Fight Aging! Newsletter, June 7th 2021
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Source: Fight Aging! - June 6, 2021 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
Much ado about mothing – Book review
For a lot of people, moths are tiny, fluttery creatures that turn to dust if you try to catch them and whose caterpillars can chew through their vegetable patch, their prize perennials, and even their carpets and clothes. Now, there are pest species, admittedly, and these can to some extent be controlled in appropriate conditions. However, for those who have been initiated into the wonders of the Lepidoptera, the 180,000 different species around the world are a natural wonder to behold.
Some of the Sciencebase mothing kit
For those of us who do get hooked on moths – we call ourselves “moth-ers” by the way...
Source: David Bradley Sciencebase - Songs, Snaps, Science - June 5, 2021 Category: Science Authors: David Bradley Tags: Lepidoptera Source Type: blogs
The Highly Active Tsimane People Exhibit Slower Neurodegeneration with Age
You may recall the data on cardiovascular health published in recent years for the Tsimane population in Bolivia, characterized by a physically active lifestyle and a diet that lacks most of the problem components found in wealthier parts of the world. The rates of cardiovascular disease are far lower in the Tsimane than in US populations. While there are certainly inevitable processes of aging that can only be addressed by the development of new medical biotechnologies, it is also the case that a sizable fraction of cardiovascular and muscle degeneration in the wealthier populations of the world appears to be self-inflict...
Source: Fight Aging! - June 3, 2021 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
Plant-Based Supplement Beta-Sitosterol Reduces Anxiety
Beta-sitosterol is found in fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds. (Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog)
Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog - May 30, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jeremy Dean Tags: Anxiety Source Type: blogs
Plant-Based Supplement Beta-Sitosterol Reduces Anxiety (M)
Beta-sitosterol is found in fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds. (Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog)
Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog - May 30, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jeremy Dean Tags: Anxiety subscribers-only Source Type: blogs
One Cup Of These Vegetables Reduces Heart Disease Risk
One cup a day of vegetables that contain this active component lowers heart disease. (Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog)
Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog - May 30, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Mina Dean Tags: Heart Disease Source Type: blogs
Epistemology VI: Epidemiology
Epidemiology originally largely meant studying how infectious diseases spread, and that ' s still a major concern of epidemiologists. However, it also includes the study of any and every environmental or behavioral factor affecting human health. For example, the finding that smoking tobacco causes lung cancer (not to mention a bazillion other diseases) is an epidemiological finding. Epidemiology is largely an observational science, given the ethical prohibition against exposing humans to potentially hazardous conditions for experimental purposes. That ' s not to say it hasn ' t been done, with the victims being ...
Source: Stayin' Alive - May 17, 2021 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
New book outlines the five lifestyle pillars to “build a better brain at any age”
Like many people over 60, I sometimes lose my keys or forget the names of favorite films. When I do, it makes me wonder: Is this the beginning of cognitive decline? Or, worse, am I fated to follow in the footsteps of my mother, who died of Lewy-body dementia in her 70s?
According to neurosurgeon Sanjay Gupta, CNN medical correspondent and author of the new book Keep Sharp: Building a Better Brain at Any Age, the answer is no. Forgetfulness is normal at all ages, and your genes don’t doom you to dementia. What’s important is taking care of your brain in the best way possible, he argues.
“You can affect your brain’s ...
Source: SharpBrains - May 14, 2021 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Greater Good Science Center Tags: Brain/ Mental Health Education & Lifelong Learning brain health brain resiliency Brain-Fitness cognitive decline cognitive strengths cognitive-abilities cognitive-capacities cognitive-reserve dementia exercise forgetfulness keep Source Type: blogs
Five Weight Loss Myths I am Constantly Fighting
By HANS DUVEFELT
1) EXERCISE MORE
I talk to people almost every day who think they can lose weight by exercising. I tell them that is impossible. I explain that it takes almost an hour of brisk walking to burn 100 calories, which equals one apple or a ten second binge on junk food. To lose a pound a week, you need to reduce your calorie intake by about 500 per day – that would be the equivalent of five hours of moderate exercise every day. We’d have to quit our jobs to do that.
2) EAT MORE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
The other fallacy I hear all the time is that, somehow, adding “healthy” fruits and vegetable...
Source: The Health Care Blog - May 13, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: Medical Practice Physicians Primary Care Hans Duvefelt weight loss Source Type: blogs
5 inflammation-fighting food swaps
Inflammation: if you follow health news, you probably hear about it often. When is inflammation helpful? How can it be harmful? What steps can you take to tone it down?
What is inflammation and how does it affect your body?
If you’re not familiar with the term, inflammation refers to an immune system reaction to an infection or injury. In those instances, inflammation is a beneficial sign that your body is fighting to repair itself by sending in an army of healing white blood cells. As the injury heals or the illness is brought under control, inflammation subsides. You’ve probably seen this happen with a minor ankle sp...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - May 10, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Kelly Bilodeau Tags: Arthritis Autoimmune diseases Health Heart Health Nutrition Source Type: blogs
The Best Mix Of Fruit And Veg For Longer Life
The right amount of fruit and vegetables for long-life and a lower risk of heart disease and cancer.
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Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog - May 6, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Mina Dean Tags: Nutrition Source Type: blogs
Pumping Iron: The Heavy Lifting Iron Does in Our Bodies
Our blood appears red for the same reason the planet Mars does: iron. The element may bring to mind cast-iron pans, wrought-iron fences, or ancient iron tools, but it’s also essential to life on Earth. All living organisms, from humans to bacteria, need iron. It’s crucial for many processes in the human body, including oxygen transport, muscle function, proper growth, cell health, and the production of several hormones.
Iron is the reason both our blood and the planet Mars appear red. The element also makes up the majority of Earth’s core and generates the planet’s magnetic field. Credit: Compound Interest....
Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - May 5, 2021 Category: Research Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmacology Cellular Processes Proteins Source Type: blogs
My Best Chocolate Cake. Ever.
Long time readers of this blog know I’ve been on a many years’ long journey to find and make the perfect chocolate cake. This cake came close, but it took me three tries to get its right, and still it wasn’t quite the best. My friend Susan and I have been trying to get the Black and White Cake recipe from Amy’s Bread, hands down the best cake I’d ever tasted, to perform in our hands, but with disappointing results. (We are convinced she, like many cooks, has left out something in the recipe to make sure that none of us could ever match that amazing cake.)
Well, dear reader, I’m here t...
Source: The Blog That Ate Manhattan - May 2, 2021 Category: Primary Care Authors: Margaret Polaneczky, MD Tags: Uncategorized Best chocolate cake Cocoa COffee Ina Garten Source Type: blogs
Health effects of partial hydrogenation of vegetable oils
Partially hydrogenated vegetable oils contain trans fatty acids which are different from the natural fatty acids in vegetable oils and animal fat [1]. Fatty acids in partially hydrogenated vegetable oils are 14 cis and trans isomers of octadecenoic and octadecadienoic acids that are formed during hydrogenation. Trans fatty acids cause inflammation and calcification of arterial walls. They also inhibit cyclooxygenase needed for conversion of arachidonic acid to prostacyclin, a compound beneficial for the vascular tree. There are reformulations of hydrogenated fat containing the essential fatty acid linoleic acid which get...
Source: Cardiophile MD - April 25, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Prof. Dr. Johnson Francis Tags: Cardiology Source Type: blogs
