Diet is Better than Drugs for Anti-aging
Razi Berry A study comparing the impact of diet versus drugs on the inner workings of our cells has found nutrition has a much stronger impact. The pre-clinical study by the University of Sydney’s Charles Perkins Centre suggests the makeup of our diet could be more powerful than drugs in keeping conditions like diabetes, stroke […]
Study on Immune Changes Caused by Diet – Through Gut Biome
Razi Berry The cliché “you are what you eat” has been used for hundreds of years to illustrate the link between diet and health. Now, an international team of researchers has found the molecular proof of this concept, demonstrating how diet ultimately affects immunity through the gut microbiome. The work, conducted in mice, reveals that […]
Endocannabinoids Increased from Exercise
Razi Berry Exercise increases the body’s own cannabis-like substances, which in turn helps reduce inflammation and could potentially help treat certain conditions such as arthritis, cancer and heart disease. In a new study, published in Gut Microbes, experts from the University of Nottingham found that exercise intervention in people with arthritis, did not just reduce […]
Research Still Showing that Working Out Prevents Cancer
Razi Berry A new report finds more than 46,000 cancer cases annually in the United States could be prevented if Americans met the 5 hours per week of moderate intensity recommended physical activity guidelines. The latest data appearing in the journal Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise show 3% of all cancer cases in […]
Breathing Practices Lower BP as Exercise and Drugs
Razi Berry Working out just five minutes daily via a practice described as “strength training for your breathing muscles” lowers blood pressure and improves some measures of vascular health as well as, or even more than, aerobic exercise or medication, new CU Boulder research shows. The study, published in the Journal of the American Heart […]
Exercise Improves Sleep
Razi Berry Those who had both the poorest sleep quality and who exercised the least were most at risk of death from heart disease, stroke, and cancer, the findings indicate, prompting the researchers to suggest a likely synergy between the two activities. Both physical inactivity and poor sleep are independently associated with a heightened risk […]
Stress and Anxiety Major Factors for People Not Exercising
Razi Berry New research from McMaster University suggests the pandemic has created a paradox where mental health has become both a motivator for and a barrier to physical activity. People want to be active to improve their mental health but find it difficult to exercise due to stress and anxiety, say the researchers who surveyed […]
Using Cigarettes to Quit Vaping
Razi Berry Lucas McClain started smoking cigarettes in high school but switched to vaping after he heard e-cigarettes were a safer alternative. His vape of choice became the Juul, the king of electronic cigarettes — which comes with a king-size nicotine hit. Oh the irony; smoking cigarettes to stop vaping “Juul made my nicotine addiction […]
Exercising in the Morning May Yield Better Results Than at Night
Razi Berry A new study led by researchers from the University of California, Irvine finds exercising in the morning, rather than at night, may yield better results. This study, published in Cell Metabolism, points to daily timing as a critical variable for metabolic benefits from exercise and implications in chronobiology-based exercise therapy for patients with […]
Feeling Fatigued? Could it be Your Thyroid?
Dr Sarah Preston Hesler, ND What is the thyroid and what does it do? The thyroid is a gland located near the base of your neck, which is responsible for the body’s metabolism. The pituitary gland in your brain signals the thyroid to produce thyroid hormone which stimulates the metabolism. The thyroid is responsible for many […]