Archive for Silver Cloud Diet Features
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There Is A Way To Halt Sugar-Induced Cell Aging
Diabetics have long been known to age faster than healthy individuals. The mechanism behind the accelerated destruction of cells, tissues, and organs observed in diabetics is called glycation, the dangerous binding of sugars to proteins. The resulting sugar-protein complex is known as an advance...
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Canned Soup Can Be Toxic to Your Health
Bisphenol A (BPA) is a plasticizer that is regarded as an endocrine disruptor that may be linked to cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and liver abnormalities. Due to increased press coverage, the public is becoming more aware of the dangers of BPA in common plastic items such as water bottles, howev...
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Food Spices May Exert Neuroprotective Effects
Neurodegenerative diseases are a group of progressive neurological disorders that damage or destroy the function of neurons, and include Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, brain tumor, and meningitis. It is interesting to note that the incidence of neurodegenerative di...
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Nuts May Improve Markers of Metabolic Syndrome
For the first time, scientists report a link between eating nuts and higher levels of serotonin in the bodies of patients with metabolic syndrome, who are at high risk for heart disease. Serotonin is a substance that helps transmit nerve signals and decreases feelings of hunger, makes people feel ha...
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Help Fight Your Belly Fat With Dr. Salerno’s Fiber Factor Powder
Soluble Fiber Helps Bust Belly Fat In a recent article published in Obesity, researchers from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center report an association between increased intake of soluble fiber and a reduction in visceral or belly fat that surround the body's organs and is considered the most dang...
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Omega-3s: Powerful Weapons Against Metabolic Syndrome
The metabolic syndrome is a clustering of risk factors including abdominal obesity, elevated fasting glucose (also called insulin resistance or “pre-diabetes”), hypertension, elevated triglycerides, and lowered high-density lipoprotein (HDL- good cholesterol). This syndrome contributes to diseas...
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A High-Fat, Low-Carbohydrate Diet Improves Alzheimer’s Disease In Mice
In addition to brain atrophy, researchers have reported that just being overweight in middle age puts you at greater risk of having decreased cognitive abilities and suffering “steeper cognitive decline” later in life. A healthy diet forms the foundation for successful aging. A high-fat, low-c...
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Cocoa Consumption Shown to Decrease Blood Pressure, Improve Cholesterol
Cocoa has long been utilized for its potent anti-depressive and anti-oxidant properties but it is now being recognized for its powerful cardiovascular benefits. Cocoa's Heart Healthy Mechanism Identified A number of previous studies have identified a role for cocoa to exert cardiovascular bene...
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Treatment and Prevention of Heart Failure with CoQ10
What is Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10)? It is a fat-soluble vitamin-like substance present in every cell of the body and serves as a coenzyme for several of the key enzymatic steps in the production of energy within the cell. It also functions as an antioxidant which is important in its clinical effects. I...
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Confused About Fats? Important Information You Need to Know
Confused About Fats? The following nutrient-rich traditional fats have nourished healthy population groups for thousands of years: For Cooking Butter Tallow and suet from beef and lamb Lard from pigs Chicken, goose and duck fat Coconut, palm and palm kernel oils For Salads Extr...
