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Researchers investigating Turmeric at the University of Texas Anderson Cancer Center,Kumamoto University, and the University of Rochester are finding some encouraging results in early tests involving the yellow curry spice.
Their early results suggest it may help slow multiple myeloma and possibly other types of cancer.
It has also been shown to help impede the production of the Interleukin-8 protein, which is secreted in higher-than-normal levels…
Damn! That explains all the accidental head injuries and extended games of hide-and-go-seek at the mall when I was 3.
Mom still says she loves us all the same.
A study by the University of Alberta in Canada shows that healthy but ugly children were neglected much more than their attractive counterparts.
However, it’s still a small test that needs more research and…
Hmm. Note to Self: If you want to live longer, Rich=Good.
Second Note to Self: Must stop sleeping with supermodels and eating caviar; not neccessarily life-prolonging.
More of a reminder checklist backed up with a few medical quotes and a slide show. This Forbes article is a bit on the simplistic side.
The quality part is the few references to what ignoring this rather basic advice could lead to…
Tricia Cunningham says she has gone from 292 to 125 in 9 months and kept it off for five years thus far.
Her secret: Eat Dinner for Breakfast and vice versa.
The real magic seems to be that she just started eating better and that she ate a large meal first and a small meal last.
Her recent second place in a bikini contest makes it seem a bit too good to be true.
In the past five years,…
Using ultrasound and blood tests on subjects to test the risks of a high-fat diet,
Dr. Paul J. Nestel demonstrates that the ability of arteries to expand is reduced by roughly 25% within 3-6 hours of ingesting high-fat foods!
The upside: Giving your kid a cigarette (for now) is cheaper than buying him a happy-meal.
Kidding-aside, I wonder what exactly is going on here. Is this purely a reaction to the type of fat? -Ie: Saturated, -or worse-yet TRANS-fats from fried food?
-Or…
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Bodyfat in excess as tissue seems to work against us when in sufficient quantities, according to this article in Wired.
For a long time, doctors thought that fat was just inert “insulation” for lack of a better term.
But recently, they’ve discovered that bodyfat is actually very active,
And it’s actually more like its own giant endocrine-gland that throws off all kinds of hormones.
Many of the problems arise because fat doesn’t really…
Okinawa or bust, -sonny!
Scientists are on the trail to decoding what makes the oldest people such amazing survivors.
In studies like: The New England Centenarian Study, a Swedish Study on Twins in 1998 and others,
They are trying to separate the anecdotal from the real science,
Or better yet, use it to track down what is actually happening…
Steven G. Pratt’s study outlines the uncommmon benefits of 14 Superfoods that could save your life.
A few of my favorites on the list are:
1) Blueberries
2) Oats
3) Spinach
4) Walnuts (supposedly the healthiest of all nuts)
5) Tea (ok, technically a drink, not a food.)
The interesting part of his approach is that he doesn’t recommend supplements. He’s operating in the classic…
