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Cigarette Smoking Damages Vision
Although it may seem like a no-brainer, new research validates that smoking more than 20 cigarettes (a pack) a day can damage vision. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 34.3 million adults in the United States currently smoke cigarettes and that more than 16 million live with a smoking-related disease, many ...
Experts Get Brand-specific About Immune and Seasonal Health
Nutrition Industry Executive asked our panel of experts the following question: “Briefly summarize, in a few paragraphs, the research behind your main immune-health product or ingredient.” Here’s what they had to say: “Decades ago, Ingredients by Nature began exploring citrus extract standardization and now provides the broadest variety of citrus bioflavonoids available. Our branded Brewster ...
Sourcing Quality
Nutrition Industry Executive turned to Mark LeDoux, founder, CEO and chairman of the board of directors of Carlsbad, CA-based Natural Alternatives International, and asked him the following question: In terms of quality control, what role does the contract manufacturer play, and how does this relate to responsibility for ensuring quality up and down the supply ...
Drinking Tea Improves Brain Health, Study Suggests
A recent study led by researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) revealed that regular tea drinkers have better organized brain regions— and this is associated with healthy cognitive function—compared to non-tea drinkers. The research team made this discovery after examining neuroimaging data of 36 older adults. “Our results offer the first evidence of ...
Foot Joint Seen for the First Time
The bones of the foot need to be extremely flexible allowing the foot to point, twist and flex; and in other positions also need to be absolutely rigid, such as pushing off or jumping to protect the ankle from being sprained, or worse, broken. The key to this ability is the subtalar joint, below the ...
Dog Ownership Associated With Longer Life, Especially Among Heart Attack and Stroke Survivors
Dog ownership may be associated with longer life and better cardiovascular outcomes, especially for heart attack and stroke survivors who live alone, according to a new study and a separate meta-analysis published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, a journal of the American Heart Association (AHA). “The findings in these two well-done studies and analyses ...
Molecular “Switch” Reverses Chronic Inflammation and Aging
Chronic inflammation, which results when old age, stress or environmental toxins keep the body’s immune system in overdrive, can contribute to a variety of devastating diseases, from Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s to diabetes and cancer. Now, scientists at the University of California (UC), Berkeley, have identified a molecular “switch” that controls the immune machinery responsible for ...
Research Shows Dopamine and Biological Clock Connected to Excess Snacking
In the four years from 1976 through 1980, 15 percent of American adults were obese. In 2020, another 35 percent joined the fray—about 40 percent of adults are now obese. Obesity’s rise is correlated with increases in heart disease, diabetes and other complications (eg joint degradation and hypertension) related to obesity. The demand for more ...
Sponsored Video: The Power of Fermentation – What is EpiCor?
EpiCor whole food fermentate is a specialty ingredient made using natural yeast (“Saccharomyces cerevisiae”) that goes through a closely held trade secret fermentation and drying processes. In fact, EpiCor is the world’s leading whole food fermentate ingredient that is clinically shown to support the immune system and beneficially modulate the gut microbiota. For more ...
Good Heart Health at Age 50 Linked to Lower Dementia Risk Later in Life
Good cardiovascular health at age 50 is associated with a lower risk of dementia later in life, finds a study of British adults published by The BMJ. The researchers say their findings support public health policies to improve cardiovascular health in middle age to promote later brain health. Dementia is a progressive disease that can ...
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