Study Highlights Pomegranate Extract’s Potential in Combatting Age-Related Decline
Pomegranates, long celebrated for their cultural significance and health benefits, are now the focus of research revealing their impact on aging and brain health. A study from the University of Valencia found that a potent pomegranate extract, POMANOX®, can improve aging models’ motor skills, coordination, and brain function. Standardized to contain 30% punicalagin, POMANOX® was […]
Tellurium Toxicity in Your Food: A Hidden Risk to Cardiovascular Health
As concerns about environmental contaminants grow, new research has identified tellurium, a metalloid element, as a potential threat to cardiovascular health. Tellurium is a naturally occurring element found in the Earth’s crust. Still, its presence in the environment has increased due to industrial activities such as mining, coal combustion, and metal refining. These activities release […]
‘Very Demure, Very Mindful’ TikTok Trend Highlights Health Benefits of Mindfulness
The “very demure, very mindful” trend is sweeping TikTok, urging people to adopt a more mindful approach to life. Sparked by TikToker Jools Lebron’s viral video about maintaining a modest and respectful appearance, the trend has captured the attention of celebrities and health organizations alike, promoting the practice of mindfulness as a path to improved […]
Brain Mechanisms of Conformity
Razi Berry Some of the same brain systems known to play a role in learning from trial and error also are engaged when people conform to social norms, scientists report in a new study. The findings are important, the researchers said, because changing one’s behavior to align with one’s peers can contribute to community-building or […]
Self-Love Lowers Cardiovascular Disease
Razi Berry Despite what skeptics say, being kind to oneself is not a New Age fad — and there is research to back it up. Middle-aged women who practiced self-compassion had lower risk of developing cardiovascular disease, irrespective of other traditional risk factors such as high blood pressure, insulin resistance and cholesterol levels. The findings […]
Plant Based Diet Lowers Risk of Heart Disease in Women
Razi Berry Eating more nutritious, plant-based foods is heart-healthy at any age, according to two research studies published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access journal of the American Heart Association. In two separate studies analyzing different measures of healthy plant food consumption, researchers found that both young adults and postmenopausal […]
Good Cholesterol Lowers Inflammation
Razi Berry Testing how well “good” cholesterol particles reduce inflammation may help predict who is at heightened risk to develop cardiovascular disease caused by narrowed arteries, according to research published today in the American Heart Association’s flagship journal Circulation. Assessing levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, known as “good cholesterol,” are already a standard part […]
Study Finds NO LIMIT to the Benefits Exercise has for Cardiovascular Disease
Razi Berry Physical activity is not only associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease, but there is no threshold for that association, with the lowest risk of cardiovascular disease seen for those who are most active, according to a new study published this week in PLOS Medicine by Terence Dwyer of University of Oxford, […]
More people are living in poor health, beginning at a younger age
Razi Berry Data reported in the American Heart Association’s Heart & Stroke Statistics — 2020 Update, show heart disease and stroke deaths continue to decline, but that trend has slowed significantly in recent years. Further discouraging is that more people are living in poor health, beginning at a younger age, as a direct result of […]
Good Heart Health Equals Good Brain Health
Razi Berry Emory University researchers are giving us double the reasons to pay attention to our cardiovascular health – showing in a recently published study in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease that good heart health can equal good brain health. Good heart health = good brain health The American Heart Association defines ideal cardiovascular health […]