McDougall Made Easy presents 14 Practical Lessons from John and Mary Dougall. The McDougall Program diet is based around “comfort foods”-favorites like pastas, potatoes, beans and vegetables that help you experience tremendous weight loss without ever being hungry. As thousands of people have already proven, you’ll be able to say goodbye to most, if not […]
The Mediterranean Diet and Mental Health
There has been a great deal of research about diet, the great majority of which has emphasized the importance of fruits, vegetables and whole foods. The Mediterranean diet, based primarily on fruits, vegetables and fish, can be particularly health protective, helping everything from cardiovascular disease to depression. Defining the Mediterranean diet can be challenging because […]
Sugary Beverages and Alzheimer’s Disease
Just in case we need another reason to give up soda; here it is. Excess drinking of sugary beverages like soda appears to increase the risk of Alzheimer’s. New research using mice suggests that excess drinking of sugary beverages like soda may increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Both obesity and diabetes are both associated […]
Vitamin B3 Holds Promise for Alzheimer’s Disease
Researchers report that huge doses of an ordinary vitamin appeared to eliminate memory problems in mice with the rodent equivalent of Alzheimer’s disease. In the study, researchers looked at nicotinamide, a form of Vitamin B3 that is found in foods such as pork, peanuts, turkey, chicken, veal, fish, salmon, swordfish, tuna and sunflower seeds. Alzheimer’s […]