Hello again: Here is some great news on what you can do to save your memory, brain, and overall health by simply eating foods that are high in flavenols. Say what? “Flavonols are a type of flavonoid, a group of phytochemicals found in plant pigments. Earlier research has shown that high flavonol intake was tied to lower risk of Alzheimer's dementia. Higher dietary intake of total flavonols and individual flavonol constituents was linked with slower cognitive and memory decline in older adults, a longitudinal study showed. Slower declines in episodic, semantic, and working memory also were tied to overall flavonol intake. Associations were independent of cardiovascular conditions and lifestyle factors, The anti-inflammatory ... Read more
Archives for February 2023
Health Update: Highly Processed Foods as Addictive as Tobacco
Hello once again everyone: As consumers, we need to be aware that just because it is allowed to be sold as some type of edible ‘food like object’, does not necessarily mean that it is actually good for us. When it comes to highly processed foods (HPF’s), it is exactly the opposite: highly processed foods are destroying the health of any of us that consume them. Most of us are aware that these HPF’s are manufactured to be addictive, and this fact is becoming recognized at the clinical level. They state: "Food addiction explains so much of what we see in clinical practice, where intelligent people understand what we tell them about the physiology associated with a low-carb diet, and they follow it for a while, but then they relapse," said Jen Unwin, PhD explaining the difficulties faced by around 20% of her patients who are considered to have food addiction. As an ... Read more
Health Update: Probiotics May Offset Antibiotic Gut Damage
Hello everyone: Here is some good news for all of us because sometimes we may need an antibiotic, yet we can be reluctant to take them because we are aware that it can seriously damage the gut microbiome and thus have deleterious effects on our total health as well. You probably have heard of the Gut-Brain Axis, or the Gut-Liver Axis, or the Gut-Skin Axis and how the health of the gut microbiome and the gut itself is related to blood sugar, mental health, brain function, inflammation, fatigue, autoimmune, skin and many problems. Put simply, gut issues are major drivers of chronic illness and inflammation and can negatively (or positively) affect our health in many ways. The good news from MedicalNewsToday of 11.18.22 is as follows:
- Antibiotic treatment for bacterial infections can reduce the abundance and diversity of gut bacteria, leading to potentially severe ... Read more
Health Update: Ultra-Processed Foods Linked to Premature Death
Hello to everyone: In response to the above title, most people will just say…well duh, of course ultra-processed foods are unhealthy! So, if this is so widely known we all must wonder why over 57% of all calories consumed in the U.S. are from ultra-processed foods!! Not only that, the consumption of whole foods decreased over 5%...this is a horrible trend as these ultra-processed foods are drivers of disease and inflammation!! “The overall composition of the average U.S. diet has shifted towards a more processed diet. This is concerning, as eating more ultra-processed foods is associated with poor diet quality and higher risk of several chronic diseases,” said Filippa Juul, an assistant professor and postdoctoral fellow at NYU School of Public Health and the study’s lead author. “The high and increasing consumption of ultra-processed foods in the ... Read more
