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Berries, apples and tea can do wonders for your brain

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If you'e looking for an easy way to keep your brain healthy, consider eating more berries, consuming more applies and drinking tea. There's good science to support the benefits of getting started early eating a healthy diet for preventing Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia. 
Alzheimer's risk significantly lower for older adults who consume these foods
Tufts University scientists looked at Alzheimer's disease risk among older adults and compared those that consumed scant amounts of apples, tea and berries that are loaded with antioxidants; published in the Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 
The study finding was based on conclusions extracted from dietary questionairres submitted during medical exams among heart disease risk patients participating in the Framingham Heart Study. 
One of the important highlights of this study, compared to others is that the risk of the brain disease was analyzed over a 20 year period, versus short term studies that have been pub…
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This is how your cell phone can ruin your power walk

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Researchers for the first time uncovered a cell phone danger that could ruin your power walk.

Michael Rebold, Ph.D., assistant professor of integrative exercise science at Hiram College and colleagues recently looked at how your phone can thwart your exercise efforts.

Two new reports published in Computers in Human Behavior and Performance Enhancement & Health highlight how talking and texting can throw you off balance and decrease the intensity of your workout.

Talking to your BFF during your power walks not a good idea

According to the researchers you can’t divide your time by talking and texting and still pay attention to getting in your 10,000 steps at a brisk pace.

Texting on the cell phone was  found to negatively affect balance as much as 45 percent and talking by 19 percent -  which could lead to this!




"If you're talking or texting on your cell phone while you're putting in your daily steps, your attention is divided by the two tasks and that can disrupt your po…
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This is how we keep our brain fit for life

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Staying active with aging is good for brain health and memory. Researchers recently highlighted the brain connection and physical fitness in a study published in Science Direct.

MRI shows link between physical fitness and memory

 Researchers used fMRI to test the link between physical fitness and memory and brain health. What they found is that aging does cause some memory decline, but physically fit older adults' brain activity is more youthful.

Physically fit older adults had better memory compared to those lacking aerobic fitness capacity.

The study authors write:
"Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is one individual difference factor that may attenuate brain aging, and thereby contribute to enhance source memory in older adults.'The study

Researchers tested 26 older and 31 younger adults who performed treadmill tests with measurments of peak VO2 - an indicator of cardiorespiratory fitness.

Then they tested memory using face-imaging while the study participants underwent f…
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Could chili peppers save your heart?

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Eating spicy foods can be good for your health. I don’t know about you, but I find natural health tips especially valuable. There is a new study showing hot peppers just could help you live longer by preserving heart health.

Hot peppers seem to keep heart attack stroke  at bay

What researchers found is a lower chance of heart attack and stroke among people who enjoy hot peppers.

Interestingly, the study also comes on the heels of a recent study showing Indian long-pepper - a 3000 year old spice used in Ayurvedic medicine kills cancer cells.

The study was published recently in PLoS ONE shows an association between a longer life and eating chili peppers.

Hot peppers contain the ingredient capsaicin that is found in some over the counter pain remedies and muscle rubs and patches and have been well studied.

The study

The finding is observational and certainly no guarantee that you’ll live longer if you enjoy hot peppers, but it’s still worth noting. It also supports previous studies about …
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How natural healing comes from just twenty minutes of exercise

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Researchers recently uncovered what happens to the body at a cellular level with just twenty minutes of moderate exercise. Walking on a treadmill at a moderate pace heals the body, quells pain and boosts the immune system in ways not previously known,

Suzi Hong, PhD, in the Department of Psychiatry and the Department of Family Medicine and Public Health at UC San Diego School of Medicine“shared in a media release exercise is known to have anti-inflammatory benefits. Discovering the underlying process is important to help patients with chronic illness.  

Intense exercise is undoubtedly difficult for anyone suffering from fibromyalgia, arthritis and other debilitating health conditions related to inflammation.

Immunity gets a boost with a  short treadmill walk

The researchers collected blood before and after exercise in 47 study partiipants. Exercise sessions were geared to the subjects' level of fitness.

The results showed a boost in immunity at a cellular level. There was a 5 percen…
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