Category: Wellness and Complementary Therapies
Popular Cartoon Characters Could Help Guide Kids Towards Healthier Food Choices
Using stickers of popular cartoon characters could help influence children’s dietary habits and make them choose healthier foods according to a new study published in the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine. The study was conducted by researchers at Cornell […]
Herbal Tea can Fight Breast Cancer
Traditional herbal tea could help combat breast cancer, say scientists. Extracts from the plant known as virgin’s mantle, which is used as a medicinal tea in some countries, can kill cancerous cells in the test tube, the Daily Mail reported. […]
Electric Current Could Provide Boost to Antioxidant Levels in Sweet Potatoes
The quantity of healthful polyphenols or antioxidants present in sweet potato could be increased by as much as 60 percent through a simple and inexpensive electric current treatment, researchers said. Their report on the first electrical enhancement of sweet potatoes, […]
Vitamin C Rich Diets Can Reduce Harmful Effects of Air Pollution
Consuming diet that are rich in vitamin C may help to curb the harmful effects of air pollution for those suffering from chronic lung diseases, reveals a study. Researchers looked at London hospital patients with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary […]
Meditation Reduces Loneliness in Older Adults
Meditation helps older adults battle loneliness and illness, say UCLA researchers. Further, knowing that loneliness is associated with an increase in the activity of inflammation-related genes that can promote a variety of diseases, the researchers examined gene expression and found […]
New Chocolate That Removes Your Fear of Gaining Weight
We can now delight in a chocolate that has the ‘chocolatey’ feel in the mouth and yet has only half the fat content, so we can eat it without fear of gaining weight. Scientists have found a way to replace […]
Exercise may Improve Quality of Life for People With Cancer: Study
Physical activity improves quality of life before and after cancer, say Cochrane researchers. In two separate Cochrane systematic reviews, the authors gathered together evidence showing that activities such as walking and cycling can benefit those who are undergoing or have […]
Mediterranean Diet may Improve Bone Health
Mediterranean diet enriched with olive oil may protect bones, reveals study published in Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. Age-related bone mass loss and decreased bone strength affects women and men alike are an important determinant of osteoporosis […]
Consuming flavanol-rich cocoa may enhance brain function, study shows
WASHINGTON- Eating cocoa flavanols daily may help improve mild cognitive impairment, said a new research published this week in the American Heart Association’s journal Hypertension. In this study, 90 elderly participants with mild cognitive impairment were randomized to drink daily […]
British study says fat in chocolate could be replaced with fruit juice
LONDON- A British study said on Monday that scientists have found a way to replace the fat content in chocolate with fruit juice while maintaining the “mouth-feel”. University of Warwick said in a statement that its chemists have taken out […]
