Category: Wellness and Complementary Therapies
B strong, B healthy: Sources of the amazing B vitamins
The human body needs 13 different vitamins to survive and thrive, and the B-group vitamins account for eight of those 13 vitamins. B vitamins are essential to life and wellness, especially when it comes to nervous, brain, and cardiovascular system […]
Make this high-fibre fruit juice at home!
A new cocktail consisting of lime, stevia and beta-glucans can be added to fruit juice to increase its nutritional value and promote the sensory experience. To satisfy the desire for something sweet while limiting our consumption of sugar, a natural […]
Vitamin C cuts risk of cataract progression
A diet rich in vitamin C could cut risk of cataract progression by a third, suggests a study being published online today in Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. The research is also the first to show […]
High-protein diet can help adults sleep better
A high-protein diet not only helps overweight people to lose weight, it also helps them to get better sleep. “Most research looks at the effects of sleep on diet and weight control, and our research flipped that question to ask […]
For seniors, exercise slow brain aging by 10 years
People who reported light to no exercise experienced a decline equal to 10 more years of aging as compared to people who reported moderate to intense exercise, according to a population-based observational study published in the March 23, 2016, online […]
Japanese diet linked to longer life
Closer adherence to Japanese dietary guidelines is associated with a lower risk of death from all causes and death from cardiovascular disease, particularly stroke, finds a study published by The BMJ today. The findings suggest that balanced consumption of grains, […]
Sunbathers live longer
An analysis of information on 29,518 Swedish women who were followed for 20 years revealed that longer life expectancy among women with active sun exposure habits was related to a decrease in heart disease and noncancer/non-heart disease deaths, causing the […]
Urine test can replace food logs
Researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center in Washington, DC, have developed a method that can quickly evaluate specific food compounds in human urine. They say their 10-minute urine test could one day replace unreliable food logs used in to […]
Engaging with customers can drive influence
Customers may respond better to social media campaigns and messages from companies that more frequently interact with consumers than companies seen as credible, but less interactive, according to researchers. In a study, participants who reviewed screenshots of fictitious interactions between […]
Exercise helps young people with psychosis
An exercise programme devised by researchers at the University of Manchester has reduced symptoms among young people with first-episode psychosis. The long-term prospects for young people who are diagnosed with psychosis are typically poor, with high rates of relapse, unemployment […]
