If you are getting splitting, brittle or peeling nails once in a while, you are not alone. It seems strange when your healthy, strong, beautiful nails one day start peeling and splitting; and you wonder why that is happening to you. You are thinking back and wondering what did you change in your daily routine… Continue Reading
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Does a Diverse Diet Affect Our Microflora?
Year-after-year nutritionists keep teaching us to eat varieties of foods to get the most nutrients. Who would argue this concept? The more diverse foods are consumed the greater chance we have of getting different nutrients from the different sources. When we think about health of our microflora we think of addition of probiotics or prebiotics… Continue Reading
Does Diet before Pregnancy Affect Babies?
Women who eat healthy before becoming pregnant are 50% less likely to have a preterm birth! A preterm birth is when a child is born before 37 weeks gestational age, also referred to as “preemie”. A study done by the University of Adelaide investigated the diets of 300 Australian women before conception. Results showed that women who ate… Continue Reading
The Simple Truth about Simple Sugars – Comparing High Fructose Corn Syrup and Sucrose
A recent peer-reviewed article in the Nutrition Research Journal titled, “High-fructose corn syrup and sucrose have equivalent effects on energy-regulating hormones at normal human consumption levels,” authors Zhiping Yu, Joshua Lowndes, and James Rippe hypothesized that high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) and sucrose have essentially the same effect on human metabolism. 1 The results of… Continue Reading
Does Breastfeeding Improve Child Intelligence?
A recent study was designed to show differences in cognitive outcomes among breastfed infants at three intervals of 9 months, 2 years, 4 years, and kindergarten. In the past there have been numerous publications to determine the benefits of breastfeeding on childhood development with mixed results. This study was meant to show a relationship between… Continue Reading
Does Vitamin E Slow Alzheimer’s Disease Progression?
Vitamin E is a fat-soluble vitamin that acts as an antioxidant in the body. In previous studies, vitamin E has been shown to be beneficial for slowing cognitive decline for moderately severe Alzheimer’s disease. In a study released in The Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers looked at effects of vitamin E on individuals… Continue Reading
Oil Pulling Over Mouthwash
Oil pulling is the practice of pulling, or swishing, oils (most commonly coconut, sesame, or sunflower oils) in the mouth. It may be a new way to use these oils that you haven’t ever thought of, but in reality this practice has been around for quite a while and is actually a common folk remedy.… Continue Reading
Some Not So Sweet News About Sugar
Added sugar has infiltrated the food industry because of its ability to mask other, less desirable flavors. The average American consumes about 130 lbs. of sugar a year (1). When we compare how much we were eating back in 1822 to how much we eat now, we find that on average we eat 725 grams… Continue Reading
Smile! Probiotics are Good for Your Teeth Too!
In mid 2013, researchers in India conducted a randomized trial that looked at probiotic use and its oral health benefits in school children. This study, conducted on students between the ages of 14-17, showed a significant increase in plaque reduction by feeding the students a common dairy product called curd. Although these results have been… Continue Reading
Caffeine: Memory Enhancer?
In a recent study published in Nature Neuroscience in January 2014 and entitled, “Post-Study Caffeine Administration Enhances Memory Consolidation in Humans”, researchers examined the effects of caffeine administration on memory fortification after subjects studied certain images (1). Caffeine was given following the study session and after 24 hours, there was a significant increase in memory… Continue Reading
