ADDICTED TO SWEETS? Sugar can be just as addicting as alcohol, nicotine or opiates – but there are alternatives to help people cut back or quit

ADDICTED TO SWEETS? Sugar can be just as addicting as alcohol, nicotine or opiates – but there are alternatives to help people cut back or quit

( Natural News ) America is definitely the home of the sweets and land of the obese. Every third person is overweight and 50% of them are obese, and it’s not from eating too many vegetables. Eating sugar releases huge surges of the neurotransmitter…

Train your brain: 5 exercises to boost its function and memory

Train your brain: 5 exercises to boost its function and memory

Without even realising it, we talk, lift, bend, dance, breathe, and do many other activities every day. Do you know how? Every single daily job you carry out is made possible by your brain! So how can brain fitness be neglected? Ladies, keep in…

4 Reasons to take Vitamin B3 every day

4 Reasons to take Vitamin B3 every day

( Natural News ) Vitamin B3 is one of eight B vitamins that help the body convert carbohydrates from many kinds of foods into fuel. There are three main forms of vitamin B3 – nicotinamide riboside , niacin and nicotinamide . Each form of…

Gut-brain axis: How it works and its link to mental health

Gut-brain axis: How it works and its link to mental health

Whether it’s a nervous sensation in the stomach before an important presentation or “butterflies” at the sight of a loved one, many people are aware of the connection between the gut and the brain. But the gut-brain axis is a real phenomenon, describing a…

Study examines the role of brain-gut microbiome system in discrimination-related health issues

Study examines the role of brain-gut microbiome system in discrimination-related health issues

Structural racism has not only psychosocial but also biological consequences. Discrimination has been shown to contribute to mental and physical disorders including obesity, depression, and addiction, but the biological pathways from a social experience to its impacts on the body remain unknown. A new…

Poor Gut Health May Drive Multiple Sclerosis, but a Better Diet May Ease It

Poor Gut Health May Drive Multiple Sclerosis, but a Better Diet May Ease It

Summary: Researchers found significantly higher levels of Lcn-2 levels in the stools of patients with multiple sclerosis. This marker correlated with reduced bacterial diversity and increases in other markers of intestinal inflammation. Bacteria that ease inflammatory bowel disease were also reduced in MS patients…

Cinnamon found to help prevent Alzheimer’s disease

Cinnamon found to help prevent Alzheimer’s disease

( Natural News ) Cinnamon is a spice often associated with the fall season in America. It is the reason why apple pies and gingerbread lattes have that warm, traditional scent. But aside from brightening up these fall favorites, cinnamon can also help prevent…

6 Primary types of tea and their science-backed health benefits

6 Primary types of tea and their science-backed health benefits

( Natural News ) All “true” teas come from the Camellia sinensis plant. And while there are over 3,000 varieties of teas, each with its own specific characteristics, they have been classified into six main types. Tea experts explain that the differences between the…

Autopsies confirm: Covid-19 vaccine causes fatal heart inflammation or “Sudden Adult Death Syndrome”

Autopsies confirm: Covid-19 vaccine causes fatal heart inflammation or “Sudden Adult Death Syndrome”

( Natural News ) Previously healthy individuals are dying “suddenly and unexpectedly” after covid-19 vaccination. These individuals are of all ages, and many show no sign of pre-existing heart conditions. A new medical term– Sudden Adult Death Syndrome (SADS) was created to categorize these…

Dr. Ryan Cole: Spike protein in COVID shots can cause serious damage to arteries

Dr. Ryan Cole: Spike protein in COVID shots can cause serious damage to arteries

( Natural News ) Dr. Ryan Cole has warned that the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein used in the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines can cause serious damage to arteries . The pathologist and CEO of Idaho-based Cole Diagnostics issued this warning during an appearance on “Ask…

Roughly 87,000 Disney-themed clothes for children RECALLED over lead poisoning risk

Roughly 87,000 Disney-themed clothes for children RECALLED over lead poisoning risk

( Natural News ) The Bentex Group, an apparel and home decor design and production company, recently pulled out around 87,000 children’s clothes as the textile paint on them contained dangerous levels of lead that can poison kids. Families were urged to immediately discard…

Turmeric: One of the world’s most powerful superfoods

Turmeric: One of the world’s most powerful superfoods

( Natural News ) Dubbed the golden spice of life, turmeric ( Curcuma longa ) is one of the world’s most powerful superfoods . It is a rich source of vitamins and minerals, and contains more than 300 naturally occurring plant nutrients. Curcuminoids, phytonutrients…

Scientists Improved People’s Short-Term Memory by Zapping Their Brains with Lasers

Scientists Improved People's Short-Term Memory by Zapping Their Brains with Lasers

Do you find it hard to focus? Do you often go into a room and immediately forget why you went in there? Can you not remember people’s names at all? Well, scientists have found evidence for a new treatment for your bad memory: shooting…

The Brain Aging Clock Ticks Faster Depending on Sex

The Brain Aging Clock Ticks Faster Depending on Sex

Humans lose brain volume as they age, at an estimated rate of 5% per decade after age 40. But that estimate obscures the role that individual physiology plays in regards to functiona l brain aging. Utilizing sophisticated analytic tools, researchers at the Buck Institute…

6 best foods for brain health, memory: Fish, berries, greens & more

6 best foods for brain health, memory: Fish, berries, greens & more

Foods such as berries, greens and nuts can improve brain health and memory. (Photos via Getty Images) This article is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Contact a qualified medical professional before engaging in…

Crossword puzzles beat computer video games in slowing memory loss

A new study by researchers from Columbia University and Duke University published in the journal NEJM Evidence shows that doing crossword puzzles has an advantage over computer video games for memory functioning inolder adults with mild cognitive impairment. In a randomized, controlled trial, led…

Improve memory as you age by eating more flavonols, study says

Eating more flavonols, antioxidants found in many vegetables, fruits, tea and wine, may slow your rate of memory loss, a new study finds. The cognitive score of people in the study who ate the most flavonols declined 0.4 units per decade more slowly than…

Brain Imaging Shows How Young Kids Learn Quicker Than Grownups

Brain Imaging Shows How Young Kids Learn Quicker Than Grownups

THURSDAY, Nov. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Ever wonder why kids seem to pick up new knowledge and skills faster than adults? A new study attributes the kids’ mental prowess to differences in a brain messenger called GABA. “Our results show that children of…

How vitamin D promotes oxidative balance, boosts gut health and fights inflammation

How vitamin D promotes oxidative balance, boosts gut health and fights inflammation

( Natural News ) The beneficial biological actions of vitamin D support just about every physiological system in your body – brain health, cognitive function and nervous system health, gut health and immunity, healthy digestive system, heart health and cardiovascular function, hair and skin…

These are the 4 best foods for your brain, and 4 you should avoid

These are the 4 best foods for your brain, and 4 you should avoid

Getty Images That large latte with an extra shot that’s supposed to power up your morning along with the midday sugar rush that you depend on to beat the afternoon slump could actually hinder learning and memory and impair cognitive function . The brain…

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