Health & Nutrition

Harvard School of Public Health Chan Center – We’ve been told that regularly eating soy-based foods lowers cholesterol, calms hot flashes, prevents breast and prostate cancer, aids weight loss, and wards off osteoporosis. Some of these benefits have been attributed to a unique characteristic of soybeans—their high concentration of isoflavones, a type of plant-made estrogen (phytoestrogen). However, some of the ...

I’ve gotten several emails lately asking about various forms of soy and if it is healthy or not. If you don’t feel like reading the rest of this post, the answer can be summarized in one sentence: Soy is not healthy, it can cause health problems, and it’s widespread use is destructive to the planet… don’t eat it! Want to ...

Posted by: Donald at January 29th of FightAging.org, 2014 and modeated by the Vitamin Agent  11th August, 2016 Calorie (KCal) intake has been adifficult matter of moderating expert nutritionist compliance with a patients compliance over a 72 to 160 hour hour scheduled patient consult. Patients compliance is D difficult and illustrated the tenuous efficacy of a nutritionist, naturopath, chiropractor, DO, ...

A microbiota is “the ecological community of commensal, symbiotic and pathogenic microorganisms that literally share our body space”. Joshua Lederberg coined the term, emphasising the importance of microorganisms inhabiting the human body in health and disease. Gut microbiota info – Everything you always wanted to know about the gut microbiota… The word microbiota represents an ensemble of microorganisms that resides in ...

Its suspension or in tincture is used topically for treatingacne, reducing inflammation, controlling bleeding, and soothing irritated tissue.[11][12] Limited evidence indicates Calendula cream or ointment is effective in treating radiation dermatitis.[13][14] Topical application of C. officinalis ointment has helped to prevent dermatitis and pain; thus reducing the incidence rate of skipped radiation treatments in randomized trials[12]  Calendula (/kəˈlɛndjuːlə/),[1] is a genus ...

    Upending conventions about how best to strength train, a new study finds that people who lift relatively light weights can build just as much strength and muscle size as those who grunt through sessions using much heftier weights — if they plan their workouts correctly. Strength training has long been dominated by the idea that to develop a ...

What are some hallmarks of quality when selecting nutritional supplements? To understand the difference, it’s important to know that there are no published FDA GMP standards for dietary supplements under which products must be manufactured and sold. When a company states that they “follow” or “comply” with GMPs they are really stating that they are monitoring themselves. In contrast, GMP ...

Abstract Breathing techniques are regularly recommended for relaxation, stress management, control of psychophysiological states, and to improve organ function. Yogic breathing, defined as a manipulation of breath movement, has been shown to positively affect immune function, autonomic nervous system imbalances, and psychological or stress-related disorders. The aim of this study was to assess and provide a comprehensive review of the ...

Research links carrageenan to gastrointestinal inflammation, including higher rates of colon cancer, in laboratory animals. Yet it is still found in many foods, including some certified organic foods. Cornucopia’s report, Carrageenan: New Studies Reinforce Link to Inflammation, Cancer and Diabetes, compiles scientific studies pointing to harm from consuming food-grade carrageenan (Vitamin Agent – Medical professionals, Nutritionists, Naturopaths, Integrative Practitioners – Please ...

Based on double-digit growth in sales of organically produced goods, you might think organic foods are healthier choices than conventional foods. Especially given the price premiums for organic products (see USDA Organic Market Overview). Baudry and colleagues investigated the relationships between nutrition and health from 28,245 participants of the NutriNet-Sante study using a semi-quantitative, organic frequent food questionnaire (FFQ) with ...