Health knowledge made personal
Achieving a healthy body-mass index (BMI) may ward off gum disease.
A daily beverage containing wild blueberry powder helps to boost the levels of good bacteria in the gut.
Attaining ideal cardiovascular health by a healthy lifestyle may help to stave off cancer.
The size of a heart attack and subsequent left-ventricular function are significantly different based on the time of day onset of ischemia.
Older women who get more exercise and watch less television time are less likely to be diagnosed with depression.
Exposure to trichloroethylene (TCE) -- a hazardous organic contaminant found in soil, groundwater, and air -- is significantly associated with increased risk of
US Census Bureau Report finds that more Americans are living to 90 and beyond, and by 2050 their ranks could reach almost 9 million.
Middle-aged and older women with sleep problems may be at greater risk for fibromyalgia.
People who go to the dentist for regularly scheduled tooth cleanings are 24% less likely to have a heart attack.
Nearly a fifth of all Americans ages 12 and up have hearing loss so severe that it may make communication difficult.
January 2012
27–29
Fellowship in Anti-Aging, Regenerative & Functional Medicine:
Module XX
February
24–26
Fellowship in Anti-Aging, Regenerative & Functional Medicine:
Module III or XIV(B)
March
22–24
Fellowship in Anti-Aging, Regenerative & Functional Medicine:
Module II or VI or XIV
April
May
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Blueberries are high in anthocyanins and flavanols, two antioxidant flavonoid compounds, and previous studies report a wide range of health benefits, including to preserve brain function. Stefano Vendrame, from the Universita degli Studi di Milano (Italy), and colleagues enrolled 20 healthy men, average age 46 years and average body-mass index (BMI) of 25 kg/m2, and randomly assigned each subject to one of two groups: the first group consumed a daily 250-mL juice beverage containing 25 grams of wild blueberry powder, and the second group consumed a placebo drink every day. After six weeks, those in the group consuming the wild blueberry powder beverage showed increases in the GI populations of good bacteria – Bifidobacterium spp. and Lactobacillus spp. Writing that: “Bifidobacteria, which have been largely proposed to be of benefit for the host, appeared to be selectively favored suggesting an important role for the polyphenols and fiber present in wild blueberries,” the study authors conclude that: “Results obtained suggest that regular consumption of a wild blueberry drink can positively modulate the composition of the intestinal microbiota.”
Stefano Vendrame, Simone Guglielmetti, Patrizia Riso, Stefania Arioli, Dorothy Klimis-Zacas, Marisa Porrini. “Six-Week Consumption of a Wild Blueberry Powder Drink Increases Bifidobacteria in the Human Gut.” J Agricultural & Food Chemistry, November 7, 2011.