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"When you eat something loaded with sugar, your taste buds, your gut and your brain all take notice. This activation of your reward system is not unlike how bodies process addictive substances such as alcohol or nicotine -- an overload of sugar spikes dopamine levels and leaves you craving more. Nicole Avena explains why sweets and treats should be enjoyed in moderation."
"What an incredible year for wellness! We learned that everything we thought we knew about immunity and digestion was wrong—and that we’re only beginning to understand the billions of microbes that rule our life. We saw green juice go mainstream when it hit the shelves of Starbucks. Yogis blew up on Instagram. Everyone and her brother gave up gluten. Suffice to say, 2013 was a big year for wellness and we expect 2014 to be even bigger. Here are 14 trends to watch:..." Full post at: http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-12134/14-wellness-trends-to-watch-in-2014.html
"Medford/Somerville, MA and Boston, MA (Scicasts) – When a person suffers a broken bone, treatment calls for the surgeon to insert screws and plates to help bond the broken sections and enable the fracture to heal. These “fixation devices” are usually made of metal alloys.
But metal devices may have disadvantages: Because they are stiff and unyielding, they can cause stress to underlying bone. They also pose an increased risk of infection and poor wound healing. In some cases, the metal implants must be removed following fracture healing, necessitating a second surgery. Resorbable fixation devices, made of synthetic polymers, avoid some of these problems but may pose a risk of inflammatory reactions and are difficult to implant.
Now, using pure silk protein derived from silkworm cocoons, a team of investigators from Tufts University School of Engineering and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) has developed surgical plates and screws that may not only offer improved bone remodelling following injury, but importantly, can also be absorbed by the body over time, eliminating the need for surgical removal of the devices"...
"Researchers from Connecticut asked students to recall what items in a museum looked like. Those who had taken photos struggled to describe the items in detail."
(Selected excerpts) By Thomas Eissenberg, PhD. - "In recent years, there has been an increase in hookah use around the world, most notably among youth and university students. The United States is not immune. The Monitoring the Future survey for 12th grade students found that in 2012, 18.3% of high school seniors in the United States had used hookahs in the past year, up from 17.1% in 2010. Other studies of young adults indicate that hookah smoking is more prevalent among university students in the United States, with past-year use ranging from 22 percent to 40 percent."...
"While many hookah smokers may consider this practice less harmful than smoking cigarettes, hookah smoking carries many of the same health risks. One reason is that smokers inhale charcoal combustion products when they smoke hookah. Another reason involves the way hookah is smoked, including frequent, high-volume puffs and long smoking sessions. In fact, multiple studies from several countries, including the United States, show that, in a single hookah session, hookah smokers are exposed to much greater amounts of toxicants than a cigarette smoker after a single cigarette. A typical 1-hour-long hookah smoking session involves approximately 100 puffs, while an average cigarette is 10 puffs. A typical puff from a hookah can be 10 times the volume of a puff from a cigarette. Overall, a typical hookah smoking session involves inhaling 100 times the volume of smoke inhaled from a single cigarette. The smoke from a hookah contains many of the toxicants that are in cigarette smoke, including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons that cause cancer, volatile aldehydes that cause lung disease, nicotine that causes dependence, and carbon monoxide that is associated with cardiovascular disease."... http://www.drugfree.org/join-together/research/hookah-use-is-on-the-rise-and-surrounded-by-myths-and-misperceptions
From Sydney Morning Herald: "Albert Einstein is widely revered for his scientific equations but perhaps it's time we all heeded his simple theory for keeping good health: “Life is like a bicycle. To maintain your balance, you must keep moving.
Sedentary lifestyles are now commonplace and are killing us early, via heart disease and diabetes, conditions made worse when we are idle. Many of us sit all day at work or study, ensconced in technology or stuck in meetings that can drag on for hours."
..."Researchers say there are a lot of associations with prolongued sitting time – classified as many blocks of just 20 to 30 minutes or more – and adverse health outcomes. Studies show that people who are spending higher amounts of time sitting compared to those spending lower amounts of time sitting, have an increased risk of early death,” says Professor David Dunstan, head of physical activity research at Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute."
"Americans are slowly waking up to the sad fact that much of the food sold in the US is far inferior to the same foods sold in other nations. In fact, many of the foods you eat are banned in other countries." http://eatlocalgrown.com/article/11944-banned-foods.html
"The brains of children with autism show more connections than the brains of typically developing children do. What's more, the brains of individuals with the most severe social symptoms are also the most hyper-connected." http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-11/cp-ssi103113.php ;
Ryal Newfeldt - Major fast food corporations continue to spend copious amounts of money on research and marketing - in order to further tighten the psychological grip they have on middle and upper class kids and teens around the world. Fast food continues to rise as one of the leading causes of diet-related diseases such as diabetes, cancer, heart disease in children in America.
November 7, 2013 "Women whose diet includes more foods that trigger inflammation—like sugar-sweetened or diet soft drinks, refined grains, red meat, and margarine—and fewer foods that restrain inflammation—like wine, coffee, olive oil, and green leafy and yellow vegetables—have up to a 41% greater risk of being diagnosed with depression than those who eat mostly the less inflammatory diet, according to a new study by researchers at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH).
The study was published online October 1, 2013 in Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. It is one of the most comprehensive studies to date to link certain foods to inflammation and depression."
Liz PT MPT ATC CSCS C-IAYT's curator insight, November 26, 2013 1:18 AM
Women whose diet includes more foods that trigger inflammation—like sugar-sweetened or diet soft drinks, refined grains, red meat, and margarine—and fewer foods that restrain inflammation—like wine, coffee, olive oil, and green leafy and yellow vegetables—have up to a 41% greater risk of being diagnosed with depression than those who eat mostly the less inflammatory diet, according to a new study by researchers at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH).
"(Reuters Health) - Older adults who don't sleep well have more of the brain plaques that are hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease, a new study suggests.
The finding doesn't prove that not getting enough shut-eye causes the build-up of beta-amyloid plaques and leads to dementia rather than the other way around.
The researchers can't be sure which came first because they asked about sleep problems and took brain images at around the same time.
But, the study's lead author said, "It's exciting that our findings … may point to sleep disturbance as something that can be a modifiable risk factor that can be leveraged to prevent Alzheimer's disease."
..."When a team of scientists in Finland asked people to map out where they felt different emotions on their bodies, they found that the results were surprisingly consistent, even across cultures.
People reported that happiness and love sparked activity across nearly the entire body, while depression had the opposite effect: It dampened feelings in the arms, legs and head. Danger and fear triggered strong sensations in the chest area, the volunteers said. And anger was one of the few emotions that activated the arms.
The scientists hope these body emoticons may one day help psychologists diagnose or treat mood disorders.
"Doctors have long treated patients for exceptionally bad bee stings, but now, it looks like the insects may be helping the field of medicine.
New research from Inscentinel, a UK-based firm specializing in insect research, suggests that honey bees can be trained to detect certain early-stage cancers in humans.
Using this breakthrough, Portuguese designer Susana Soares has developed a glass device for diagnosis using honey bees and a patient's breath. Thanks to their super-sensitive sense of smell, bees can detect odors that a human nose can't, Soares explains on her website. Biomarkers associated with tuberculosis, lung cancer, skin cancer and diabetes, which can all be detected through smell, are present on a patient's breath." http://mashable.com/2013/11/24/cancer-bees/
"A new study conducted by researchers at the Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas published online in the open-access journal Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience found that engaging in a physical exercise regimen helps healthy aging adults improve their memory, brain health and physical fitness. This finding is significant considering that among adults 50 and older, “staying mentally sharp” outranks social security and physical health as the top priority and concern in the United States."http://www.brainhealth.utdallas.edu/blog_page/study-finds-aerobic-exercise-improves-memory-brain-function-and-physical-fi
Post and infographic by Emma Seppala, Ph.D: "For the last 10 years, I have been involved in researching the impact of meditation on health and well-being. This infographic summarized some of the key findings about the benefits of meditation..." Click on title above to arrive at main link with infographic. In-depth post including links to research studies may also be found here: http://www.emmaseppala.com/20-scientific-reasons-to-start-meditating-today/#.UoWxoGSxMVk ;
"Are you living a mindful life? Brain scientist Kristen Race is an expert on how stress affects the brain,and has used her knowledge to help teach people to live more mindful and less stressful lives. In this engaging and humorous talk, Dr. Race shares three simple ways to keep the brain happy." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Awd0kgxcZws
"In this groundbreaking study, an enzyme extracted from pineapple known as bromelain was found superior to the chemo-drug 5-fluorouracil at treating cancer in the animal model. 5-fluorouracil is so toxic, that a dose weighing the equivalent of 3 pennies (7.5 grams) will kill 50% of humans given it. On the other hand, you would have to consume the equivalent of 1.5 lbs of bromelain to have a similar effect ..."
Cancer is still a very serious killer. I have known far to many people with cancer over the years. When I was a kid growing up I only knew one person with cancer. Very different now. Pineapple can help in the battle.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A dollop of peanut butter and a ruler can be used to confirm a diagnosis of early stage Alzheimer's disease, University of Florida Health researchers have found. Jennifer Stamps, a graduate student in the UF McKnight Brain Institute Center for Smell and Taste, and her colleagues reported the findings of a small pilot study in the Journal of the Neurological Sciences. Stamps came up with the idea of using peanut butter to test for smell sensitivity while she was working with Dr. Kenneth Heilman, the James E. Rooks distinguished professor of neurology and health psychology in the UF College of Medicine's department of neurology. She noticed while shadowing in Heilman's clinic that patients were not tested for their sense of smell. The ability to smell is associated with the first cranial nerve and is often one of the first things to be affected in cognitive decline." University of Florida Research Summary here: https://ufhealth.org/news/2013/uf-researchers-find-peanut-butter-test-can-help-diagnose-alzheimer-s-disease
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