Health, Microbes, and More
Another reason to eat vegetables, whole grains, seeds, fish, and nuts - they provide magnesium. From Medical Xpress: Magnesium cuts diabetes risk Getting enough magnesium in the diet may reduce the risk of diabetes, especially for those who already show signs of heading that way. A Tufts study led by Adela Hruby, N10, MPH10, N13, found that ...continue reading "Magnesium and Diabetes Risk"
According to a recent large Swedish study, a healthy lifestyle lowers the risk of ischemic stroke (caused by a blood clot) - up to 54% lower risk. But unfortunately it does not lower the risk for a hemorrhagic stroke. A healthy lifestyle was considered to be: healthy diet, moderate alcohol consumption, not smoking, being physically active, and ...continue reading "Healthy Lifestyle and Stroke in Women"
What if a doctor said you could avoid years of taking medication (and all their side effects and cost), better heart health, and avoid a heart attack by adopting some lifestyle changes. Could you do it? Would you? How to avoid 4 out 5 heart attacks, from Medical Xpress: Healthy lifestyle choices may dramatically reduce ...continue reading "Healthy Lifestyle Choices and the Prevention of Heart Attacks"
Excerpts from an article by Jane Brody in the NY Times: Beating Back the Risk of Diabetes This year, nearly two million American adults and more than 5,000 children and adolescents will learn they have a potentially devastating, life-shortening, yet largely preventable disease: Type 2 diabetes. They will join 29.1 million Americans who already have diabetes. Diabetes ...continue reading "Ways to Lower Diabetes Risk"
Some good foods to eat for their health benefits. The following articles are from Science Daily: Almonds reduce the risk of heart disease, research shows Eating almonds can reduce the risk of heart disease by keeping blood vessels healthy, research has shown. Research found that they significantly increase the amount of antioxidants in the blood ...continue reading "Health Benefits of Almonds, Grapefruit, and Dark Chocolate"
But I wonder if the results would be different if the only processed meat (cold cuts, salami, prosciutto) you ate came from antibiotic, hormone, additive, and nitrate-free meat. From Science Daily: Processed red meat linked to higher risk of heart failure, death in men Men who regularly eat moderate amounts of processed red meat such ...continue reading "Processed Red Meat and Risk of Heart Failure"
From Medical Xpress: Estimated risk of breast cancer increases as red meat intake increases Higher red meat intake in early adulthood might be associated with an increased risk of breast cancer, and women who eat more legumes—such as peas, beans and lentils—poultry, nuts and fish might be at lower risk in later life, suggests a ...continue reading "Early Childhood Influences on Risk of Breast Cancer"
From the Feb. 6, 2014 Science Daily: Whole diet approach to lower cardiovascular risk has more evidence than low-fat diets A study published in The American Journal of Medicine reveals that a whole diet approach, which focuses on increased intake of fruits, vegetables, nuts, and fish, has more evidence for reducing cardiovascular risk than strategies that focus ...continue reading "More Support for Mediterranean Style Diet"
In case you missed it, Michael Pollan wrote an article about the human microbiome (the community of microbes that live within us) that was published May 15, 2013. Much of the article was about how the modern western diet may not be good for the human microbiome and how we can eat for better gut health. From ...continue reading "Nourishing your biome for (hopefully) better health"