Consuming flavanol-rich cocoa — the main ingredient in dark chocolate — appears to improve blood flow to the brain and provide a short-term boost to cognitive skills, according to a new study from the University of Nottingham. According to researchers, flavanols from cocoa and other foods (including fruits, tea, and red wine) may be useful […]
Archive for February, 2007
Cocoa can boost brain power
Published February 23rd, 2007 in Healthy Foods, Brain Health and Health Studies. 0 CommentsBelieve in exercise, get more benefits
Published February 21st, 2007 in Exercise and Health Studies. 0 CommentsPeople who believe that they are exercising appear to obtain more health benefits than people who perform the exact same activities but don’t believe (or don’t know) that what they’re doing is exercise, according to new research from Harvard University. This supports the theory that some of the benefits of exercise involve a “placebo effect.”
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Lots of people have contacted us with questions about how to get dichloroacetate, the promising new cancer treatment discovered by researchers at the University of Alberta. Quite a few have left comments on the original DCA post. As much as we would like to be able to help everyone looking for this drug, at this […]
Trans fat alternative might be just as bad
Published February 12th, 2007 in Diabetes, Health Warnings and Health Studies. 0 CommentsInteresterified fat — often labeled as “fully hydrogenated oil” on food products — may be just as bad for your health as the trans fats it’s meant to replace, according to new research from Brandeis University. Researchers there and in Malaysia found that eating the fat caused very negative changes in blood glucose and cholesterol […]
Study: New breast cancer drugs may help patients live longer
Published February 11th, 2007 in Women's Health, Cancer Help and Health Studies. 1 CommentSwitching from tamoxifen to a newer type of drug — called aromatase inhibitors — may help post-menopausal breast cancer patients live longer, according to new research from Italy. The research adds to existing evidence that the new drugs are much safer and have fewer side effects than tamoxifen, a drug commonly used to prevent breast […]