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Adopting a Mediterranean Diet significantly reduces death rate from strokes and...
One in eight deaths from heart disease and strokes would be avoided if we all ate a Mediterranean Diet full of whole grains, nuts...
Dementia patients at higher risk with Covid
Dementia patients, especially vascular dementia patients and people of African descent were at a much higher risk of catching and dying from Covid-19.
Researchers from...
Antibody success in targeting amyloid plaque
Researchers from Washington Medical School have used an antibody to target just a small component of amyloid plaque in Alzheimer’s, and avoided the failings...
Could L-tyrosine and PCS prevent an asthma attack?
A common amino acid, L-tyrosine, is the precursor to a compound PCS in the body which seems to control inflammation in the lungs, that...
Over 80% Covid-19 patients deficient in Vitamin D
More than 80% of Hospitalised Covid patients are deficient in vitamin D and those with lower levels spend longer in Hospital and have higher...
A happy marriage reduces heart health problems significantly
Research from the American Heart Association has shown that marriage, especially being happily married, reduces the risk of death in people with heart disease.
A...
Your microbiome controls your immune response
Our antibodies are built and strengthened and their responsive abilities determined by our gut microbiomes long before we are attacked by an infection. If...
Bacterium can reduce risk of heart disease
Scientists have discovered that a bacterium E limosum, has the ability to reduce atherosclerosis and heart disease risk through its production of a protein...
Probiotics and diet can help in depression and anxiety
Prebiotic and probiotic foods can help relieve symptoms of anxiety and depression according to a meta-study by the University of Sussex in the UK.
There...
Increasing evidence of links between Parkinson’s and gut bacteria
Parkinson's disease has been repeatedly associated with problems in the gut microbiome, linked to the brain through the nervous system and also to the...
The ‘Blue Zone’ Rainbow Diet of Sardinia
There are 5 ‘Blue Zones’ designated from research and observations by American Dan Buettner around the world. The term Blue Zones (which he Trademarked...