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Maternal “junk food” Eating may Set Baby’s Food Preferences

Maternal “junk food” Eating may Set Baby’s Food Preferences

It is known that the periods during pregnancy and lactation are especially important for baby’s prenatal and postnatal development. But could the pregnancy meals be important for baby’s postnatal food preferences? To answer this question, Z.Y.Ong and B.S. Muhlhausler conducted a study at the University of South Australia. Previous studies showed that maternal overnutrition canContinue Reading

Probiotics may Increase Metabolism and Decrease Body Weight

Probiotics may Increase Metabolism and Decrease Body Weight

Earlier studies showed that breakfast can increase metabolism. It is also known that exercise can raise metabolic rate and take some pounds off. How about actually eating yogurt to increase your metabolism? Does that sounds like a fantasy?! Maybe not. Probiotics are defined as live bacteria that benefit its host’s health. The term probiotics wasContinue Reading

Watermelon May Reduce After-Workout Soreness and Increase Athletic Performance

Watermelon May Reduce After-Workout Soreness and Increase Athletic Performance

What comes to your mind when you hear the word “watermelon”? Sweet, juicy, pink fruit, childhood, sunshine, picnic, pool party, and so on? Whatever it is, it is probably not associated with the gym, vitamins A, B6, C or people in a desert. There is so much more about the watermelon than just a sweetContinue Reading

Sunshine or Mushrooms for vitamin D?

Sunshine or Mushrooms for vitamin D?

Our ancestors used to collect mushrooms in the fall and dry them out in the sun to preserve for winter. Is it only a coincidence that mushrooms that were exposed to UV radiation are found to have a good amount of vitamin D or is it our ancestors instinctively knew that? Today vitamin D deficiencyContinue Reading

Weight Loss with METABO

Weight Loss with METABO

Claimed to increase natural weight loss through metabolism, a new supplement, METABO, was investigated by an independent study and published in the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition 2013. METABO contains 8 main natural ingredients that include Raspberry Ketone, Caffeine Anhydrous, Bitter Orange, Ginger Root Extract, Garlic Root Extract, Cyayenne Extract, L-Theanine andContinue Reading

Glucasomine may be an answer for patients with osteoarthritis

Glucasomine may be an answer for patients with osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis is a degenerative disease that affects cartilage of a joint, and is especially seen among older people. Osteoarthritis affects about 27 million Americans of age 25 and older. Aging brings changes in the cartilage causing the main risk of developing osteoarthritis. Scientists suggest that autophagyContinue Reading

Evidence for Bone Reversal Properties of a Calcium- Collagen Chelate, a Novel Dietary Supplement KoACT.

Evidence for Bone Reversal Properties of a Calcium- Collagen Chelate, a Novel Dietary Supplement KoACT.

By 2012, approximately 12 million Americans over 50 years old are expected to have osteoporosis. One half of all postmenopausal women will have an osteoporosis-related fracture during their lifetime; 25% of these women will develop a vertebral deformity, and 15% will experience a hip fracture.Continue Reading

Omega-3 in Children is Associated with Cognitive Performance and Behavior

Omega-3 in Children is Associated with Cognitive Performance and Behavior

The majority of children do not like fish oil; interestingly, fish oil is one of the most important nutrients necessary for achieving good grades at elementary school. A UK cross-sectional study of 493 school children has shown that omega-3 may play a valuable role in cognitive performance. Surprisingly, not only were children shown to haveContinue Reading

Omega-3 and Prostate Cancer

Omega-3 and Prostate Cancer

A big buzz about an Omega-3 intake and prostate cancer study done by the Journal of the National Cancer Institute spread over the media like a plague, possibly horrifying and confusing the population. Fortunately, shocking news does not necessarily hold much truth if any at all. After reviewing this meta-analysis study, there were several bigContinue Reading