Tag: Investigators
Health Tip – July 11 – How Black Pepper Fights Fat
Piperine, an alkaloid responsible for black pepper’s pungent taste, appears to be responsible for its reputed health benefits, including weight loss. New research from...
Health Tip – June 12 – Fiber, Women and Cardiovascular Disease
While we know how diet affects the heart, here’s some good news for women: a study of the eating habits of more than 20,000...
Health Tip – June 7 – Grapes For Your Heart
Can eating grapes mitigate the negative effects of a diet high in salt on blood pressure and, by extension, heart disease? Researchers at Michigan...
Health Tip – May 28 – Meditation for Stressed Out Care-givers
Patient care is not an easy job. For many of the caregivers for the 5.4 million Alzheimer's patients in the U.S., it leads to...
Health Tip – May 22 – Meditate for a Swifter Brain
The benefits of regular meditation are well known - the relaxation response it engenders can result in lower blood pressure, decreased heart and respiratory...
Health Tip – May 15 – Fresh Fruits and Vegetables for...
Here’s a headline that could add up to new respect for fruits and vegetables: researchers in Scotland have found that the more fresh produce...
Health Tip – May 7 – Omega 3’s and Your Brain
Here’s more food for thought: eating meals rich in omega-3 fatty acids, such as salmon, sardines and other oily fish, slows changes in the...
Health Tip – Apr. 27 – Does Light at Night Raise...
We know that artificial light at night appears to affect breast cancer risk: studies have shown that the incidence of the disease is higher...
Health Tip – Apr. 20 – Desk-Job Weight Gain
Sitting at a desk all day is part of the problem - too many office workers get no on-the-job exercise. Also to blame are...
Health Tip – Apr. 11 – Diet Sodas and Death
Drinking diet sodas daily is associated with an increased chance of suffering a heart attack, stroke, or of dying due to conditions that affect...
