Foods that Fight Chronic Inflammation
June 27, 2016The University of Liverpool’s Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease has conducted a study that identifies foodstuffs that can help prevent chronic inflammation that contributes to many leading causes of death. When inflammation in the body goes wrong or on for too long, it can trigger disease processes. If uncontrolled, inflammation plays a role in […]
A Boost For Athlete’s Performance
June 26, 2016The Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition has published research that suggests a little dark chocolate may improve performance in fitness training. Beetroot juice is popular among elite athletes, using it as a tool for enhancing their performance due to its high nitrate content. These nitrates in beetroot juice are converted to nitric […]
The nutritionists say there are foods that you should avoid altogether and NEVER eat. We at New Hope Unlimited stress to our patients that these foods are not on a good cancer diet. Artificial sweeteners: These are ok in small doses but when you have too many artificial sweeteners they can reset your taste buds […]
Health Risks Lurking at the Nail Salon
June 25, 2016Products like nail polishes, glues and other products used in nail salons may contain chemicals like toluene, formaldehyde, dibutyl phthalate and methacrylate compounds. You must use safety precautions as these chemicals can cause breathing problems for the worker and sometimes the customer. You might enjoy the pampering and relaxation of having a manicure or acrylic […]
In order to protect your cognitive health or even improve your memory and brain function, exercise should come first. I know, if you are like me, exercise is not really my favorite thing to do but evidence shows exercise improves memory and cognition and helps stave off dementia. That might be worth walking around the […]
There are three nutrients that the body requires in large amounts, and one of them is protein. The other two are carbohydrates and fat. These are all essential for the human body. Small compounds called amino acid make up proteins. Hundreds of amino acids exit in nature, but the human body only utilizes 22 of […]
There is a documentary by Nicolas Daniel called “Fillet-Oh-Fish” that takes a very critic look at the fish industry. Fisheries are faced with severe problems like overfishing to chemical pollution as well as genetic mutation from toxic exposures. Aquaculture promotes itself as a sustainable solution to overfishing but fish farms actually cause more problems than […]
Love Red Wine? May Be Good For Cancer Too.
June 23, 2016Well, here’s another reason to love red wine. Researchers have found a new health benefit of resveratrol, which occurs naturally in blueberries, raspberries, mulberries, grape skins and also in red wine. The resveratrol could help counteract the negative impact of high fat/high sugar diets. Dr. J.P. Hyatt, an associate professor at Georgetown University, studied the […]
Tattoos continue to be more popular every day and so does the potential risks involved. One of the main risks is the spread of infections through the use of unsterilized needles, but even the safety of tattoo inks is unclear. Needles to inject colored ink below the skin’s surface are used to make permanent tattoos. […]
Can you imagine throwing out over $1,000 worth of perfectly good food every year?? The fact is, the average U.S. family of four wastes more than 2 million in calories and about $1,500 worth of food every year. Why? Those confusing dates! Don’t be taken in by those “sell by” dates. They aren’t actually an […]
