When it comes to the Mediterranean Diet, Greener is Better

A study published last month in the BMJ Journal Heart confirms what we’ve known for a long time, that the Mediterranean diet is excellent for heart health and weight loss. It …

Are you Eating to Increase your Risk of Heart Disease or to Decrease it?

A study just published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology has found that if you eat more pro-inflammatory foods like red meat, processed meat, organ meats, refined carbs, …

Lower your Blood Pressure with Wine and Dark Chocolate!

A new study published in Scientific Reports shows that consuming a diet high in flavanols is associated with significant reductions in blood pressure. Flavanols are a type of flavonoid, which are …

How Long are Your Telomeres, and What are You Eating About It?

Are you shortening your life by the way you eat? Your DNA contains the instructions necessary to develop and direct the activities of the cells in your body. The …

Mostly Plants = Lower Blood Pressure

It turns out that even if you don’t cut out meat and dairy completely, but go mostly plant-based, your blood pressure will improve. A study from Warwick Medical School, …

Why the Mediterranean Diet

With the abundance of “diets” that you might read about, it can be head-spinning to figure out which one you should follow. A number of different studies, including one …

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