Why Drinking Diet Soda Makes You Crave Sugar
Michael Greger M.D. FACLM via Nutrition Facts – Recommendations on limiting sugar consumption vary around the world, with guidelines ranging from “[l]imit sweet desserts to one every other day” to…
Long-Term Consumption of Lingonberry Juice Lowers High Blood Pressure, Study Finds
University of Helsinki via News-Medical Net – An experimental study found that long-term consumption of lingonberry juice lowers high blood pressure and improves the function of blood vessels. At some…
Are You a Sugar Addict? Take This Quiz
Lorie Johnson via CBN News – America’s weight problem is so bad a recently published report in the New England Journal of Medicine predicts over half of the nation will…
How to Reduce Inflammation, Fix Your Gut, and Improve Mental & Brain Health
Dr. Will Cole via Dr. Caroline Leaf – Your brain is one of the most brilliant parts of your body. Everything from our hormones to our digestion is controlled and…
Dead Probiotic Strain Shown to Reduce Harmful, Aging-Related Inflammation
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center via EurekAlert – “We know that probiotics are instrumental in maintaining a healthy gut and preventing leakage, but there isn’t much data available to pinpoint…
Severe Pregnancy-Related Depression May Be Rooted in Inflammation
Van Andel Research Institute via EurekAlert – Many questions remain about the mechanisms that control blood pressure, particularly in relation to hypertension. Among the factors involved in regulation of blood…
Link Between Inflammation and Mental Sluggishness Shown in New Study
University of Birmingham via Science Daily – Scientists have uncovered a possible explanation for the mental sluggishness that often accompanies illness. To read the original article and learn more about…
Researchers Find Potential New Target for Treatment of Inflammatory Disease
University of Birmingham via EurekAlert – In general, a greater increase in lactate means a greater severity of the condition, and lactate levels are used by hospital medics as a…
Mediterranean Style Diet Found to Relieve Symptoms of Depression
Dr. Ananya Mandal, MD via News Medical-Net – A new study has added to the existing evidence that a healthy and balanced diet could help reduce the symptoms of depression.…
Coffee Bean Extracts Alleviate Inflammation and Insulin Resistance in Mouse Cells
University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences via EurekAlert – In order to block this loop and prevent chronic disease, the researchers’ goals are to eliminate or…
Vanishing Arthritis? Putting Omega-3 Oil to the Test
Al Sears, MD, CNS – You see, arthritis — like a lot of today’s chronic ailments — is an inflammatory condition. In this case, it’s your joints that are impacted.…
Top 11 Omega-3 Benefits and How to Get More Omega-3 in Your Diet
Dr. Josh Axe, DC, DMN, CNS – Getting plenty omega-3 fats in your diet is associated with a ton of great omega-3 health benefits. Some of the most notable omega-3…
‘Tiny Fat Bubbles’ Can Boost Immunity, Calm Disease
University of Queensland via EurekAlert – People living with inflammatory autoimmune disease could benefit from an ‘immune system reboot’, and researchers have isolated specific cells to target. People living with…
Bacteria and Your Broken Heart
Al Sears, MD, CNS – German researchers analyzed the gut bacteria in healthy people and patients with heart failure. They found that the heart failure patients were missing important groups…
