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Tea’s Health Benefits. New Evidence For Ancient Antioxidant Drink That’s An “Accidental Supplement”

Filed Under: Better Living Through Chemistry

Tea’s Health Benefits. New Evidence For Ancient Antioxidant Drink That’s An “Accidental Supplement”
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Tea’s Health Benefits Discovered Not In Asia, But The UK!:
In the process of trying to improve ourselves and our health,

One of the ideas that comes up frequently is that of Small Wins.

Maybe you don’t have to lose 5-10 pounds this month, or get to 10% body-fat by the end of this year.

But just like any health tweak, perhaps there is something you can do that’s a small effort every day.

One that will move you very slowly onto a better course over time.

Well, another bit of research is out on a small but very old part of “accidental supplementation” that could push you onto a better course…

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Nutrition Vs. Depression: Adding Mushrooms To Your Diet Can Help Mood, & They Don’t Have To Be Magic!

Filed Under: Mind/Brain

Nutrition Vs. Depression: Adding Mushrooms To Your Diet Can Help Mood, & They Don’t Have To Be Magic!
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Mushrooms & Depression. Eating The Right Fungus Helps Your Mind!:
With Big Data and Machine Learning, there is every chance that today’s healthcare will look prehistoric in about 100 years.

And to look forward, we sometimes start by looking back; and remembering that ancient man was not really stupid.

Some crazy folk-healing witch living on the edge of a forest 1700+ years ago likely used some pretty weird stuff to fix people’s health problems.

That weird stuff probably also worked.

So in another chapter of what be called a Superfood, researchers are finding out that another weird thing might have a few more health tricks up its sleeve than anyone in the past 1700 years imagined (except witches)…

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Nutrition Vs. Dementia & Alzheimer’s: Can You Eat Your Way To Better Brain Health Before It’s Too Late?

Filed Under: Better Living Through Chemistry

Nutrition Vs. Dementia & Alzheimer’s: Can You Eat Your Way To Better Brain Health Before It’s Too Late?
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Dementia & Nutrition. Can We Prevent The Disease Before A Cure Arrives?:
We all know that sometimes things seem beyond our control.

Sometimes people appear to get sick for no reason.

But until the new wave of AI & Machine-Learning powered medicine comes up with thousands of custom drugs,

Or Moderna cures every disease known to man,

We all have to try to do whatever we can to give ourselves the best odds at success.

And a handful of studies are pointing the way towards potentially better outcomes for the chances of avoiding Dementia…

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Cognitive Decline Vs. Fruits & Vegetables: Nature’s Supplements Can Boost Your Brain Without A Pill

Filed Under: Mind/Brain

Cognitive Decline Vs. Fruits & Vegetables: Nature’s Supplements Can Boost Your Brain Without A Pill
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Fruits & Vegetables. The Hidden Magic Molecules That Boost Your Brain:
When we think about our quality of life, one of the big parts is brain health.

It would be really nice to be at our best for as long as possible,

Because in some ways, what else do we have? As René Descartes once said, “I Think, therefore I Am.”

But what comes to mind when we think about keeping up our brain fitness?

Probably coffee, a few TV-ad supplements, and maybe a nap.

But in another chapter of, “Your grandmother was right!” researchers are finding out some very specific nutrition can keep your mind in top shape over time…

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Researchers Put Down The Hair-Spray & Rediscover More Awesome Superfood-Properties Of Olive-Oil

Filed Under: Aging, Better Living Through Chemistry, Nutrition

Researchers Put Down The Hair-Spray & Rediscover More Awesome Superfood-Properties Of Olive-Oil
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One Diet Fad That’s Actually Paying Off!:
We all hear about different health fads & recommendations pretty regularly.

-Including crazy stuff like the Big Pasta fad in the Big 80’s.

And along with them, we’ve heard things about all kinds of crazy oils, Snake oil, Krill Oil, Fish Oil, and Olive Oil.

Well science just found out something actually worthwhile about the last one…

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Healthy French Fries?!?? Nope. BUT! Less Un-Healthy If You Cook Them This Way. -And Maybe That’s Enough Of An Excuse…

Filed Under: Better Living Through Chemistry, Disease, Nutrition, Weight Loss / Fat Loss

Healthy French Fries?!?? Nope. BUT! Less Un-Healthy If You Cook Them This Way. -And Maybe That’s Enough Of An Excuse…
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An Old Spectre Returns, Bearing Unexpected Gifts:
So forever you’ve been told that Steaming is the healthiest way to go for vegetables.

-And that anything other than the pyrotechnic-majesty of outdoor-grilling was nutritional-suicide. Maybe oven-roasting was a close second.

And so far, we’ve thought the experts were right.

Well some new experts have chimed in on an old bogeyman-cooking-method, and there is some light [if-qualified] at the end of the tunnel for that old health-nemesis: Deep Fat Frying…

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The World’s Favorite Superfood Looks Like It Might Have Yet Another Benefit. -Brainpower!

Filed Under: Aging, Mind/Brain, Nutrition, Sex, Meds, Rock n Roll

The World’s Favorite Superfood Looks Like It Might Have Yet Another Benefit. -Brainpower!
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Let Food Be Your Medicine…:
More good news, my little easter bunnies! Yet another excuse to eat the world’s most popular sweet; as if you needed one.

So, our nutritional-research Hero Dr. Georgie Crichton & her intrepid team went back and examined a study called the MSLS on what people ate and drank over time.

And they found an interesting correlation between food and smarts.

One that worked -even after- factoring out many confounding variables…

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Gentlemen, Start Your Kombuchas! -Antibiotics Cause Bigger Changes Than Previously-Thought

Filed Under: Better Living Through Chemistry, Sex, Meds, Rock n Roll

Gentlemen, Start Your Kombuchas! -Antibiotics Cause Bigger Changes Than Previously-Thought
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Too Much Of A Good/Bad Thing:
We’ve all been told we need antibiotics from time-to-time. But sometimes, that advice gets taken a bit too far into overuse.

So much so that not only do we now have antibiotic-resistant superbugs, but many strains of old annoyances are on the verge of turning antibiotic-resistant, too.

Well now we can chalk up another issue to watch out for: Long-Term Collateral-Damage…

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