Polyphenols are antioxidant plant colors and blackcurrant extract is rich in these natural compounds. According to new animal research published in the British Journal of Nutrition, black currant extract may reduce high cholesterol and high blood sugar. In a mouse study upon which the above paper is based, total (plasma) cholesterol and glucose levels were […]
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Author: Michael J. Glade, PhD., F.A.C.N., C.N.S. Abstract Telomeres are strings of DNA that are not themselves genes but that extend every chromosome beyond its last gene. Terminal telomeres are sacrificed during every mitotic event in human cells (“telomere attrition”), preserving the functional genome despite the “end replication problem.” However, the “telomeric theory of biological
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By JIM AXELROD AND EMILY RAND | CBS NEWS | June 11, 2015, 6:51 PM When a CBS News employee was recently prescribed a nutritional supplement to boost his energy, he was astonished when he saw the claim the pharmacy submitted — and his insurance approved — for a one month supply: $44,707. For the cost of
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By Olga Khazan Try to avoid breaking any limbs in Crestview, Florida. You might wind up in North Okaloosa Medical Center, which charges 12.6 times, or 1,260 percent, more than what it costs the hospital to treat patients. North Okaloosa, along with New Jersey’s Carepoint Health-Bayonne Hospital, tops the list of the U.S. hospitals with
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Whether you are a weekend warrior or seasoned triathlete, you are already well aware of (and perhaps a believer in) electrolyte drinks: e.g., sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium. Endurance athletes sometimes reach for sodium supplements, especially since sodium is the main electrolyte lost during heavy sweating. Athletes who took salt supplements (a total of 900 mg
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Adding dietary fiber to your diet is one of the best things you can do to improve your health. But even though it’s easily available and inexpensive, most people still don’t get enough. Maybe it’s because most people don’t understand fiber’s numerous benefits. Everyone associates fiber with relief of constipation, but it’s more than that.
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Our nation’s obsession with high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) has caued epidemics of obesity, diabetes, heart disease and countless other diseases. So if HFCS is bad for your body, one can only imagine what it does to your brain. Well, we no longer have to wonder. A study conducted at UCLA (Agrawal, et al.) and
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