Category: Wellness (Page 42 of 116)

Low Blood Levels Of Omega-3 Linked to Smaller Brain Volume

March 1, 2012 / Staff

Omega-3 fatty acids contribute greatly to brain health.

What does low brain volume mean?

Lower cerebral volume suggests less blood flow and potential vascular damage.

Your diet truly can help your cognition.

Try adding supplements to your diet and also including more fish like salmon and sardines to boost your stores of Omega-3.

People in the lowest one-quarter for omega-3 levels had significantly lower total cerebral brain volume than those in the highest one-quarter, even after adjusting for age, body mass index, smoking and other factors. They also performed significantly worse on tests of visual memory, executive function and abstract memory than those in the highest one-quarter. There was no significant association with white matter hyperintensity volume.

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New Guidelines On Breast Feeding Suggest More Is Better

February 29, 2012 / Staff

The American Academy of Pediatrics is suggesting that women should breast feed exclusively for the first year of a child’s life.

Adding food as the baby requires it but not offering formula or juices.

Breast milk is the best way to start off life and it offers great benefits to the mother, as well.

The health benefits of breast-feeding include protection against respiratory illness, ear infections, gastrointestinal diseases, asthma and the skin condition eczema.
Breast-fed infants are more than one-third less likely to die of sudden infant death syndrome and are 15 to 30 percent less likely to become obese teens and adults, according to the AAP.

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Plastic Surgery Procedures for Men On The Rise

February 28, 2012 / Staff

Tom Cruise is the poster boy for plastic surgery done well.

Male vanity aside, Cruise is a great example of age/gender appropriate procedures which produce masculine good looks.

And you don’t need to be a movie star to “freshen up”.

Men are flocking to surgeons to look as good as they feel and recapture their youthful glow in growing numbers.

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Curcumin to Fight Prostate Cancer and Dementia?

February 27, 2012 / Staff

The popularity of using natural remedies to treat illness and disease is not only becoming more prevalent but more practical, as well.

The effects of Curcumin on prostate cancer and dementia shows promise as a treatment.

The lack of side effects and accessibility of natural treatments make them attractive to those who have little or no insurance and those who are extremely sensitive to pharmaceuticals.

The researchers found that curcumin blocked two genetic receptors necessary for prostate cancer advancement. These receptors have been shown is past studies to predict cancer incidence and rate of growth of existing tumors. They noted that the spice extract was “a potent inhibitor of both cell cycle and survival in prostate cancer cells.”
In a separate research body, scientists found that curcumin prolongs life and enhances activity of brain neurons, acting as a neuroprotective shield against Alzheimer’s disease advancement. The research team determined that curcumin acted to prevent the damaging accumulation of amyloid fibrils around the nerve synapse. Amyloid tangles are known to prevent normal electrical and chemical transmissions required to form memories and maintain cognition.

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Surprising Numbers Of People Misuse Condoms

February 26, 2012 / Staff

What seems like the simplest form of birth control and protection from sexually transmitted disease, condoms are actually more complicated than we thought.

“We chronically underestimate how complicated condom use can be,” University of Kentucky professor Richard Crosby, who co-authored the study, said in a statement. “It involves the use of a condom, while negotiating the condom use and sex with a partner all at the same time.”
With perfect use, condoms prevent pregnancy with 98 percent success, according to the World Health Organization. Typically, however, the rate of unintended pregnancy with condoms is around 15 percent.

With proper use, condoms offer excellent protection from disease and unwanted pregnancy.

Condoms are also a highly affordable form of protection with little to no side affects which are available to everyone.

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