins K1 and K2 are part of a family, but they are very different in their activity…
Posted in The Sacramento Bee There are currently no good medications available to prevent or treat Alzheimer’s disease, but recent studies on dietary interventions to help improve cognition offer significant hope for people suffering from dementia. Several years ago, Dr. Richard Wurtman at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology developed a mixture of three nutrients that…
Written by: Laurie Barclay, MD July 13, 2012 — Dietary self-monitoring, preparing meals at home, and eating meals at regular intervals may improve 12-month weight loss among postmenopausal overweight-to-obese women, according to a dietary weight loss intervention study published online July 13 in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics “When it comes…
Most people are aware that their bodies are continually covered in other living organisms including bacteria and funguses. In fact, the number of these micro-organisms outnumbers our human cells by a factor of 3-10 times! The right organisms in the right place confer health benefits, while the wrong ones in the wrong place can cause…
Breast cancer patients with high levels of vitamin D in their blood are twice as likely to survive the disease as women with low levels of this nutrient, reported a group of San Diego School of Medicine researchers in the March issue of Anticancer Research. Metabolites of Vitamin D are apparently able to increase the communication between…
Many books have been written on the merits of returning to a more basic way of eating, eliminating refined grains and processed foods, referred to as a “Paleo” diet. You may also see the terms “Primal” or “Stone Age” diet. This harkens back to our Paleolithic days when we foraged daily for our food: hunting…
Curcumin is what gives Turmeric its bright yellow-orange colour. It has been shown to have powerful anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and anti-cancer properties in laboratory studies. However, very few good human trials have been completed, and we do know that it is poorly absorbed. Mouse studies have shown that it reduces the immune response in colitis and…
I couldn’t have said it better myself, so here is the column on Coenzyme Q10 direct from examine.com Coenzyme Q10 (COQ10) is a molecule produced in the body. It aids mitochondria during energy production. It is similar to other Pseudovitamin compounds because it is vital for survival, but does not necessarily need to be supplemented.…
Your body can make Omega 6 and Omega 9, but it can’t make Omega 3. The average diet (including meat and eggs) is high in omega-6 fatty acids, which is why supplementing with fish oil (Omega 3) is recommended to balance the ratio of 3’s to 6’s. It turns out that 6’s are quite inflammatory…
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