Heart Health

Heart Health

Healthy lifestyle habits are important for a healthy heart such as eating a healthy diet, physical activity, stopping smoking, drinking less alcohol and maintaining a healthy weight. Looking after your heart involves preventing your risk of developing heart disease and helping protect your heart if you already have problems. A heart-healthy diet may help reduce…

7 Vitamins and Minerals That Help Boost Your Immunity

7 Vitamins and Minerals That Help Boost Your Immunity

The old saying, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away,” may have some truth behind it, after all. Eating nourishing foods rich in certain vitamins and minerals can help your immune system fight off illness. “A strong immune system bolsters your body against the common cold and the flu,” says registered dietitian Julia Zumpano, RD, LD. “It can also help…

Anthocyanins may improve multiple aspects of cognitive function: Study

Anthocyanins may improve multiple aspects of cognitive function: Study

Anthocyanin supplementation improved general cognition compared to control, according to a new meta-analysis published in the journal GeroScience. “Importantly, similar results were observed for individual cognitive domains, including visuospatial processing/reasoning and attention, processing and psychomotor speed, verbal speed and fluency, episodic memory, and working memory,” wrote researchers from Jagiellonian University Medical College in Poland and…

Study suggests supplements halve deficiencies in older malnourished populations

Study suggests supplements halve deficiencies in older malnourished populations

Consuming ready-made liquid supplements may help older adults overcome most nutrient inadequacies without significantly reducing regular dietary intake. According to a study involving 308 participants, supplementation was significantly more effective than dietary advice alone. It reduced by more than half both the number of individuals whose nutrient intakes fell below dietary reference values (DRVs) and…

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