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Eating Healthy Can Extend Life by a Decade—and Also Lower Cancer Risk

Posted by Manuela Boyle on 17 February 2022
Eating Healthy Can Extend Life by a Decade—and Also Lower Cancer Risk
A young adult who switches from a typical Western diet to a plant-based eating pattern—one that also lowers risk of the most common cancers, packed with whole grains, legumes, and plant foods, and less red and processed meat—can add more than a decade to their life, finds a new study. Those same dietary changes made by an 80 year old would also increase their life expectancy by multiple years. And even smaller shifts to a healthier diet made by people of all ages could add years ...
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Emerging Science on an Ancient Staple: Buckwheat

Posted by Manuela Boyle on 12 February 2022
Emerging Science on an Ancient Staple: Buckwheat
Both common and Tartary varieties of buckwheat have been staple cereal foods in Europe and Asia for many centuries. Global interest in the agricultural and health advantages of buckwheat has been growing, recently, with special focus on its gluten-free nature, its versatility as a food, and its high content of plant nutrients that have potential to promote human wellness. Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum), also known as common buckwheat, Japanese buckwheat, and silver hull buckwheat, 'kut...
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Ketogenic Diets and Mental Health - What Does the Research Say?

Posted by Manuela Boyle on 2 February 2022
Ketogenic Diets and Mental Health - What Does the Research Say?
Some of the latest research is starting to suggest that replacing carbohydrates in the diet with fat and protein may help treat Alzheimer’s disease, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. By changing the fuel that the brain runs on from glucose to fat—through a process called ketosis—it may be possible to reverse and heal some of the damage underlying these mental health conditions.   Ketosis is a state where the body is forced to rely on fat rather than carbohydrates for...
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Sweet Potato and Miso Polenta

Posted by Manuela Boyle on 30 January 2022
Sweet Potato and Miso Polenta
This creamy polenta manages to still taste utterly delicious and rich without the addition of any dairy. Thanks to umami-rich miso paste and a couple of dried spices we all have in our cupboards, you can transform a simple bowl of food into something spectacular Ingredients 4¼ cups water 1 cup polenta 1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons miso paste 2 medium sweet potato 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger 2 green onions, chopped, to garnish (optional) Sesame seeds, ...
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Can Nuts Improve Breast Cancer Outcomes?

Posted by Manuela Boyle on 29 January 2022
Can Nuts Improve Breast Cancer Outcomes?
In this unique study, women who had been treated for breast cancer and who recalled eating nuts were found to have a significantly better disease-free survival over ten years than those who eschewed nuts. The nut eaters also had a better overall survival, meaning not just breast cancer deaths, but that advantage was not statistically significant. More than 3,000 women in China were asked, but only once, about their nut-eating habits. The authors reported a dose-response pattern between eating...
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Dried Goji Berries Is A Functional Food

Posted by Manuela Boyle on 14 January 2022
Dried Goji Berries Is A Functional Food
Regularly eating a small serving of dried goji berries may help prevent or delay the development of age-related macular degeneration, or AMD, in healthy middle-aged people, according to a small, randomised trial conducted at the University of California, Davis. AMD is the leading cause of vision loss in older people, and is estimated to affect over 11 million in the United States and 170 million globally. The researchers found that 13 healthy participants aged 45 to 65 who consumed 28 grams...
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