Posts Tagged ‘extra virgin olive oil’
Brain-healthy Nutrients Found in the Mediterranean Diet
A new study published March, 2019 in NeuroImage tested the Mediterranean Diet to find the association between nutrition, cognition and MRI scans in seniors who did not have dementia. They did this to try to discover exactly which nutrient biomarker pattern (NBP) gives protection against brain disease and cognitive function. To get specific results they…
Read MoreSugar can Fuel the Growth of Certain Kinds of Cancers
Got a sweet tooth? We all know that sugar is not good for our teeth. Eating sugar and sweets has been linked to obesity and diabetes and in turn, diabetes is associated with an increased risk for heart disease, stroke, chronic kidney disease and dementia. As if all of this is not enough, research has…
Read MoreExtra Virgin Olive Oil to Prevent Inflammation and Chronic Diseases
Oleocanthal in Extra Virgin Olive Oil has Anti-inflammatory and Pain Relieving Properties Researchers discovered that a substance in extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) called oleocanthal has pain relieving and anti-inflammatory properties that work in the same way as the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) Ibuprofen. The results were published in the Nature Journal , September 1, 2005,…
Read MoreNew Blood Test to Identify Risk for Alzheimer’s
News about a new blood test to discover who is at risk for Alzheimer’s disease years before the symptoms show up was published April 6, 2018, in EMBO Molecular Medicine. Alzheimer’s Disease Alzheimer’s disease causes the build up of amyloid plaques and tau tangles in the brain, which in turn cause the destruction of brain…
Read MoreThe Mediterranean Diet Slows Aging
Countries around the Mediterranean had Lower Levels Heart Disease, Stroke and Dementia In 1958 it was noted that people living around the Mediterranean in countries like Greece and Italy had lower rates of heart disease, stroke and dementia than other countries. Researchers began investigating what was different in their lifestyles. They came up with their…
Read MoreCalcium with or without Vitamin D Did not Lower Risk for Osteoporosis or Colorectal Cancer
After years of encouraging post-menopausal women and other seniors to take a calcium supplement together with Vitamin D to protect their bones from osteoporosis and to help prevent colorectal cancer, heath care providers and doctors are now taking a second look at this duo of calcium and Vitamin D. A recently published study showed no…
Read MorePreventing Diabetes in Seniors who Have Prediabetes
March is National Nutrition month and this year’s theme is Go Further with Food. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics is also reaching out to seniors and has posted several articles based on studies that are especially relevant for healthy nutrition for seniors to prevent disease. Combating chronic diseases shows how seniors can take steps…
Read MoreAlzheimer’s can be Reversed, Improved or Prevented in Mice
Extra Virgin Olive Oil Improved Alzheimer’s Disease Characteristics in Mice People who reside in countries, mainly around the Mediterranean, where olive oil is the main dietary fat and cooking oil live longer, have less heart disease, less metabolic disease and less dementia and Alzheimer’s disease than people in other countries. Extra virgin olive oil makes…
Read MoreBack Pain and Seniors
While wine and old cheese get better with age, the same cannot be said about the aging human. If a young person suffers from back and spine problems this is only likely to get worse as the person grows older. Osteoarthritis, Spinal Stenosis Common causes of back pain in seniors are from osteoarthritis and spinal…
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