Healthy diet could cut risk of Alzheimer's disease
ConclusionThe study found people who ate a healthy diet – with plenty of green vegetables, wholegrains, legumes and less red meat – may be less likely to get Alzheimer's disease. However, we should be wary of saying that their diet actually protected them from Alzheimer's, as it is a complex disease with many potential causes.The main limitation is that observational studies cannot prove causation, even when researchers take care, as they did here, to include factors that we know affect disease risk. It's also notable that the researchers excluded dementia, other than Alzheimer's disease, from their calculations. It wo...
Source: NHS News Feed - March 31, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Food/diet Neurology Source Type: news
Sperm quality pesticides claim 'should be treated with caution'
Conclusion
Whether pesticide exposure in the diet is linked to male fertility problems is an important issue, but, as the authors point out, there are several reasons to view the results of this trial with caution:
the men were all attending a fertility clinic with their partner, so some of them will have had fertility issues unrelated to their diet or lifestyle
they used national surveillance data, rather than looking at individual diets, to assess how much pesticide residue the men had consumed
they did not have information on whether the men were eating organic or non-organic food
the men had to reme...
Source: NHS News Feed - March 31, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Food/diet Lifestyle/exercise Source Type: news
Corporal Anna Cross cured of Ebola says 'Eating strawberries saved my life'
Corporal Anna Cross, 25, from Cambridge, who was the first person in the world to be treated with the experimental drug MIL 77, credits the humble strawberry with helping save her life. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 28, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Eating strawberries saved my life, says Army nurse cured of Ebola after being first in world to take experimental drug
Corporal Anna Cross, 25, from Cambridge, who was the first person in the world to be treated with the experimental drug MIL 77, credits the humble strawberry with helping save her life. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 28, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Healthy school lunches face tough taste test
Students in Gainesville, Georgia, are likely eating a better lunch than you today. On the menu in their cafeterias? Chicken salad on a bed of spinach with strawberries and Mandarin oranges. Boneless wings. Brunch for lunch. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - March 23, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
This Diet Could Cut Your Risk Of Alzheimer's By Up To 50 Percent
What if there was a preventative measure that could slash your risk of developing Alzheimer's disease by up to half?
Some nutritionists may have found it, in the form of a Mediterranean-based diet that's high in nutrients and low in sugar and unhealthy fats.
The brain-healthy (and fittingly named) MIND diet -- which stands for "Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay" -- is effective even if it is not followed rigorously, according to a new study from Rush University. Researchers found that people who followed the diet closely had a 53 percent lower chance of developing Alzheimer's, and those who onl...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - March 21, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
This Diet Could Cut Your Risk Of Alzheimer's By Up To 50 Percent
What if there was a preventative measure that could slash your risk of developing Alzheimer's disease by up to half?
Some nutritionists may have found it, in the form of a Mediterranean-based diet that's high in nutrients and low in sugar and unhealthy fats.
The brain-healthy (and fittingly named) MIND diet -- which stands for "Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay" -- is effective even if it is not followed rigorously, according to a new study from Rush University. Researchers found that people who followed the diet closely had a 53 percent lower chance of developing Alzheimer's, and those who onl...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - March 21, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Understanding Miralax: The parents’ guide on how to approach constipation
Increase water intake and exercise, adopt and maintain a fiber-rich diet and avoid foods that bind you.
These are common ways to find relief from constipation. But sometimes a child needs more to keep the digestive “engines,” (or bowels) moving.
To ease the discomfort of chronic childhood constipation, pediatricians often prescribe an over-the-counter laxative called Miralax, the brand name for the generic drug polyethylene glycol 3350.
The odorless, tasteless powder is typically mixed with 8 ounces of water or other liquid-of-choice and prescribed to children for use once or twice daily. Common side effects include ...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - March 17, 2015 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Maureen McCarthy Tags: Diseases & conditions Source Type: news
Strawberries top list of pesticide-laced food: EU report
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Nearly half of food products in Europe contain residues of pesticides, with strawberries the most likely to exceed legal limits, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) said on Thursday. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 12, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Strawberry fields forever — a Texas possibility
Having fresh, local strawberries within reach across Texas is getting closer to reality, though growers and researchers alike say producing the popular fresh fruit is a new field altogether. “Our goal was to add 5 percent to the acreage and we’ve done that,” said one researcher. “There are a lot of interested people. We have revitalized the Texas strawberry industry and gotten people thinking." (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - March 9, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Should Cupcakes Be Banned From School Parties?
When my older children were in elementary school, I sent in cupcakes for their birthdays or for class parties.
My youngest is in elementary school now, and for his birthday, I sent in pencils and temporary tattoos for classmates — because the school doesn’t allow us to send in sweets anymore.
When the change was first made, my reaction was: For real? Banning sweets? Since when did some cupcakes at a birthday party become so dangerous and a big deal? Even as a pediatrician, I thought it was silly. There’s nothing wrong with eating sweets as long as your diet is overall a healthy one.
But therein lies the p...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - February 25, 2015 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Claire McCarthy Tags: Claire McCarthy, MD Healthful eating Source Type: news
Ellagic Acid May Slow Growth of Some Cancer Tumors
Ellagic acid is a, ‘phytochemical,’ or plant chemical that is found in strawberries, cranberries, raspberries, pecans, walnuts, pomegranates and other plant foods. Research in laboratory animals and cell cultures has discovered that ellagic acid might slow the rate of growth of some tumors caused by certain carcinogens. Even though this is promising, there remains no reliable evidence at this time from human clinical studies showing that ellagic acid has the ability to either prevent or treat forms of cancer. Additional research is required in order to determine what benefits it may have. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - February 10, 2015 Category: Disability Tags: Nutrition Source Type: news
Only 2% Of My Cancer Patients Have Had This Checked
I saw a patient recently who has stage four breast cancer.
She’d been to some of the best hospitals and specialists for care. Before she came to me she’d had a mastectomy and chemotherapy. Then the cancer spread to her backbone and she had radiation treatment.
Yet still, after all that time and until she came to my clinic, no one had mentioned a possible estrogen problem. No one ever bothered to measure her estrogen. They never looked at whether her breast cancer was estrogen positive or progesterone positive.
The rates of most cancers have stabilized. Most cancers aren’t a death sentence the way they used to be. But...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - January 23, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Jeff Brodsky Tags: Anti-Aging Source Type: news
State puts limits on a pesticide used for strawberries, other crops
California farmers must restrict their use of a tear gas-like pesticide applied to strawberries and other crops under new rules designed to protect farmworkers and people who live, work and go to school near agricultural fields. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - January 15, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
A Nutrition Pioneer
I got a great magazine in the mail last week. It’s a TIME special edition about all my heroes in science. Sir Isaac Newton, Einstein, Pasteur…
I read a little further and I was happy to see Linus Pauling. I thought, “Great! They recognized what a pioneer he was…”
I was excited because Pauling is someone who’s close to home for me. He was a scientist who then became a nutritionist, and he was a contrarian. Someone who said to mainstream doctors, “You guys have missed the boat.”
But TIME didn’t say that about him. Instead, they chose to portray him as someone who went off the deep end. They wrote, “T...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - December 18, 2014 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Dr. Al Sears Tags: Anti-Aging Heart Health Nutrition Cancer heart attack telomeres vitamin C vitamins Source Type: news
