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Pterostilbene: The Better Sister of Resveratrol for Health and Longevity
From the perspective of chemistry, pterostilbene ( trans -3,5-dimethoxy-4-hydroxystilbene) is a doubly methylated analog of the more familiar compound called resveratrol ( trans -3,4,5'-trihydroxystilbene). Pterostilbene and resveratrol are both found at hi...ļ»æ
From the perspective of chemistry, pterostilbene ( trans -3,5-dimethoxy-4-hydroxystilbene) is a doubly methylated analog of the more familiar compound called resveratrol ( trans -3,4,5'-trihydroxystilbene). Pterostilbene and resveratrol are both found at hi...ļ»æ
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The Anti-Obesity Berry with Five Flavors: Omija
A woody vine that is indigenous to China and the far eastern areas of Russia bears clusters of berries that look a lot like red currents. The scientific name for this plant is Schisandra chinensis , with a common name being Magnolia vine. The berriesĀ from t...ļ»æ
A woody vine that is indigenous to China and the far eastern areas of Russia bears clusters of berries that look a lot like red currents. The scientific name for this plant is Schisandra chinensis , with a common name being Magnolia vine. The berriesĀ from t...ļ»æ
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Dietary Fats and Intellect: Western-style Diets Impair Cognitive Development
The composition of the fats in ones diet can have profound effects on health, both in the short-term and the long-term. Most people have become familiar with the scientific evidence that correlates disease, particularly cardiovascular disease and cancer, wi...ļ»æ
The composition of the fats in ones diet can have profound effects on health, both in the short-term and the long-term. Most people have become familiar with the scientific evidence that correlates disease, particularly cardiovascular disease and cancer, wi...ļ»æ
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Dietary Fats and Intellect: Western-style Diets Impair Cognitive Development
The composition of the fats in ones diet can have profound effects on health, both in the short-term and the long-term. Most people have become familiar with the scientific evidence that correlates disease, particularly cardiovascular disease and cancer, wi...ļ»æ
The composition of the fats in ones diet can have profound effects on health, both in the short-term and the long-term. Most people have become familiar with the scientific evidence that correlates disease, particularly cardiovascular disease and cancer, wi...ļ»æ
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Despite What You May Have Learned, Breakfast May Not Prevent Weight Gain After All
There is a long held belief, shared by myself as well, that consumption of breakfast is an important means to maintaining a healthy body weight. Indeed, empirical support for just such a belief has been provided by large numbers of observational studies. Al...ļ»æ
There is a long held belief, shared by myself as well, that consumption of breakfast is an important means to maintaining a healthy body weight. Indeed, empirical support for just such a belief has been provided by large numbers of observational studies. Al...ļ»æ
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Low-Fat-High-Carb and High-Fat-Low-Carb Diets Exert Same Health Benefits
So many diet fads, so little evidence of efficacy. The single most important thing about what one eats is to ensure that input (commonly defined as calories) doesn't exceed the energy expenditure needs of ones body. Some fad diets espouse the so-called bene...ļ»æ
So many diet fads, so little evidence of efficacy. The single most important thing about what one eats is to ensure that input (commonly defined as calories) doesn't exceed the energy expenditure needs of ones body. Some fad diets espouse the so-called bene...ļ»æ
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Protein Intake: What, When, and How Much Affects Longevity
The consumption of protein is a must from the simple fact that humans cannot make certain amino acids required for building and maintaining muscle protein mass as well as all the other critical functions of proteins, both structural and functional, in human...ļ»æ
The consumption of protein is a must from the simple fact that humans cannot make certain amino acids required for building and maintaining muscle protein mass as well as all the other critical functions of proteins, both structural and functional, in human...ļ»æ
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Balance of What You Eat, NOT Total Calories Dictates Health and Longevity
First and foremost let me state that "diets" DO NOT work to control ones weight, least of all "fad diets". We all have a "diet" that constitutes our normal daily food intake. Many individuals have a "diet" that exceeds their daily caloric needs and as a res...ļ»æ
First and foremost let me state that "diets" DO NOT work to control ones weight, least of all "fad diets". We all have a "diet" that constitutes our normal daily food intake. Many individuals have a "diet" that exceeds their daily caloric needs and as a res...ļ»æ
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Nutrigenomics: What We Eat Affects Our Genes and also Our Lifespan
Two topics of clinical significance to everyone are aging and cancer. We, of course, cannot stop the aging process completely but there are easy and inexpensive ways to reduce the cellular ravages of time and thus delay the overall aging process. And couple...ļ»æ
Two topics of clinical significance to everyone are aging and cancer. We, of course, cannot stop the aging process completely but there are easy and inexpensive ways to reduce the cellular ravages of time and thus delay the overall aging process. And couple...ļ»æ
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Drinking Coffee May Keep You Younger
Ahhh coffee, what would I do in the morning without my wake up comfort drink?? Coffee is one of the most drunk beverages world wide and is a near stable for many Americans, particularly when getting going in the morning. However, besides the perk up from th...ļ»æ
Ahhh coffee, what would I do in the morning without my wake up comfort drink?? Coffee is one of the most drunk beverages world wide and is a near stable for many Americans, particularly when getting going in the morning. However, besides the perk up from th...ļ»æ
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