High Blood Pressure Linked To Dementia

Researchers have found another reason for controlling blood pressure. A low blood pressure may be the answer to preventing dementia. White matter acts as the brain telephone network, but only a slightly raised blood pressure can damage the vessels that nourish it. Scarring known as white matter lesions was found in the brains of women with high blood pressure. Researchers studied 1,403 women 65 years and older. They participated in a memory initiative that tracked post-menopausal health. They found that 8 years later those with high blood pressure had significantly more scarring . The worse the blood pressure the higher the volume of white matter damage. Read Report Here

A Strong Link Between Watching TV And Heart Disease

Even if you are a healthy body weight, sitting for long periods can still have an unhealthy effect on your blood sugar and fats. According to a research study. every hour spent watching TV puts you at risk for heart disease, cancer and other diseases.

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Top Ingredients for 2010- What are they?

They are called the super ingredients and are at the top of researches list for 2010. The dietary supplements and functional foods containing these are expected to affect the nutrition sector in 2010. What are they? Immune- support ingredients- Antioxidants, beta-glucans, eldeberry and echinacea are on top and will be added to food and supplements. Brain boosters- New cognitive health products for brain function. Omega-3 known to improve cerebral function will be added to these products. Prebiotics- In combination with probiotics will be added to nutritional supplements to fight off bacteria and infection. The H1N1 scare of 2009 will increase it's popularity. Baobab-Contains high levels of riboflavin, niacin, Vitamin C, A and D, this will be added to dietary supplements and functional foods, Hemp- A derivative of cannabis, it has high amounts of protein, amino acids and omega-3. This will be formulated into a hemp-protein concentration as a nutritional supplement. Resveratrol-Already known for its heart health benefits will take the market by storm as a dietary supplement. It is also used as a fat burner .

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Santa Clause Makes Changes to Visits

Santas this year may be making changes to their routine visits to protect themselves and others from the H1N1 virus.

Overweight persons have been linked to severe attacks of the swine flu, since Santa Claus is usually overweight or obese it poses added health risks.

Associations for Santas are taking actions. One in particular was a seminar recently in Philedelphia on swine flu.

Some suggestions are:

• Keeing sick kids away
• Placing hand sanitizer stations around malls
• Santas washing their suits more often ( every day)
• Santas to get all the flu shots including the H1N1 vaccine.
• Santas using hand sanitizers and setting an example to kids.

There was a case mentioned in which a kid too sick to be at school was seen fit to be with Santa. This year sick children will be found unfit to sit with Santa or shake his hand.

Alternative Medicine Is Used Against Swine flue

Alternative therapies used to fight flus and influenza are considered good against the H1N1 virus.

Alternative medicine practitioners reported that with herbal remedies and good nutrition people without the vaccine can avoid the swine flu. Some herbal remedies mentioned are: astragalus, geisemium and cecchetto.

A healthy immune system can be a defense against many illnessses including colds and flus. It would therefore make sense that if these herbal remedies work by building the immune system, they would protect against the swine flu. F0r those whose immune system is already suppressed this may be a challenged.

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