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07/20/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Eat these foods to look younger (and feel great!)

This might seem strange, but an unhealthy diet could be the culprit behind signs of aging like fine lines and wrinkles on the face. The skin relies on two proteins, namely collagen and elastin, to maintain its firmness and elasticity. As people grow older, the body produces less collagen and elastin, causing the signs of skin aging. […]

06/25/2018 / By RJ Jhonson

Why you should be paying attention to this amino acid if you want a healthier heart

Your risk of developing heart disease is exacerbated by eating fatty foods and engaging in unhealthy habits, but having an overabundance of homocysteine doesn’t help either. The evidence is strong that this amino acid increases your likelihood of contracting heart disease. In the 1960s, pathologist Kilmer McCully encountered two children with advanced atherosclerosis, a disease that doesn’t […]

04/14/2018 / By Jessica Dolores

Full of amino acids, vitamins, minerals, and healthy fats, the sesame seed offers amazing benefits for your cardiovascular health

Sesame has a long been used as food, medicine, and a part of spiritual rituals. The ancient Babylonian Empire (now part of modern-day Iraq) used sesame oil to manufacture perfumes and medicine, and records show that ancient Egyptians used sesame both as medicine and for purification. Traditional Ayurvedic practitioners in ancient India combined powdered sesame seeds […]

10/17/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

Cashing in on the growing dementia demographic: NY restaurant introduces “brain healthy” menu

Can one’s diet really prevent someone from suffering from dementia during the later years of their life? This is what a posh new restaurant seeks to answer. The menu at New York restaurant Honeybrains, allegedly contains meals that are good for brain health, enough so that they can lower the risk of you incurring dementia […]

08/14/2017 / By Russel Davis

Maintaining muscle mass as you age requires consuming protein at least three times throughout the day

A study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition revealed that consuming an even amount of protein three times daily may help maintain muscle strength in older men and women. As part of the study, a team of researchers at the McGill University in Montreal examined 827 men and 914 women aged between 67 and 84 over a study […]

06/06/2017 / By Russel Davis

Elderly are not getting enough quality protein, warns scientific review

The current recommendations on daily protein intake may not be enough for the elderly and critically-ill adults, an analysis in the Frontiers in Nutrition revealed. According to researchers at the McMaster University in Canada, people can find the recommended dietary allowance (RDA) on the nutrition labels of all processed food products. Food manufacturers have long been required to list the nutritional value […]

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