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A small study indicates that females get a perk-up from drinking coffee whether they are habitual drinkers or “caffeine-naïve”.
“The take-home message for women is that whether you are hooked on caffeine or not, if you need a boost coffee improves your mental alertness and can have a calming affect on your heart rate,” said Michael […]
Possible, according to a newly published study which indicates that cocoa flavanols increase blood flow to the brain and thus help in cognitive performance.
In a scientific study of healthy, older adults ages 59 to 83, Harvard medical scientists found that study participants who regularly drank a cocoa flavanol-rich beverage made using the Mars, Incorporated […]
A study published in FASEB adds to the increasing evidence that eating the right foods can help you get smarter.
In the study, gerbils were given various combinations of three compounds needed for healthy brain membranes: choline, found in eggs; uridine monophosphate (UMP) found in beets; and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), found in fish oils. Other gerbils […]
If you were to drink just one beverage all your life, what would it be?
I’m not especially fond of its taste, but I am starting to think we’d be better off in choosing green tea. In addition to the various health benefits of green tea I’ve written many times here at Eating Fabulous, a new […]
What is DHA, aka Omega 3? Why is it important? Who needs it? What foods are naturally rich in it? Are there alternative sources?
Here’s an excellent reading material about Omega 3s from the WebMD. The website is sponsored by lifesdha, a manufacturer of DHA supplements sourced from algae instead of fish, so expect a lot […]
I’ve been browsing an old nutrition magazine and came across a fairly new product in the market: Breyers’ Smart! Yogurt.
This yogurt has fruit on the bottom, all natural, lowfat and what sets is apart is that it is enhanced with DHA Omega-3 produced from algae, a natural, vegetarian source of DHA that is important not […]
Being forgetful is a normal consequence of getting old. But if your memory fails you more often than it should, perhaps eating blueberries and other foods rich in flavonoids, particular ly anthocyanins and flavanols, may help in reversing your age-related deficits in memory.
Although the precise mechanisms by which these plant-derived molecules affect the brain are […]
Choline, an essential nutrient found in foods such as eggs, has been shown to reduce breast cancer risk by up to 24 percent.
In this new case-control study of more than 3,000 adult women, the risk of developing breast cancer was 24 percent lower among women with the highest intake of choline compared to women with […]
This is the third of a series of blog posts on healthy breakfast ideas from Elizabeth Ward, who already shared with us easy solutions to squeeze in breakfast. Elizabeth Ward, M.S., RD is a multi-published nutrition consultant. Her latest book is The Pocket Idiot’s Guide to the New Food Pyramids (Alpha Books, 2006).
Breakfast Idea #3: […]
Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences are seeking participants for a clinical trial to find out if omega-3 fatty acids– found naturally in fish oil, flaxseed and walnuts–may counteract depression.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH)-sponsored study, held in collaboration with Massachusetts General Hospital, will recruit a total of 300 adults […]
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