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Understanding Ubiquinol |
Topic: Health & Longevity |
| You may have heard about the newest member of the coenzyme Q10 family, ubiquinol. It has been over 3 years since the science came out to manufacture this more active form of CoQ10, and has enjoyed the spot life of a super antioxidant ever since. It is said to be more active, chemically, than CoQ1... |
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Omega-3 may prevent obesity-related complications |
Topic: Health & Longevity |
| Increased consumption of omega-3 fatty acids may protect against obesity-related damage of the liver, which may lead to diabetes, says a new study from Spain. If the results are repeated in additional studies, particularly in humans, the data does suggest that
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Four times current vitamin D doses needed for winter levels |
Topic: Health & Longevity |
| Maintaining adequate levels of vitamin D during winter months requires a daily dose of 20 micrograms, four times the current recommended dose, says a new study.
Current recommended daily intakes (RDIs) of vitamin D are 200 IU for people up to 50 years of age, 400 IU for people between 51 and 70, ... |
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Pycnogenol Reduces Symptoms of Knee Osteoarthritis |
Topic: Health & Longevity |
| Pycnogenol is a natural plant extract originating from the bark of the Maritime pine that grows along the coast of southwest France and is found to contain a unique combination of procyanidins, bioflavonoids and organic acids, which offer extensive natural health benefits. The extract has been widel... |
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Astralagus May Be Used To Fight HIV |
Topic: Health & Longevity |
| Like other kinds of cells, immune cells lose the ability to divide as they age because a part of their chromosomes known as a telomere becomes progressively shorter with cell division. As a result, the cell changes in many ways, and its disease fighting ability is compromised.
But a new UCLA AIDS... |
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Milk Thistle: Traditional Herb Shows New Hope |
Topic: Health & Longevity |
| Hailing from Europe, South and North America is an herb used for over 2,000 years for its de-toxing abilities. Ancient Greeks and Romans used Milk Thistle for a variety of liver ailments. It was renowned during the Middle Ages to treat liver toxins. Recently, the German government has recommended... |
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The Many Faces of Serotonin: Deficiency Linked to GI disorders, |
Topic: Health & Longevity |
| Serotonin is a neurotransmitter often connected to mood. However, while serotonin deficiency is linked to depression, its role in a host of other conditions often goes unrecognized by the general public. Yet, serotonin deficiency is the common denominator in the etiology of a number of other disorde... |
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L-Theanine May Reduce Stress |
Topic: Mental Emotional issues |
| Acute stress increases extracellular brain levels of the neurotransmitter glutamate. Glutamate may also promote activity of the sympathetic nervous system. The sympathetic nervous system increases heart rate and blood pressure during stress. L-Theanine is one of the major amino acids in green tea (C... |
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Broccoli may inhibit lung cancer from tobacco smoke |
Topic: Health & Longevity |
| A compound found in broccoli may help protect against lung cancer in smokers, according to results of a study with mice.
Although expert advice is clearly to avoid tobacco smoke altogether, the results suggest smokers could benefit from upping their intake of cruciferous vegetables like broccoli... |
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Berry extracts may ease age-related mental decline |
Topic: Aging |
| Old lab rats fed a diet supplemented with a compound from berries and grapes called pterostilbene performed better in mental challenges than their un-supplemented counterparts, says a new study.
The results indicated that in aging rats, pterostilbene was effective in reversing the decline in cog... |
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