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This 1 Easy Diet Trick Slows Down Aging

It's never fun getting old--but now there may be a way to slow down the aging process. A new study from New York University's Langone Medical Center reveals that low calorie diets help control certain genes linked to aging in the brain. It was also shown to slow down memory loss in the brain--something connected to Alzheimer's disease. "Our study shows how calorie restriction practically arrests gene expression levels involved in the aging phenotype--how some genes determine the behavior of…
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This Simple 7 Day Diet Lowers Your Risk of Heart Disease

Feeling sick? Try this for a change: Go vegan. A new study published in the Nutrition Journal says that people who ate a vegan diet for just 7 days significantly improved their health--including reducing their blood sugar, blood pressure, and blood lipids. Better yet, these effects were amplified in those who were overweight or obese. "The burden of Western disease can be dramatically reduced by eliminating animal-source foods and vegetable fats from the diet and replacing those foods with low-fat,…
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Add This to Your Diet to Stop Cancer Tumors

To help keep your heart healthy, health experts recommend adding a serving of omega-3 fatty acids to your diet. But could it do much more? According to a new study from the journal Nutrition and Cancer, it could. Findings from the study, led by researcher James J. DiNicolantonio, Ph.D., reveal that eating a diet rich in fish containing omega-3 fatty acids could prevent the body from developing adenocarcinoma, a cancerous tumor. "The staple oil used in cooking and as a…
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This 1 Diet is the Best For Losing Weight

So when it comes to losing weight, which diet comes out on top? As it turns out, the answer is all of them, according to a new study published in the journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality & Outcomes. "From our results, no weight-loss diet came across as a clear winner," says Renee Atallah, a research assistant at the Jewish General Hospital and McGill University in Montreal. "People who want to shed excess pounds should choose diet changes they can live with…
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This 1 Nutrient Supercharges Your Workout – IF You’re a Woman

When it comes to exercise, energy bars, drinks, or supplements are the preferred choice when it comes to having more energy. For women, however, they may be a better solution--in the form of a mineral. A study from the University of Melbourne reveals that women who took a supplement containing iron, an essential mineral, were able to exercise harder and longer, as well as make their exercise routine "more efficient." The findings now may change how women gear up for…
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Do This 1 Hour a Day to Lose Weight

When it comes to losing weight, one of our biggest obstacles is finding time to prepare a healthy, home-cooked meal. Now research from the University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine says that not making home-cooked meals could be disastrous for our waistline. The findings, now published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, show that those who spent less than one hour a day preparing food at home were more likely to eat more fast food or dine out…
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Eat This Diet For the Holidays to Lose 16 Pounds

Keeping the weight off during the holidays is no easy feat--but researchers say there's now a way to make it easier. New findings by University of South Carolina researchers say that people who eat a vegan diet--a diet where no animal-derived products are allowed--lost 16.5 pounds more on average compared to those who ate an animal-based diet. Better yet, they continued to lose weight--even when they ate a substantial amount of carbohydrates. "The diet consumed by vegan participants was high…
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Taking This “Organic” Supplement Actually HARMS Your Heart!

In the past, researchers have lauded resveratrol--the antioxidant powerhouse found in grapes and wine--as a cancer fighter and an exercise enhancer. As it turns out, this may not necessarily be true anymore, thanks to new evidence from Canada's Queen's University. New findings discovered by researchers say that those who took resveratrol supplements did not experience an increase in SOD2 gene expression--something researchers say protects the heart during exercise. "The results we saw suggest that concurrent exercise training and resveratrol supplementation…
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This 1 Simple Trick Helps Women Stay Slim

When it comes to losing weight, experts say having support is key. And now according to a new study from the University of Illinois, a certain type of support could help women maintain their weight loss after a diet. The type of support? Social support--something researchers say is vital for helping women successfully stay thin. "All of the women lost a significant amount of weight on the program, but many were unsuccessful at maintaining it after the program ended," says…
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This Diet Cuts Your Kidney Disease Risk in HALF!

For those desperate to lose weight, nutritionists say the Mediterranean diet is your best bet. According to new research from the Columbia University Medical Center, however, this isn't its only benefit. The findings, now published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, reveal that those who ate a Mediterranean diet were 50 percent less likely to develop chronic kidney disease, as well as have a 42 percent reduced risk of developing kidney function decline. Those who did…
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