High alpha-carotene levels associated with longer life

High alpha-carotene levels associated with longer life: Carotenoids in the human body are obtained mainly through eating fruits and vegetables rich in the nutrients, or through antioxidant supplements.

Vitamin D: Prevents Type I Diabetes and Cavities

Two More Bombshells For Vitamin D: Prevents Type I Diabetes and Cavities: New reviews of existing studies as well as a recent long-term analysis are showing strong correlations between vitamin D and the reduced incidence of both type I diabetes and dental caries.

How Eggplant Lowers Cholesterol

How Eggplant Lowers Cholesterol | LIVESTRONG.COM: Eggplant is part of the category "functional foods." This category describes foods with physiologically active dietary components--components demonstrated to confer significant health benefits.

10 Herbs and Spices for Proper Weight Management

10 Herbs and Spices for Proper Weight Management: Curcumin, one of turmeric's most thoroughly studied active ingredients, reduces the formation of fat tissue by suppressing the blood vessels needed to form it, and therefore may contribute to lower body fat and body weight gain.

Acetyl-L-carnitine and alpha-lipoic acid: possible neurotherapeutic agents

Acetyl-L-carnitine and alpha-lipo... [Expert Opin Investig Drugs. 2008] - PubMed - NCBI: L-carnitine and alpha-lipoic acid may offer neurotherapeutic effects (e.g., neurocognitive enhancement) via disparate mechanisms including antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and metabolic regulation. Preliminary controlled trials in depressed geriatric populations also suggest an antidepressant effect with acetyl-L-carnitine.

Chia Seeds Gain Popularity for Nutritional Benefits

Chia Seeds Gain Popularity for Nutritional Benefits - NYTimes.com: The company does independent clinical testing on each product in the Nutrition Plus line to back up claims it makes about their health benefits, and it was surprised by one finding: significantly more alpha-linolenic acid in omega-3 reached the bloodstream and was converted into eicosapentaenoic acid, a long-chain fatty acid considered good for the heart, when the seeds were milled rather than whole.

What Are The Health Benefits Of Oil Of Oregano?

What Are The Health Benefits Of Oil Of Oregano? | LIVESTRONG.COM: While most people recognize oregano as a spicy, culinary herb, it has also long been used as a medicinal herb.

Green tea may reduce functional disability risk: Study

Green tea may reduce functional disability risk: Study: Consuming at least five cups of green tea per day may reduce the risk of functional disabilities like osteoporosis and stroke, suggests new data from Japan.

Nuts That Lower Cholesterol According To The Fda

Nuts That Lower Cholesterol According To The Fda | LIVESTRONG.COM: Certain nut varieties may help to reduce your risk of heart disease caused by high cholesterol, according to U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Sleep Link to Heart Risk

Sleep Link to Heart Risk: Researchers found levels of inflammatory marker Interleukin-6, which is related to coronary heart disease, were higher in women who reported sleeping less than the recommended amount.

Poor diet quality predicts all cause mortality in men over a 7 year period

Poor diet quality predicts all cause mortality in men over a 7 year period - Life Extension Update: Swedish researchers report that men who consumed a relatively high amount of unhealthy foods and failed to consume enough beneficial foods had a greater risk of dying of all causes over a 7.7 year average period compared with those whose diets were healthier.

WHFoods: Figs

WHFoods: Figs: The leaves of the fig have repeatedly been shown to have antidiabetic properties and can actually reduce the amount of insulin needed by persons with diabetes who require insulin injections.

First evidence that blueberry juice improves memory in older adults

foodconsumer.org - First evidence that blueberry juice improves memory in older adults (PR): Scientists are reporting the first evidence from human research that blueberries — one of the richest sources of healthful antioxidants and other so-called phytochemicals — improve memory.

B vitamin prevents memory loss in animal model of Alzheimer’s disease

B vitamin prevents memory loss in animal model of Alzheimer’s disease - Life Extension Update: While untreated Alzheimer’s mice demonstrated memory loss by the end of the experiment, those that received nicotinamide performed at the same level as the normal mice. Even in normal mice that received nicotinamide, cognition was slightly enhanced.

Stressed? Eat melons!

Stressed? Eat melons! - Times Of India: A dietary ingredient derived from a melon, rich in an antioxidant, has been shown to relieve stress.

Carotenoids may halve metabolic syndrome risk

Carotenoids may halve metabolic syndrome risk: Increased intakes of antioxidant carotenoids, and particularly lycopene, may reduce the risk of developing the metabolic syndrome by about 50 per cent, says a new study.

Extending healthy ageing: nutrient sensitive pathway and centenarian population

Immunity & Ageing | Full text | Extending healthy ageing: nutrient sensitive pathway and centenarian population: Nutrient sensors modulate lifespan extensions that occur in response to different environmental and physiological signals. Nutrient-sensing pathways are essential to the ageing process because several nutrients can activate different pathways directly or indirectly.

Consuming rutin to prevent death from blood clotting

Consuming rutin to prevent death from blood clotting | NutritionResearchCenter.org: “Rutin proved to be the most potently anti-thrombotic compound that we ever tested in this model,” said Flaumenhaft. Rutin was shown to inhibit both platelet accumulation and fibrin generation during thrombus formation.

Infographic: Living To 100+ The Centenarian Diet

Infographic: Living To 100+ The Centenarian Diet: Did you know that there are more than 50,000 centenarians (people who are 100 years and older) living in the U.S. and the number is growing?

WHFoods: Avocados

WHFoods: Avocados: Recent research has shown that absorption of two key carotenoid antioxidants—lycopene and beta-carotene—increases significantly when fresh avocado (or avocado oil) is added to an otherwise avocado-free salad. One cup of fresh avocado (150 grams) added to a salad of romaine lettuce, spinach, and carrots increased absorption of carotenoids from this salad between 200-400%.

Exercise is smart for your heart – and makes you smarter

Exercise is smart for your heart – and makes you smarter: In a new study, previously sedentary adults were put through four months of high-intensity interval training. At the end, their cognitive functions – the ability to think, recall and make quick decisions – had improved significantly, says Dr. Martin Juneau, director of prevention at the Montreal Heart Institute.

Reduce Blood Pressure Naturally

Reduce Blood Pressure Naturally - 2 - Life Extension: Reverting back to basic foods, especially reducing or eliminating wheat grains, cornstarch, and sugars, can reduce blood pressure substantially. Select nutrients, many of which restore nutrients that were more readily obtained by traditional eating habits but are lacking in the modern day diet, can also reduce blood pressure.

Clioquinol Inhibits Action of the CLK1 Aging Gene, May Alleviate Alzheimer's

Old Gastrointestinal Drug Slows Aging, McGill Researchers Say : Clioquinol Inhibits Action of the CLK1 Aging Gene, May Alleviate Alzheimer's: According to Dr. Siegfried Hekimi and colleagues at McGill's Department of Biology, clioquinol acts directly on a protein called CLK-1, often informally called "clock-1," and might slow down the aging process.

Side Effects And Benefits Of Alpha Lipoic Acid

Side Effects And Benefits Of Alpha Lipoic Acid | LIVESTRONG.COM: Supplemental alpha lipoic acid protects against free radicals, promotes blood glucose levels and prevents cognitive decline, all with very few side effects.

Omega-3s Maximize Working Memory for Young Adults

Omega-3s Maximize Working Memory for Young Adults | Psych Central News: A new study suggests healthy young adults ages 18-25 can improve their working memory by increasing their omega-3 fatty acid intake.

Bread – the staff of life or the stuff of nightmares?

Bread – the staff of life or the stuff of nightmares? | Dr Briffa's Blog - A Good Look at Good Health: First of all, bread is not a particularly nutrient dense food, and it also contains things (like digestion inhibitors and phytates) that impair our ability to absorb nutrients from it anyway.