Specific fungi in the gut associated with a higher risk of Alzheimer’s disease and found in people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) can be altered in a beneficial manner by eating a modified Mediterranean diet, researchers at Wake Forest School of Medicine have found. The small study is published in the current online edition of…
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“Picky eater” teen loses vision and hearing due to junk food diet
40% of a typical 2 to 18-year old’s diet consists of “empty calories” (commonly known as “junk food”), and even in the remaining 60 percent of their diet, there are often roadblocks to gaining essential nutrients. Elimination and fad diets often prevent children from meeting daily requirements. Dietary sources of energy, solid fats, and added…
The Importance of Omega 6 Including GLA An Anti-Inflammatory Nutrient
“Along with omega-3 fatty acids, omega-6 fatty acids play a crucial role in brain function, and normal growth and development. As a type of polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA), omega-6s help stimulate skin and hair growth, maintain bone health, regulate metabolism, and maintain the reproductive system.” Recently I’ve had a rise in questions on Omega 6…
Nutrition has benefits for brain network organization, new research finds
We know about the importance of the “PUFAs” (polyunsaturated fatty acids like EPA and DHA found in fish oils) but some great information about how the “MUFAs” can help cognition as well! We know about the importance of the “PUFAs” (polyunsaturated fatty acids like EPA and DHA found in fish oils) but some great information…
Metabolomics: You Are What You Eat
“Diet definitely impacts a person’s metabolites. They can see which foods cause what kinds of metabolic changes and how that evolves over time. It will be very informative to see how what you eat determines what you are chemically.” NASA’s Human Research Program released the video “Metabolomics: You Are What You Eat” to highlight its Twins Study…
Food Changes Gut Bacteria As Quick As A Day
“The doctor of the future will no longer treat the human frame with drugs, but rather will cure and prevent disease with nutrition.” ~Thomas Edison WE’RE 90% MICROBIAL AND ONLY 10% HUMAN “Now there is hard evidence linking conditions such as autism and depression to the gut’s microbial residents, known as the microbiome. And neuroscientists are taking…
Nutrition Cognition Research Articles
“Food For Thought” “How food affects IQ “A diet, high in fats, sugars, and processed foods in early childhood is associated with a lower IQ at the age of 8, while a diet packed full of vitamins and nutrients may do the opposite, suggests research just published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community…
The Worst Side Effects May Be From…
“Hands down the most common temporary side effect when a child starts nutritional strategies is reported as one of the following “hyper” “irritable” “fussy” “bratty” “cranky” or some other variation of the word” Poor nutrition. We all know to survive we need certain nutrients but do you know the difference between “good nutrition” and “poor…
You Are What Your Mother Ate
Research provides new insight into why poor diet during pregnancy negatively affects offspring’s long term health. University of Cambridge Date: 09/03/11 Poor diet during pregnancy increases offspring’s vulnerability to the effects of aging, new research has shown for the first time. The research, by scientists from the University of Cambridge, provides important insight into why…
Note To Reality TV Show ‘America’s Next Great Restaurant’… Please Choose Healthy!
For the sake of all of us! Someone needs to save us from restaurants like the one in Chandler, Arizona named the “Heart Attack Grill.” This restaurant makes a lame attempt at humor about cardiovascular disease and death by giving free “food” such as “Double Bypass Burger and Flatliner Fries” to patrons that weight 350…