Monthly Archives: August 2018
Time-restricted eating can overcome the bad effects of faulty genes and unhealthy diet
” Deep analyses of mice in our experiment revealed that time restricted eating triggers many internal programs that improve our body’s resilience – enabling us to fight off any unhealthy consequences of bad nutrition or any other stress. This boost in internal resilience may be the key to these surprising health benefits.”
First biomarker evidence of DDT-autism link
“The investigators found the odds of autism with intellectual disability in offspring were increased by greater than twofold for the mother’s DDE levels in the top quartile. For the overall sample of autism cases, the odds were nearly one-third higher…” “
Cannabis link to relieving intestinal inflammation explained
“new research from the University of Massachusetts Medical School and the University of Bath showing that endocannabinoids help control and prevent intestinal inflammation in mice”
Higher omega-3 index associated with better brain function
“Children with the highest levels of total omega-3s and DHA were three and four times, respectively, more likely to pass at least one condition of the DCCS test of executive function than those with the lowest levels”
Scientists find that common dietary elements cure lethal infections
“Salk Institute researchers report that giving mice dietary iron supplements enabled them to survive a normally lethal bacterial infection and resulted in later generations of those bacteria being less virulent.”
Researchers discover method to deliver curcumin to cancer cells
“The team has created a sophisticated metallocyclic complex using platinum that has not only enabled curcumin’s solubility, but whose synergy has proven 100 times more effective in treating various cancer types such as melanoma and breast cancer cells than using curcumin and platinum agents separately.”
Probiotic use is a link between brain fogginess
“Probiotic use can result in a significant accumulation of bacteria in the small intestine that can result in disorienting brain fogginess as well as rapid, significant belly bloating, investigators report.”
Obesity Increases the Duration of Influenza A Virus Shedding
“Symptomatic obese adults were shown to shed influenza A virus 42% longer than nonobese adults”