Posted By Angelina Drennan on March 16, 2012
March 13, 2012 — Your race, age, and where you live may influence what you eat, for better and for worse.
A new study shows most American diets fall into one of five major patterns:
Researchers say those differences in dietary patterns may help explain regional and racial differences in the risk of stroke, heart disease, and other major chronic diseases.
“We believe focusing research on dietary patterns better represents how people eat, compared to single foods or nutrients,” says researcher Suzanne Judd, PhD, an assistant professor of biostatistics at the University of Alabama, Birmingham, in a news release. “We
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Posted By admin on March 12, 2012
When it comes to quitting smoking there are a bunch of obstacles that you will have to deal with. Withdrawal from nicotine can be a very unpleasant thing to have to deal with and it can even make the lives of the people around you hard. Because of this you should know that there are some things that you will need to do to make your time quitting easier.
One of the best things that you can do is to replace the actual tobacco products with other forms of nicotine ingestion, such as an electronic cigarette. Reading information such as that found in esmoke electronic cig reviews can help you to determine the best e-cig to suit your needs.
Being able to enjoy the smoking experience even after you have quit using real tobacco can ease the pain of quitting by a huge factor. Read more…
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Posted By admin on March 10, 2012
Cholesterol homeostasis dysfunction has been reported to have role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer disease (AD). Therefore, changes in cholesterol metabolism in blood components may help to develop new potential AD biomarkers. In this study changes in cholesterol metabolism-related gene expression genes were evaluated in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from AD subjects, their first degree relatives (FDR) and two groups of age matched controls (C1 >80 years, C2 <60 years). The expression of three genes related to APP processing was also determined.
Results showed significantly different behavior (P = 0.000) in the expression of all analyzed genes among the 4 groups.
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Posted By Sofia Schonell on March 10, 2012
Essential oils are used in aromatherapy to help with a number of health problems. However, sometimes essential oils are confused because they have the same or similar sounding English names. In addition, a generic English name, such as “mint,” is used to describe an entire plant family of different essential oils. Here are some of the commonly misused names for essential oils used in aromatherapy (and the plants from which they are extracted from).
There are several mint essential oils that are used for therapeutic aromatherapy practice. Pop
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