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Omega 3s and Antioxidants Benefit Cognitive Impairment Study Says

Omega 3s and Antioxidants Benefit Cognitive Impairment Study Says

Fish oil  and antioxidant supplementation might be beneficial for  people in the early stages of dementia. A study just published in the July 2015 issue of the scientific journal of the American Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology showed that  people with mild dementia showed signs of improvement given these substances. 

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Poor Sleep Promotes Development of Alzheimer’s Disease

Poor Sleep Promotes Development of Alzheimer’s Disease

A new study done at the University of California at Berkeley provides more evidence that as previously suspected, poor sleep is associated with the development of Alzheimer’s Disease. Deposits of a toxic protein called beta-amyloid has long been thought to be causative of the death of brain cells leading to Alzheimer’s disease. When a person […]

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Feeling Gratitude is Heart Healthy

Feeling Gratitude is Heart Healthy

Gratitude, the mental outlook of recognizing and cherishing  positive aspects of one’s life, may contribute to overall better physical as well as mental health, and according to a new study benefits the heart. In patients with mild heart failure, lower inflammatory markers were found in those who feel gratitude, according to newly published research.Regarding his […]

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Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Improves Glucose Control

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Improves Glucose Control

Mindfulness-based stress reduction decreased fasting glucose levels and showed improvement in quality of life parameters in overweight women as per research done at  the Penn State College of Medicine and presented  at  the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society in San Diego.   Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD best selling author of many books on the subject, […]

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Diet, Nutrition Essential for Mental Health

Diet, Nutrition Essential for Mental Health

 The medical Journal The Lancet Psychiatry has published a review of research and current knowledge regarding diet, nutrition and mental health. Dr Jerome Sarris lead author of the study from the University of Melbourne is a member of the International Society for Nutritional Psychiatry Research (ISNPR). He advocates the field of psychiatry recognizing and utilizing […]

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Dementia Risk Tied to Chronic Use Of Several Common Medications

Dementia Risk Tied to Chronic Use Of Several Common Medications

A  new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association has shown a significantly increased risk for developing dementia in those chronically taking  medications with an anticholinergic effect, especially  at higher doses  for a long period of time.  Many of these drugs which are commonly taken by older Americans are over the counter […]

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#6 Of THE TOP 10 MOST IMPORTANT NUTRITION AND LIFESTYLE RESEARCH ARTICLES OF 2014

THE  TOP 10  MOST IMPORTANT NUTRITION AND LIFESTYLE RESEARCH ARTICLES OF 20014 Over the past year I’ve shared with you over seventy  postings containing the most important research findings reported in the areas of nutrition, natural treatments, and lifestyle factors that we in Integrative Medicine believe are the best treatments now and for the future. […]

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#7 of THE TOP 10 MOST IMPORTANT NUTRITION AND LIFESTYLE RESEARCH ARTICLES OF 2014

THE  TOP 10  MOST IMPORTANT NUTRITION AND LIFESTYLE RESEARCH ARTICLES OF 2014 Over the past year I’ve shared with you over seventy  postings containing the most important research findings reported in the areas of nutrition, natural treatments, and lifestyle factors that we in Integrative Medicine believe are the best treatments now and for the future. […]

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THE TOP 10 MOST IMPORTANT NUTRITION AND LIFESTYLE RESEARCH ARTICLES OF 2014

THE TOP 10 MOST IMPORTANT NUTRITION AND LIFESTYLE RESEARCH ARTICLES OF 2014

THE TOP 10 MOST IMPORTANT NUTRITION AND LIFESTYLE RESEARCH ARTICLES OF 2014 Over the past year I’ve shared with you over seventy  postings containing the most important research findings reported in the areas of nutrition, natural treatments, and lifestyle factors that we in Integrative Medicine believe are the best treatments now and for the future.

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