Disease – Page 3 – Antiaging

Caloric restriction has a protective effect on chromosomes

Diet Disease

40% calorie reduction from birth seems pretty extreme to me to get a life extension effect. A study by the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre found this sustained food reduction IN MICE translated to

Blood Pressure and Accelerated Brain Aging

Brain Disease

According to this article in Brain Blogger, less than 60% of people with high blood pressure or hypertension get treatment for their condition. It also shows a darn good reason to control/lower blood pressure if we want to avoid premature aging.

Grape Seed Extract Effective In Colorectal Cancer Treatment

Diet Disease

Resveratrol successful with NK malignancies

A new study by the University of Colorado has found grape seed extract effective in inhibiting the growth of colorectal cancer cells. In fact the researchers found late stage cells and “chemotherapy resistant cells” particularly responsive.

Long Term Effects on Life Expectancy From Quitting Smoking

Disease Lifestyle

Research published in the New England Journal of Medicine has uncovered some interesting stats on life expectancy and smoking.

How Safe is Hormone Replacement Therapy?

Disease Hormones

An interview with the executive director of the North American Menopause Society is a nice general overview, but to me doesn’t go far enough.

Heart Failure Deaths Linked to Glucose Levels

Diet Disease

High glucose levels in patients admitted with stroke and other critical illnesses is known to create worse outcomes. There is also data linking blood glucose levels with heart health in general.

Gazpacho associated with lower blood pressure

Diet Disease

While previous studies have found that some of the ingredients of gazpacho – tomato, cucumber, garlic and olive oil are linked to lower blood pressure, this one showed the link to not just the combined ingredients, but that salt was included.

Green tea trumps rivals for antioxidant and antimicrobial properties

Diet Disease

Korean researchers examined extracts from 11 different teas, including several herbal teas, rooibos as well as green and black tea for their antioxidant and anti microbial properties. The potential being for natural preservatives and killing bacteria in food.

Snoring may be early sign of future health risks

Disease Lifestyle

A Henry Ford research team conducted a study that adds to growing evidence that loud snoring can put you at risk for carotid artery disease and therefore the risk of cardiovascular disease.

Aspirin Linked to Blinding Eye Disease

Disease Lifestyle

So we have all been told that low doses of aspirin to prevent heart attack and stroke. Now new research from Australia has found regular aspirin users are more than twice as likely to develop a type of macular degeneration.

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