Resveratrol

Resveratrol and Insulin Sensitivity

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Guest blog from Designs For Health   Resveratrol is a polyphenol with powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. It has been widely publicized for its cardiovascular, anti-carcinogenic, and anti-aging benefits.  Resveratrol activates sirtuins, which can increase insulin sensitivity and protect against oxidative damage. Previous research with resveratrol has demonstrated improvements in dysglycemia and insulin sensitivity; however, […]

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Beyond Protein

Beyond Protein: Nutrition for Muscle Health

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Guest Blog by Designs for Sport Adequate protein intake with the full complement of amino acids, especially the branched-chain amino acids like leucine, are important for ensuring the building blocks for building healthy muscles. However, muscle health requires more nutrition than just protein. Consuming a nutritious diet to ensure sufficient levels of essential nutrients and

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Healthy Fats

Study Finds No Link Between High Fat Diets And Cardiovascular Disease

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Guest blog by Designs for Health Study demonstrates fat intake is associated with an overall lower mortality and a lower risk of cardiovascular disease The association between different macronutrients and their correlation with overall mortality and cardiovascular disease is controversial. Fat often gets a bad reputation in traditional medicine, although integrative functional medicine doctors and

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Zinc and Immune System

Zinc Deficiency, Immune Response & Inflammation

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Reading Time: 2 minutes A guest Blog by Designs for Health Zinc is where it’s at! Zinc has a long history known as the mineral of the immune system. New research from Oregon State University demonstrated that it appears to affect how the immune system responds to inflammation. A zinc deficiency may play a role in chronic diseases that involve

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Gut Health

Gut Bacteria and Obesity – Feeding the Microbiota

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Guest Blog by Designs for Health New study demonstrates how gut bacteria causes obesity According to a new study published in Nature, a research team from Yale has identified the mechanism in which gut dysbiosis leads to obesity. Scientists have already understood that the gut microbiome is associated with metabolic markers and type II diabetes.

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Serotonin

Vitamin D and Fish Oil Control Brain Serotonin

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Reading Time: 2 minutes A Guest Blog by Designs for Health Fish Oil and Vitamin D – The Serotonin Power Team Many studies have demonstrated that fish oils and vitamin D help improve cognitive function, but what exactly is the mechanism of action? In an article just published in FASEB Journal, serotonin is described as the possible missing link, explaining

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Donuts

Carbohydrate Addiction: The Brain Connection

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Guest blog by Designs for Health High-carbohydrate foods are rewarding to the mouth Biting into a glazed donut, with the subtle crunch of the sugar coating giving way to soft, pillowy dough underneath, can instantly transform a mind-numbing work meeting into a temporary visit to one’s proverbial “happy place.” (That is, until the guilt sets

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Calories

The Myths of Calories & Weight Management: Part 2

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Guest Blog by Designs for Health Previously we discussed the importance of moving an individual’s paradigm away from calorie quantity and toward calorie quality in the battle against obesity. Re-educating individuals about the metabolic differences between protein fat and carbohydrates in regards to obesity will give them confidence to abandon the old theory of calorie-counting

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