Posts Tagged ‘Yoga’
Greater Adherence to a Plant-Based Diet Cuts the Risk for Developing Type 2 Diabetes
Want to learn how you can Maximize Your Energy & Recovery? Click Here Women who adhered more to a plant-based Portfolio diet lowered their risk for developing type 2 diabetes, according to findings from the Women’s Health Initiative published in Diabetes Care. “There are two main takeaways from this study,” Andrea Glenn, Ph.D., RD, a postdoctoral research…
Read MoreNew Material Helps Diabetic Wounds Heal Quickly
Learn how your experiences in your youth can influence your food choices as an adult! Click Here by Jane Icke, University of Nottingham Credit: University of NottinghamScientists have discovered a new material that can be applied to diabetic wounds to heal them faster with just one application. Researchers from the University of Nottingham have discovered a…
Read MoreFinding Like-Minded Communities and Enhancing Well-Being
Learn how your experiences in your youth can influence your food choices as an adult! Click Here Written by: Myrtle Bautista Photo by Dio Hasbi Saniskoro No one ever exists in isolation. From the busy, noisy streets of our cities to the vast expanse of the internet, there’s bound to be a community waiting to…
Read MoreMediterranean Diet May Improve Cognition Later in Life
Memory and thinking tend to decline when adults enter their late 70s, but the underlying factors for this diminished cognition have been poorly understood. Recent research from the University of Edinburgh has exposed that this cognitive decline can be mitigated by eating a Mediterranean diet, particularly if the diet is filled with green leafy vegetables and lower…
Read MoreHigh Fiber Diet Influences Inflammation
A recent study on the differences between a Western diet versus a fiber-rich, traditional Tanzanian diet shows the latter may lead to the production of fewer inflammatory proteins by the immune system. Previous studies have shown a new wave of urbanization in sub-Saharan Africa, which is having important consequences on health and disease patterns in the area.…
Read MoreDoes Combined Resistance and High-intensity Interval Training Counteract Inflammation Induced by Chemotherapy?
Fatigue is recognized as one of the most prevalent and burdensome adverse effects of cancer and its treatment, significantly impairing daily life activities with subsequent reductions in quality of life. Over the past decade, extensive research has shown that something as simple and accessible as exercise has the potential to counteract several cancer- and treatment-related…
Read MoreHigh Dietary Fiber Intake Improves Overall Health
A review of studies and trials conducted over the last 40 years has shown that there is a link between eating more dietary fiber and whole grains and a lower risk of non-communicable diseases such as coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and colorectal cancer. The World Health Organization commissioned this study to develop new recommendations on…
Read MoreAvocados Support Healthy Weight Management
Scientists have shown for the first time that a compound found only in avocados may inhibit processes in the pancreas that usually lead to diabetes and obesity. We have already known for some time that diet-induced obesity (DIO) is an important risk factor for the onset of metabolic complications like insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes (T2D), and cardiovascular…
Read MoreBerberine: A Promising Therapeutic Agent for Metabolic Health
A Comprehensive Review of Multiple Research Studies Because there is so much internet buzz about berberine, we’re focusing this issue just on the research supporting berberine for metabolic health – and introducing a new, well-absorbed berberine phytosome. Although berberine is being touted as the latest natural solution to weight loss, rather than having direct fat-burning…
Read MoreSelecting Comfortable Clothing for Yoga
Introduction: When you think of yoga, you probably picture people wearing loose-fitting clothing and doing poses in a studio. This is certainly true, but some people take the practice outside of the studio with them. If this sounds like something you’d like to do, make sure that your yoga clothes are comfortable enough for that…
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