Category: Health
Watermelon could lower blood pressure, study suggests
Watermelon could significantly reduce blood pressure in overweight individuals both at rest and while under stress. "The pressure on the aorta and on [...]
Watermelon prevents sore muscles
If you eat a couple of large chunks of watermelon before a heavy training session today, you'll have less problems with sore muscles tomorrow. Accordi [...]
Cause of death steroids usually means recreational drugs
When steroids users die young and unexpectedly, their death is usually not just the result of having taken muscle-enhancing substances. And no, only a [...]
Extra meat makes strength training more effective
People over 60 who do weight training will be slimmer and more muscular if they eat 150 g lean meat daily Australian sports scientists at Deakin Unive [...]
Testosterone therapy can increase chance of heart attack
Healthy men under the age of 65 who are prescribed testosterone by their doctors are not more at risk of having a heart attack. But in men over 65 and [...]
Meta-study: only fish oil with high amounts of EPA effective antidepressant
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) ~ Fish oil supplements can help against depression, but they have to contain the right type of fish oil. Researchers at th [...]
Precise reason for health benefits of dark chocolate
The health benefits of eating dark chocolate have been extolled for centuries, but the exact reason has remained a mystery - until now. Researchers re [...]
Cup of coffee reduces RSI arm pain
Of all those people whose work involves hours at a computer, ten percent complain of pain in their neck, shoulders and lower arm. Researchers at the N [...]
Animal study: cranberries are an anti-aging drug
Cranberry ~ Biologists at Clemson University in the US have discovered that an extract of cranberry has unusually strong life-extending properties. Cr [...]
Daily capsule of phosphatidylserine-DHA-complex improves memory
Supplements containing complexes of phosphatidylserine and fish fatty acids have become mainstream. According to the manufacturers they protect the br [...]
Chlorella makes blood vessels supple
Supplements containing the microalgae Chlorella can probably reduce your chances of developing cardiovascular disease. At least the results of a Japan [...]
10 Evidence-Based Health Benefits of Turmeric and Curcumin
Although most nutritional supplements are ineffective, this is not the case with turmeric.
Many high quality studies show that it has major benefits f [...]
Nutrition, probiotics key factors for digestive health
A healthy and balanced diet, as well as probiotics, have been known to be helpful in preserving gastrointestinal health for quite a long time. But it [...]
Higher levels of Omega-3 in diet are associated with better sleep, study shows
Higher levels of omega-3 DHA, the group of long-chain fatty acids found in algae and seafood, are associated with better sleep, shows a randomized [...]
High-thiamine diet reduces chance of depression
Yesterday we wrote about an experiment done in the 1990s in which a supplement containing 50 mg thiamine – alias vitamin B1 – improved the mood of the [...]
