Archive for Silver Cloud Diet Features
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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...
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Resveratrol Mimicking Drug Found to Extend Lives of Obese Mice
The powerful anti-aging benefits of resveratrol have long been studied. Sustaining the flickering hope that human aging might somehow be decelerated, researchers have found they can substantially extend the average life span of obese mice with a specially designed drug that mimics the effects of ...
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Antioxidants and Omega-3 Fatty Acids Help Reduce Post-Exercise Oxidative Stress and Free Radical Damage
Cells continuously produce free radicals, which are organic molecules responsible for aging, tissue damage, and possibly some diseases, and reactive oxygen species (ROS) as part of metabolic processes. These free radicals are neutralized by an elaborate antioxidant defense system consisting of enzym...
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Nuts Instead of Carbs May Aid In Diabetes Control
Replacing that daily muffin with a handful or two of nuts may help people with diabetes better control their blood sugar and cholesterol levels, a new study suggests. Researchers found that when people with type 2 diabetes replaced some of their usual carbohydrates with about a half-cup of mixed ...
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The Use of a Low-Carb, High-Fat Diet to Fight Against Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer is the most common and the second most fatal malignancy among men and given that all treatment options available today can adversely affect quality of life, the discovery of new dietary interventions for this disease has the potential to have a major impact on morbidity and mortality...
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Link Between Cakes & Sweets and Heart Disease Revealed
Biscuits, cakes, and sweets are high in phosphate content. Cholesterol deposits in the wall of arteries are increased following a higher phosphate diet. This leads to narrowing of the arteries, which is the cause of most heart attacks and strokes. Timothy J.A. Chico, from University of Sheffield (...
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Traveling On a Low-Carb Diet
Summer is officially here which means vacations, travel, and concern about how to maintain a low-carb lifestyle while on the road, in the air, and away from home. Here are some tips to help you stay on track. 1. Bring your own snacks. Nuts and fruits make excellent choices for snack...
