Healthy research bites-videos
Why Resistance Training Preserves Your Cardiovascular Health I’ve always been a big advocate of resistance training for all health purposes, and researchers from Japan are showing us how important it is for cardiovascular health. They took 104 males and classified them according to their age and whether or not they performed resistance training. They measured […]
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Dairy Consumption and Insulin Resistance I do not promote dairy consumption, and this research backs up my point of view. To assess changes in insulin sensitivity, researchers had a group of 272 women weigh their food for 7 days and then classify them based on their dairy consumption. After adjusting for all confounding variables,
The Impact of Bisphenols in Plastics: Health Risks and How to Protect Yourself Bisphenols, which are used in plastics, are everywhere, and they include BPA, BPF, and BPS. It is estimated that 95% of the US population has detectable levels of these bisphenols inside their bodies. Research has shown that those who have the highest
Carnitine for Fat Burning During Exercise I’ve talked about how carnitine can help us to use fat as a source of energy, and researchers from the UK are showing us how important muscle carnitine concentration is for that purpose. In a randomized clinical trial, they gave the subjects a daily dose of 4.4 grams of
How Omega 3 Fatty Acids Reduce Stress and Safeguard Telomeres: Ohio State Research We all know how important Omega 3 fatty acids are for our health and performance, and researchers from Ohio State University are giving us two more reasons to keep taking our fish oil supplements on a daily basis. They did a randomized
Some unknown benefits of proper insulin sensitivity In a fascinating research paper from Stanford University, researchers evaluated the effects of healthy and unhealthy insulin sensitivity and blood glucose levels on different systems and multi-omics in the body. Amongst all the findings, I want to highlight the following: First, if you don’t have good insulin sensitivity,
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Organic Food & Cognitive Function Pollution and the food we consume significantly affects our bodies and brains. Researchers from Spain found how important the consumption of organic, nutrient-rich, and unprocessed foods is for the brain. They found that children who ate organic food displayed higher scores in fluid intelligence and working memory. They also
Exercise & Memory Science has shown that exercise improves brain function and, on this occasion, researchers from Geneva tested the acute effect of different forms of exercise on motor learning and memory. The choices of exercise were moderate intensity and high-intensity cycling. As expected, the scientists found that both forms of exercise improved motor learning
Sleep & Eating Behavior For years I’ve been mentioning the importance of sleep for quality of life, and even though this research was done in mice, clinical experience corroborates its application in humans. Researchers from Switzerland found that during Rapid Eye Movement, or REM sleep, the activation or inactivation of specific neurons in the hypothalamus,
Caffeine and Endurance Exercises Caffeine is a well-known ergogenic aid and researchers from Brazil found that runners also benefit from it. When the athletes consumed 300 mg of caffeine in the form of chewing gum, they significantly improved exercise tolerance by 18%, which means that the caffeine ingestion allowed the runners to cover longer distances