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Chronic inflammation can lead to premature aging as well as many disorders and diseases including rheumatoid arthritis, atherosclerosis, hay fever, and Alzheimer's disease. The following foods should be avoided completely or eaten rarely if you want to avoid inflammation. Sugar Sugary foods in all their forms lead to inflammation. Cookies, cake, pie, ice cream, candy, ... Continue Reading
Acupuncture[1] may help ease dry eye syndrome[2], a small study[3] suggests. Published in The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, the study involved 36 people with dry eye syndrome (a condition that occurs when the eyes don't produce enough to tears to stay properly lubricated). For four weeks, each participant received acupuncture three times weekly. At the ... Continue Reading
Sesamol--a natural substance found in sesame oil--shows promise for relief of depression[1]. In preliminary research[2] published in the journal Psychopharmacology, scientists found that sesamol helped shield mice from depressive-like behavior caused by stress. According to the study's authors, people with depression tend to have elevated levels of certain markers of ... Continue Reading
New research shows that drinking beet juice[1] could boost blood flow to your brain and possibly protect against dementia. In a small study[2] from Nitric Oxide: Biology and Chemistry, scientists discovered that subjects given beet juice had increased blood flow to brain regions associated with aging-related cognitive impairment. The study involved 14 adults, all of whom were ... Continue Reading
Arthritis refers to a group of musclo-skeletal disorders characterized by joint pain and inflammation. Joints are the connecting tissues between two bones, and an inflammation of one or more joints is known as Arthritis. Contrary to the common belief, arthritis can affect men and women of all ages. More than 350 million people in the world are dealing with arthritis. Whether ... Continue Reading
