reduced stroke risk Archives - Amazing Health Advances https://amazinghealthadvances.net/tag/reduced-stroke-risk/ Your hub for fresh-picked health and wellness info Thu, 10 Nov 2022 22:00:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://amazinghealthadvances.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/AHA_Gradient_Bowl-150x150.jpg reduced stroke risk Archives - Amazing Health Advances https://amazinghealthadvances.net/tag/reduced-stroke-risk/ 32 32 Drinking Black Tea May Lower Risk of Death, New Study Shows https://amazinghealthadvances.net/drinking-black-tea-may-lower-risk-of-death-new-study-shows-8162/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drinking-black-tea-may-lower-risk-of-death-new-study-shows-8162 https://amazinghealthadvances.net/drinking-black-tea-may-lower-risk-of-death-new-study-shows-8162/#respond Fri, 11 Nov 2022 08:00:00 +0000 https://amazinghealthadvances.net/?p=15353 Christine Ruggeri, CHHC via Dr. Axe – Almost half a million adults participated in a six-year study to determine the association between tea intake and mortality. The results suggest that drinking at least two cups of black tea daily may reduce your risk of death from common conditions like heart disease and stroke. Study Findings: Black Tea for Longevity A study published in September in Annals of Internal Medicine evaluated the associations of black tea consumption with all-cause and cause-specific mortality. Researchers from the National Cancer Institute provided baseline questionnaires to 498,043 men and women from the U.K. Participants indicated their tea intake and then conducted follow-ups after a median period of 11.2 years. Results show that higher tea intake was modestly associated with lower all-cause mortality risk among adults who drank two or more cups of black tea daily. Tea consumption also reduced the risk of cause-specific mortality from cardiovascular disease, ischemic heart disease and stroke. Researchers also found that results of tea drinking were similar whether or not participants also consumed hot coffee, and genetic scores for caffeine metabolism did not impact the findings. What It Means This isn’t the first time that tea consumption has been evaluated for its effects on mortality, but usually researchers study green tea because of its antioxidant properties. Some studies suggest that the association between black tea consumption and mortality is weak, with no clear trends across categories of consumption. However, we know that black tea is also considered a high-antioxidant food, and evidence that black tea can lower mortality risk, as indicated in this recent study, is promising. This study suggests that drinking two cups of black tea daily can have a significant impact on your health, helping reduce your risk of death generally and when associated with common conditions like cardiovascular disease. Other Black Tea Benefits How does black tea lower mortality risk? It’s loaded in polyphenols and antioxidants that impact several aspects of human health. Black tea benefits include its ability to help: lower blood pressure improve cholesterol levels fight cancer reduce risk of diabetes improve blood sugar levels reduce risk of stroke relieve digestive issues fight bacterial infections reduce cortisol and other stress hormones improve mental alertness alleviate headache pain To experience the perks of drinking black tea, be sure to let the leaves (which are ideally organic and loose) steep for at least two minutes. This ensures that you get the beneficial compounds in your tea that fight oxidative stress and support longevity. Conclusion A study published in September in Annals of Internal Medicine found that black tea consumption was linked to a reduced risk of all-cause and cause-specific mortality. Results suggested that higher black tea intake was modestly associated with lower all-cause mortality risk among adults who drank at least two cups per day. Tea consumption also seemed to reduce the risk of cause-specific mortality from cardiovascular disease, ischemic heart disease and stroke. In addition to this major benefit of black tea highlighted in the study, drinking it can also improve cholesterol levels, reduce the risk of diabetes, fight cancer and relieve digestive complaints. To read the original article click here.

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]]> https://amazinghealthadvances.net/drinking-black-tea-may-lower-risk-of-death-new-study-shows-8162/feed/ 0 Healthy Plant-Based Diet Associated With Lower Stroke Risk https://amazinghealthadvances.net/healthy-plant-based-diet-associated-with-lower-stroke-risk-7192/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=healthy-plant-based-diet-associated-with-lower-stroke-risk-7192 https://amazinghealthadvances.net/healthy-plant-based-diet-associated-with-lower-stroke-risk-7192/#respond Thu, 18 Mar 2021 07:00:12 +0000 http://amazinghealthadvances.net/?p=11100 Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health via EurekAlert – Boston, MA – People who eat diets with higher amounts of healthy plant-based foods and lower amounts of less-healthy plant-based foods may reduce their risk of stroke compared to people with lower-quality diets, according to a new study led by researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. They found that healthy plant-based diets–defined as rich in foods such as leafy greens, whole grains, and beans, and including lower levels of foods like refined grains, potatoes, and added sugars–may lower overall stroke risk by up to 10%. “Our findings have important public health implications, suggesting that future nutrition policies to lower stroke risk should take the quality of food into consideration,” said first author Megu Baden, a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Nutrition. The study will be published online March 10, 2021, in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Evidence suggests that plant-based diets may lower the risk of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and other diseases; however, few studies have looked at whether these diets lower the risk of stroke, and their results have been inconsistent. In this study, researchers analyzed health data from 209,508 women and men in the Nurses’ Health Study, Nurses’ Health Study II, and Health Professionals Follow-Up Study, who did not have cardiovascular disease or cancer at the start of their participation. They were followed for more than 25 years and completed diet questionnaires every two to four years. Participants were scored on diet quality based on the healthfulness of the plant-based foods that they ate. People who ate a serving or less of meat or fish per month were classified as vegetarians. The researchers found that a healthy plant-based diet–in addition to being linked with 10% lower overall stroke risk–was associated with a modest reduction in risk of ischemic stroke, the most common type of stroke, which occurs when blood flow to the brain is blocked. There was no association found between a healthy plant-based diet and reduced risk of hemorrhagic stroke, which occurs when an artery in the brain leaks blood or ruptures. In a separate analysis, the researchers did not find any association between a vegetarian diet and lowered risk of stroke, although they noted that the number of study participants classified as vegetarians was small. The researchers suggested that this result–as well as inconsistent results in prior studies looking at plant-based diets and stroke risk–may in part be explained by a high proportion of low-quality plant-based foods in participants’ diets. “Many individuals have been increasing the amount of plant-based components in their diet,” said Kathryn Rexrode, associate professor of medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and co-author of the paper. “These results show that higher intake of healthy plant-based foods may help reduce long-term stroke risk, and that it is still important to pay attention to diet quality of plant-based diets.” To read the original article click here.

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