http://www.ahealthblog.com blog Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:37:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Source: www.sciencedaily.com Scientists have found that the compound resveratrol -- found in red wine and grape skin -- slows age-related deterioration and functional decline of mice on a standard diet, but does not increase longevity when started at middle age. Total cholesterol was significantly reduced in 22-month-old non-obese mice after 10 months ... http://www.ahealthblog.com/resveratrol-wards-off-effects-of-age/ Blogged from www.bodybuilding.com Author, May Blaiz. Many still continue to invest in diet books promising rapid weight loss by restricting the intake of carbohydrates and eating unlimited amounts of meat and other proteins. When you severely restrict carbohydrate intake, your body responds by converting available proteins into sugar. If you take too ... http://www.ahealthblog.com/carbohydrates-are-back/ Blogged from www.reuters.com Just a few more portions of broccoli each week may protect men from prostate cancer, British researchers reported on Wednesday. The researchers believe a chemical in the food sparks hundreds of genetic changes, activating some genes that fight cancer and switching off others that fuel tumors, said Richard Mithen, ... http://www.ahealthblog.com/study-shows-how-broccoli-fights-cancer/ Blogged from www.elements4health.com Antioxidants Thyme contains the flavonoids apigenin, naringenin, luteolin, and thymonin, which have antioxidant activity. Anti Bacterial The thyme extract thymol is one of the ingredients in the anti bacterial Listerine mouthwash, which in studies has exhibited potent anti bacteria properties. The results of a study demonstrated that the thyme oil ... http://www.ahealthblog.com/health-benefits-of-thyme/ Blogged from news.yahoo.com Smoking bans are an effective way of preventing heart disease, getting cigarette users to quit and protecting children from second-hand smoke, a World Health Organization (WHO) report issued on Monday said. The report by scientists at the WHO's International Agency for Cancer Research urged more countries to adopt smoking ... http://www.ahealthblog.com/who-urges-countries-to-adopt-smoking-bans/ Blogged from www.sciencedaily.com The growing body of evidence that marijuana (cannabis) may be effective as a pain reliever has been expanded with publication of a new study in The Journal of Pain reporting that patients with nerve pain showed reduced pain intensity from smoking marijuana. The authors reported that identical levels of ... http://www.ahealthblog.com/marijuana-and-neuropathic-pain/ Blogged from www.elements4health.com Cholesterol In a study on moderately obese male and female subjects, polyphenols extracted from apples significantly decreased total cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol levels. Apples are also high in pectin, a soluble fiber with the ability to lower cholesterol levels, and it has been demonstrated that an apple a ... http://www.ahealthblog.com/health-benefits-of-apples/ Blogged from www.sciencedaily.com A novel electronic device designed to "zap" away migraine pain before it starts has proven to be the next form of relief for those suffering from the debilitating disease, according to a study conducted at The Ohio State University Medical Center. The noninvasive transcranial magnetic stimulator (TMS) device interrupts ... http://www.ahealthblog.com/zapping-away-migraine-pain/ Blogged from www.elements4health.com In a trial of 24 morbidly obese people where all that they could do was to read, watch television, interact with each other, and of course eat. Half the participants were given Hoodia Gordonii, and the other half a placebo. After 15 days the Hoodia ... http://www.ahealthblog.com/is-hoodia-a-safe-and-effective-supplement/ Blogged from www.elements4health.com Hang from a bar with your legs straight down. Raise your legs by flexing your hips while flexing your knees until your hips are fully flexed. Continue to raise knees toward shoulders by flexing your waist. Do NOT swing and use momentum. Go slow ... http://www.ahealthblog.com/hanging-leg-raise/