Some months ago, we presented a review of 3 anti-inflammatory diet books. One of the major points on which all three authors agreed was that Omega 3 fatty acids were good for you (so eat plenty of fish and take a fish oil supplement they advise), but unfortunately most of us eat more Omega 6 fatty acids. New research takes that idea one step and four generations further.
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Resveratrol Update: I’ll Drink to That
On June - 25 - 2010Comments Off
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.
Measured Out With Coffee Spoons
On June - 14 - 2010Comments Off
In 1819 when German analytical chemist Friedrich Ferdinand Runge was hard at work in his lab on the way to becoming the first person to isolate caffeine from coffee, he likely thought nothing of the Ethiopians who first cultivated the plant. He also likely gave little thought to the 15th century Sufist monks who cultivated and brewed coffee as a medicinal. He did, no doubt, have in mind how coffee had already become a ubiquitous breakfast beverage in much of the world.
Making this new discovery, Runge and his good friend Goethe were no doubt as excited as researchers publishing in the recent special issue of the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease focused entirely on the effects of caffeine on neurologic diseases. Read the rest of this entry »
Pregnenolone and Heart Disease
On May - 17 - 2010Comments Off
More and more synthetic steroids and related compounds are available at the health food store every day. Whether it’s DHEA, 7-keto, pregnenolone, or any of numerous steroid “production enhancers,” there’s a dizzying array of bottles of pills out there. Do any of them help at all with aging against the machine?
Researchers in Germany and UK have found a new mechanism that suggests that at least one of these vitamin shop steroids may be effective. Enter pregnenolone sulfate. Read the rest of this entry »
It’s all in the D-tails
On May - 10 - 20101 COMMENT
There has been plenty of recent research on Vitamin D, as we have discussed before. With this much new information about how important the “sunshine vitamin” is for us, it shouldn’t be surprising that scientists are re-evaluating just how much we need to stay healthy. Read the rest of this entry »