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That Cocoa Habit Is Something You Might Want To Keep For Life. Because It Just May Save Your Aging Brain!

Filed Under: Mind/Brain

That Cocoa Habit Is Something You Might Want To Keep For Life. Because It Just May Save Your Aging Brain!
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Everyone’s Favorite Superfood Scores Another Win:

One of the benefits we can all cash-in on with new information is discovering our own blind-spots.

For example, thanks to nutrition scientists we now know that if you’re an adult and you have stress, you’re probably magnesium deficient.

Still further, Dr. Joel Fuhrman opened everyone’s eyes to how little micronutrients they get if they aren’t eating big salads every day.

On that note, it turns out researchers are finding even more dietary blind-spots.

If you’re like me, or any other nut who stops by HealthTrekker, you want to have those bases covered.

And the team at Mass General might help us all out a little…

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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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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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Breaking The Winter Blues & More: Can Drinking Hot Cocoa Make Your Brain Smarter & Healthier?

Filed Under: Better Living Through Chemistry

Breaking The Winter Blues & More: Can Drinking Hot Cocoa Make Your Brain Smarter & Healthier?
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Accidentally Brainy: Can Drinking Cocoa Make You Smarter?:
So while Winter is still here, let’s take a short break from our nearly year-long run of coronavirus coverage.

One of the great things that every season brings us is the food and drink that is traditional to it.

And the interesting questions of why we’ve been doing it that way for so long.

One of the best culinary traditions we have from Wintertime is: Drinking Hot Cocoa!

It turns out that depending on what kind you can get, you might be doing yourself a huge favor; and not just your taste buds…

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Green Tea & Lifespan: Ancient World Ritual Becomes Modern Key To Living Longer & Better

Filed Under: Nutrition

Green Tea & Lifespan: Ancient World Ritual Becomes Modern Key To Living Longer & Better
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Green Tea & Living Longer, Old-World Antioxidants, Modern Benefits:
A few of the interesting ways we can think about wellness are:

Why do we do what we do, or have-done? and What’s Old Is New Again.

For some reason, humanity has fallen into certain habits in many places,

Or has old superstitions that everyone thinks were nothing but old wives’ tales.

And it’s from those two areas of thought we often find ancient man wasn’t really stupid,

Those habits formed for good reason; -which a team from the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences is proving once again…

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Flavonoids & Living Longer: Eating The Right Food May Give You ‘Body Armor’ Against Disease And Aging

Filed Under: Aging

Flavonoids & Living Longer: Eating The Right Food May Give You ‘Body Armor’ Against Disease And Aging
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Flavonoids & Living Longer, “Body Armor” Against Aging & Disease:
So Fall is now upon us and the assault of Pumpkin-Spice everything is here.

But Fall is also prime-time for Apple season!

And that is a reminder of two good things. Eating Seasonally and Hidden Benefits.

Most people don’t think too much in-terms of what good a certain food could do them,

And that would be a big mistake according to a new study by ECU researchers who’ve found that foods with properties similar to apples may have some surprising hidden benefits…

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