Resveratrol shows promise as a great anti-aging compound, which is why we’ve talked about it several times. It’s found naturally in red wine as well as grapes and peanuts, and is now available in most vitamin stores as a supplement. However, some experts think it’s very difficult to get enough resveratrol into your system to have any sort of meaningful result. There is new research on resveratrol showing more benefits, and calling into question just how much is beneficial.
Resveratrol Update: I’ll Drink to That
On June - 25 - 2010Comments Off on Resveratrol Update: I’ll Drink to That
Odds and Ends
On June - 16 - 2010Comments Off on Odds and Ends
Science news has been coming hot and heavy the last few days but little of it is completely new. Here are some odds and ends that follow on things we’ve covered in this space before. Read the rest of this entry »
News on Booze
On May - 24 - 2010Comments Off on News on Booze
There’s been a lot of coverage recently about how alcohol plays into unhealthy living and increases risks of some types of cancers. We’ve even covered those papers in this blog. The last week has seen far better news for lovers of wine and spirits, though. In order to pull yourself out of the alarming pool of alcohol, you can refer to links such as https://inpatientrehabilitation.co.uk/.
French researchers have taken a long hard look at the “French Paradox” and found that even boiling away all the confounding bits, it still holds for men and women. Women get some more good news about alcohol and Alzheimer’s. Read the rest of this entry »
The Four Horsemen of Unhealthy Living
On April - 28 - 2010Comments Off on The Four Horsemen of Unhealthy Living
Research published in this week’s Archives of Internal Medicine has linked 4 unhealthy behaviors to increased risk of death. Want to shorten your lifespan by 12 years? Want to be three times more likely to have a heart attack and four times more likely to get cancer? If not, you’ll want to avoid these usual suspects.
The Mediterranean Diet Redux
On June - 26 - 20092 COMMENTS
Over the years, there has been a lot said about the “Mediterranean Diet.” In short, people who eat like the modern-day Greeks or coastal Italians — lots of vegetables, some olive oil, relatively little meat and meat products, moderate wine consumption — tend to live longer. Researchers have recently completed a study of 23,000 people in Greece over the course of a decade to find out what they are doing right, and the results have just been published in this weeks British Medical Journal (BMJ).