Curcumin Is the Spice of Life When Delivered Via Tiny Nanoparticles
University of South Australia via Newswise – For years, curry lovers have sworn by the anti-inflammatory properties of turmeric, but its active compound, curcumin, has long frustrated scientists hoping to…
Heart Attack Risk: Loneliness Is Worse Than Smoking?
Dr. Don Colbert – Loneliness is an increasing, serious problem in modern society with serious health and mortality consequences similar to smoking cigarettes. But we have power through God to…
Proof that Lifelong Cholesterol Reduction Prevents Heart Disease
Michael Greger M.D. FACLM via Nutrition Facts – “It is well accepted that coronary atherosclerosis is a chronic progressive disease that begins early in life and slowly progresses over several…
Changing What Heart Cells Eat Could Help Them Regenerate
UT Southwestern Medical Center via EurekAlert – New study suggests that encouraging cardiomyocytes to consume glucose instead of fatty acids could help treat heart failure. DALLAS – Feb. 20, 2020…
Health Experts: Eat More Plants and Whole Foods, Fewer Animals
Lorie Johnson via CBN News – Scientists now tell us the Standard American Diet (SAD) causes even more deaths than smoking. This diet largely consists of ultra-processed foods loaded with…
Pregnant Women With Very High Blood Pressure Face Greater Heart Disease Risk
Rutgers University via EurekAlert – Women with high blood pressure in their first pregnancy have a greater risk of heart attack or cardiovascular death, according to a Rutgers study. The…
Robotic Heart to Replace Human Transplants on the Horizon
Dr. Liji Thomas, MD via News-Medical Net – Scientists are working to end the need for human heart transplants by 2028. A team of researchers in the UK, Cambridge, and…
Sky-Blue Dye Could Help Repair Damaged Heart Tissue
ISRAEL21c Staff – The small molecule reduces damaging inflammation and improves heart function in mouse models of heart attack, say Israeli scientists. A non-toxic blue dye commonly used in biology…
Cigarette Smoke Damages Our Mental Health, Too
ISRAEL21c Staff by Israel21c – New Israeli-Serbian research study suggests that smoking and depression are closely linked. Everyone knows that cigarette smoking can cause lung cancer, heart disease, low birth…
How to Get the Benefits of Aspirin Without the Risks
Michael Greger M.D. FACLM via Nutrition Facts – For people without a personal history of cardiovascular disease, aspirin’s risks may outweigh its benefits, but aspirin may have additional benefits. “We…
Study Uncovers a Link Between Dopamine and Our Biological Clocks that Can Lead to Snacking, Overeating and Obesity
University of Virginia via Newswise – “…We’re learning that when we eat is just as important as how much we eat. A calorie is not just a calorie. Calories consumed…
Heart Attack Discovery Could Give Hope to People Not Able to Be Treated
University of Sydney via EurekAlert – As a result of myocardial infarction (heart attack), scar tissue forms that negatively affects heart function. Although it has been long known that heart…
10 Science-Backed Health Benefits of Pomegranates: The Perfect Christmas Appetizer
Dr. Don Colbert – Pomegranates are beautiful. They are vibrant. They are difficult and messy to open (we’ll solve that below). And, they are incredibly nutritious. In fact, they have…
Lighting Up Cardiovascular Problems Using Nanoparticles
University of Southern California via EurekAlert – A new nanoparticle innovation that detects unstable calcifications that can trigger heart attacks and stroke may allow doctors to pinpoint when plaque on…
Need a Heart Health Boost? Try Legumes
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine via EurekAlert – New research says beans, beans, they’re good for the heart. WASHINGTON–Consuming beans, lentils, peas, and other legumes reduces the risk for cardiovascular…
