tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254298206946766976Thu, 15 May 2008 15:32:23 +0000http://www.vitaminstuff.com/blog/blogindex.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vitamin Stuff Editor)Blogger173125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254298206946766976.post-1787905084506096663Wed, 14 May 2008 22:41:00 +00002008-05-14T15:45:05.703-07:00Health experts have been recommending whole grains over refined grains for years. A new study has shown that choosing whole grains over refined, processed grains lowers C-reactive protein (CRP) and shrinks the midsection. CRP is linked to stroke and heart attacks, as is abdominal fat. The study was done by Pennsylvania State University and included 50 obese women and men who had abdominal http://www.vitaminstuff.com/blog/2008/05/whole-grains-can-shrink-your-mid.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vitamin Stuff Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254298206946766976.post-120958076751602135Wed, 14 May 2008 22:35:00 +00002008-05-14T15:39:25.687-07:00Health experts are now seeing a correlation between high sugar intake and damaged collagen and elastin. In healthy, young skin, collagen and elastin (protein fibers) are springy, resilient and help to keep skin firm and hydrated. As we age, collagen and elastin can become brittle, dull and dry, and ultimately lead to sagging and wrinkles. While this is a natural part of the aging process, some http://www.vitaminstuff.com/blog/2008/05/does-sugar-cause-wrinkles.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vitamin Stuff Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254298206946766976.post-6838906057064794387Wed, 14 May 2008 22:09:00 +00002008-05-14T15:10:35.287-07:00Vitiligo is a skin pigment condition where areas of the skin lose normal pigment color and turn white, leaving the skin spotty and patchy in color. The disease is highly visible and can not only affect patients emotionally and psychologically, but when treated with phototherapy using UV radiation (UVR), a common treatement for vitiligio, can also increase their chances of developing skin cancer. http://www.vitaminstuff.com/blog/2008/05/black-pepper-treats-skin-pigment.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vitamin Stuff Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254298206946766976.post-3925083689462108556Tue, 06 May 2008 01:16:00 +00002008-05-05T18:17:47.534-07:00Researchers are saying that if you want to lose weight, get more sleep. While it’s obvious that you aren’t as likely to eat while you’re sleeping, their reasoning is quite different: a chemical that is released while sleeping, leptin, signals when we are full. In addition, they think that a lack of proper sleep affects hormones that are responsible for burning off calories during the day. The http://www.vitaminstuff.com/blog/2008/05/get-more-sleep-lose-more-weight.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vitamin Stuff Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254298206946766976.post-7907711355008071965Tue, 06 May 2008 01:04:00 +00002008-05-05T18:15:10.013-07:00Most everyone has heard that certain foods can enhance one’s sex life. Usually these foods are sexual aphrodisiacs, such as oysters and champagne, though a new book, “Great Food, Great Sex: The Three Food Factors for Sexual Fitness” by Ballentine Books, takes a whole new approach to food and sex. The author, clinical psychologist Lynn Edlen-Nezin, Ph.D., takes the stance that certain nutrients http://www.vitaminstuff.com/blog/2008/05/true-sex-foods-and-aphrodesiacs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vitamin Stuff Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254298206946766976.post-2586899115302756494Sat, 19 Apr 2008 09:00:00 +00002008-04-19T02:04:07.502-07:00Marketers are having a field day with supplemental drinks and products. For instance, marketing by Too Faced Cosmetics is claiming, ‘Always on the lips…never on the hips’, for their new lip-gloss line that claims to suppress the appetite. How is this possible? Well, whether it is possible or not is still to be determined, but the lip-gloss touts the same mix of ingredients and mineral http://www.vitaminstuff.com/blog/2008/04/supplemental-drinks-and-too-faced.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vitamin Stuff Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254298206946766976.post-8160960383435199057Sat, 19 Apr 2008 08:57:00 +00002008-04-19T02:02:32.893-07:00Taking a nap is refreshing. When I have a stressful decision to make, I always take a nap to clear my head and the decision seems to shine through easily upon waking. Researchers are suggesting that naps are good for more than clearing the head, but can also be used to boost memory. The study was performed by the University of Dusseldorf and included volunteers who were given a set of words to http://www.vitaminstuff.com/blog/2008/04/short-naps-boost-memory.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vitamin Stuff Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254298206946766976.post-1077215940900381055Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:52:00 +00002008-04-17T13:55:20.488-07:00A recent study done on rats, not on humans, concluded that tart cherries may be responsible for reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. The researchers, from the University of Michigan, believe this is due to the fruit reducing inflammation. The study was an unusual one – instead of giving the rats tart cherries, they fed 48 rats - half of which were already obese - a http://www.vitaminstuff.com/blog/2008/04/are-tart-cherries-good-for-obesity.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vitamin Stuff Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254298206946766976.post-7653449589743643253Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:46:00 +00002008-04-17T13:51:37.535-07:00Two pilot studies found that doing tai chi and/or qigong helped to lower blood sugar and reduce risks of type 2 diabetes. The studies were very small, including only 41 people combined. The first study was done by the Chang Gung Memorial Hosptial in Taiwan and included 30 middle-aged and older adults who participated in an hour long tai chi class three times a week for twelve weeks. The study http://www.vitaminstuff.com/blog/2008/04/do-you-have-diabetes-do-tai-chi.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vitamin Stuff Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254298206946766976.post-4381671108407773156Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:43:00 +00002008-04-17T13:44:20.960-07:00We all know that eating fast food isn’t healthy. In the spirit of the movie ‘Supersize Me’ by Morgan Spurlock, Swedish researchers conducted their own study to see what happens to otherwise healthy people who ate two supersized fast-food meals over the course of a month, while taking on a sedentary lifestyle. Their finding weren’t surprising. The 18 healthy, active medical students who http://www.vitaminstuff.com/blog/2008/04/fast-food-can-cause-liver-damage.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vitamin Stuff Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254298206946766976.post-3995019932705814243Sun, 13 Apr 2008 18:52:00 +00002008-04-13T11:55:42.000-07:00Harvard University researchers have isolated a gene known as PCN1 in yeast that affects yeast’s life span. Yeast and mankind share much of the same genetic makeup, consequently researchers often use yeast to help them understand how analogous human genes function. Researchers found that yeast with five duplicates of this gene live nearly seventy percent longer life spans than yeast with less http://www.vitaminstuff.com/blog/2008/04/researchers-may-have-found-longevity.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vitamin Stuff Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254298206946766976.post-3528441157518379200Sun, 13 Apr 2008 18:42:00 +00002008-04-13T11:50:32.272-07:00Recently, University College in London conducted a study that involved fruit flies and their consumption of sugar and yeast. The researchers found that fruit flies that ate more protein and fat lived longer than those who consumed more yeast and sugar. Longevity may depend on what you eat rather than caloric count, contrary to present standards. In fact, University College researchers are of http://www.vitaminstuff.com/blog/2008/04/limiting-yeast-consumption-may-lead-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vitamin Stuff Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254298206946766976.post-5312240163899117878Sun, 13 Apr 2008 18:38:00 +00002008-04-13T11:39:05.824-07:00People will do almost anything to appear young and wrinkle-free. They’ll even inject food poisoning into their face. The popular wrinkle eliminator, Botox, has been around since the 1800’s, but it wasn’t known as a movie-star cosmetic. Instead what is known as botox now was known as a botulism, a food-borne neurotoxin that caused neurological symptoms such as muscle weakness, drooping eyelids andhttp://www.vitaminstuff.com/blog/2008/04/botox-from-food-poisoning-to-wrinkle.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vitamin Stuff Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254298206946766976.post-5778101384200091142Sun, 30 Mar 2008 21:42:00 +00002008-03-30T14:42:28.535-07:00Studies done in Europe and the United States both showed that eating high amounts of red meat, whether fresh, cured, processed or salted, was linked to colon cancer. This link has been long suspected, but these two large studies, along with many other small ones, seem to make a strong case. One study was done in the United States by the American Cancer Society. They watched over 148,000 people http://www.vitaminstuff.com/blog/2008/03/eating-red-meat-increases-colon-cancer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vitamin Stuff Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254298206946766976.post-3089824745973007135Sun, 30 Mar 2008 21:39:00 +00002008-03-30T14:40:37.177-07:00As most people know, fish oil is a healthy source of fat. A recent study suggests that it may also reduce fatty substances found in the blood of those with type 2 diabetes. The study, which studied over 40 adults taking a supplement with 4 grams of fish oil over 8 weeks, proved that it lowered levels of traicylglycerol, a fatty substance that contributes to heart disease. They also found that http://www.vitaminstuff.com/blog/2008/03/fish-oil-is-healthy-source-of-good-fat_30.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vitamin Stuff Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254298206946766976.post-5338578117704870945Sun, 30 Mar 2008 21:39:00 +00002008-03-30T14:40:27.694-07:00As most people know, fish oil is a healthy source of fat. A recent study suggests that it may also reduce fatty substances found in the blood of those with type 2 diabetes. The study, which studied over 40 adults taking a supplement with 4 grams of fish oil over 8 weeks, proved that it lowered levels of traicylglycerol, a fatty substance that contributes to heart disease. They also found that http://www.vitaminstuff.com/blog/2008/03/fish-oil-is-healthy-source-of-good-fat.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vitamin Stuff Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254298206946766976.post-189239621505761553Sun, 30 Mar 2008 21:34:00 +00002008-03-30T14:37:24.513-07:00Although colon cancer is on the decline, it is still worth thinking about how to reduce your risk for the disease. Many studies are currently being done to determine the risk factors of colon cancer, and although not all scientists agree, the majority of information out there seems to point to several ‘risk factors’ that can be summed up easily. As far as diet goes, many studies point to cuttinghttp://www.vitaminstuff.com/blog/2008/03/what-you-can-do-to-lower-your-risk-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vitamin Stuff Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254298206946766976.post-3013683238471161104Tue, 25 Mar 2008 03:11:00 +00002008-03-24T20:12:01.111-07:00The main ingredient in hot peppers, capsaicin, could help those with prostate cancer. A recent study conducted by researchers from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center shows that capsaicin slowed down the development of prostate tumors and activated cell death for cancerous cells. The study was not conducted on humans, but was instead conducted on mice that had been genetically modified to have human http://www.vitaminstuff.com/blog/2008/03/peppers-capsaicin-and-prostate-cancer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vitamin Stuff Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254298206946766976.post-3021498496955018970Thu, 20 Mar 2008 02:29:00 +00002008-03-19T19:30:41.075-07:00Most people who use artificial sweeteners, despite the uncertainty of health risks, do so to cut calories that would be added by eating regular sugar. It is assumed that no or little calories is a good thing and that it aids in weight loss, yet a new study suggests that using artificial sweeteners could actually make you gain weight. The study, which was conducted by scientists at Purdue http://www.vitaminstuff.com/blog/2008/03/artificial-sweetener-linked-to-weight.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vitamin Stuff Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254298206946766976.post-2987617498271079403Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:03:00 +00002008-03-18T10:05:20.772-07:00Mainstream medicine pretty much ignores the role of food enzymes in health and disease management and prevention. It’s unfortunate, since there are more than 3,000 types of enzymes which serve to speed up, slow down, alter, initiate, halt and catalyze over 4,000 biochemical reactions in the body. Enzymes are responsible for food digestion, respiration, detoxification of some organs, blood http://www.vitaminstuff.com/blog/2008/03/raw-foods-and-food-enzymes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vitamin Stuff Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254298206946766976.post-8228179205325341893Mon, 17 Mar 2008 02:04:00 +00002008-03-16T19:07:55.135-07:00Could it be possible that obesity leads to cancer? Researchers seem to think so. Researchers accumulated data from over 140 studies that covered more than 280,000 cases of diverse types of cancer and diverse populations from Asia, North America and Australia, to find out whether a high BMI (body mass index) could correlate with the occurrence of cancer. The subjects were followed from 9-15 http://www.vitaminstuff.com/blog/2008/03/losing-weight-to-decrease-your-risk-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vitamin Stuff Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254298206946766976.post-5592203738981871675Mon, 17 Mar 2008 01:56:00 +00002008-03-16T19:03:40.193-07:00Over the years, many studies have identified the link between gum disease and cigarette smoking, but none have looked at the long term effects of cannabis smoking and gum disease – until now. An international team of experts followed the dental health of 1,000 heavy cannabis smokers and found that over one-third of them developed gum disease by the age of 32. The criteria to be deemed a ‘heavy’ http://www.vitaminstuff.com/blog/2008/03/cannabis-causes-gum-disease.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vitamin Stuff Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254298206946766976.post-8985400193640562876Mon, 17 Mar 2008 01:52:00 +00002008-03-16T18:53:27.577-07:00A recent study was done to determine whether the G-spot, a spot reported by many women as the source for powerful vaginal orgasms actually exists. The study was small, including only 20 women. Nine of the women reported powerful orgasms and eleven of the women did not have vaginal orgasms. The study was done by Italian scientist, Dr. Emmanuele Jannini, at the University of L’Aquila. To determinehttp://www.vitaminstuff.com/blog/2008/03/womens-g-spot-found.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vitamin Stuff Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254298206946766976.post-7590660591233151780Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:19:00 +00002008-03-14T06:33:22.635-07:00While many are supersizing their waistlines and their risk of disease, you can be supersizing with superfoods! What are superfoods? Superfoods are whole, unprocessed foods, nutritional powerhouses with the ability to prevent disease, lower cholesterol, deliver essential vitamins and nutrients and keep you healthy. Superfoods are full of phytonutrients and can help prevent heart disease, diabeteshttp://www.vitaminstuff.com/blog/2008/03/dont-supersize-your-meals-superpower.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vitamin Stuff Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254298206946766976.post-2196309441080670290Thu, 13 Mar 2008 14:59:00 +00002008-03-13T08:08:33.794-07:00Researchers are looking at different ways children could be developing obesity. While it is known that sugary soft drinks are the main culprit of obesity in children, researchers say that it is the intake of high sodium foods that are causing children to drink too much soda. Researchers from St. George’s, University of London, took data from the National Diet and Nutrition Survey conducted in http://www.vitaminstuff.com/blog/2008/03/salt-hidden-factor-in-child-obesity.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vitamin Stuff Editor)