Is what's good for the planet also good for your health?

Moving from a high to a low emitting diet would result in 24,000 lives saved a year, which is 2 percent less deaths in the US according to a new study.

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You’re as young as your food

Can your diet change how you age? A new study finds that higher diet quality is associated with slower

biological aging, which helps explain how healthy diets extend lifespan.

health, anti-aging, nutritionAyala Laufer-CahanaJuly 2, 2021epigenetics, DASH, aging, wellness, diet, fruit, vegetable, methylation, calories, obesity, diabetes, heart disease, lifespanComment

Simple choices can reduce disease risk by 65 percent

When people adhere to simple non-demanding lifestyle choices they stand to reduce their risk of metabolic syndrome – and its consequences – by 65 percent. After a year of sacrificing for health this should be easy!

diet, exercise, healthAyala Laufer-CahanaApril 21, 2021aging, calories, cholesterol, diabetes, diet, exercise, heart disease, metabolic syndrome, nutrition, obesity, sedentary lifestyleComment

Is Chocolate Really Good for You?

Chocolate lovers devour proof of chocolate’s health benefits, but are those health benefits for real?

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Are Artificial Sweeteners Better Than Sugar for Your Heart?

There’s disturbing evidence showing a correlation between the consumption of diet drinks and the metabolic syndrome as well as type 2 diabetes, independent of obesity, and new research reported in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology looks at artificial sweeteners and heart health.

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Cutting sugar from your diet: How low should you go?

Are you considering Sugar-Free-January, a Sugar-Free-2019? A new study makes the case for avoiding the extremes of sugar intake — surprisingly, both high and very low sugar intake were linked with bad outcomes.

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Are holiday heart attacks a myth?

What explains the 37% spike in heart attacks on Christmas Eve? It it the cold weather?

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Heart Healthy Foods: Cardiologists' Latest Advice

A group of heart experts studied trending nutrition controversies. Here's the latest on dairy, sugar, coffee, alcohol, energy drinks, mushrooms and hummus.

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Why you should rethink alcohol in moderation

A new study shows why you should think again about alcohol in moderation for heart health. Remember the French paradox? Recent studies put into question our convenient belief that alcohol is a double-edged sword.

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Wine isn’t a health food after all

I’m not sure who started suggesting that moderate amounts of alcohol are good for your health; it’s certainly a long-held – and awfully convenient – belief, based on some observational studies.

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Is food the safest and most powerful form of medicine?

Seduced by pharmacotherapy’s alluring commercials and the promise of instant results many resort to medications in order to lower the risk for heart disease and other chronic illnesses. Meanwhile are we ignoring a proven method to reduce the risk of heart disease?

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