How important is nutrition in protecting eye health? Cumulative oxidative damage has been implicated in the pathogenesis (cause) of age-related macular changes. Emerging scientific data suggest that high concentrations of key nutrients are critical to protecting the eye against oxidative stress and maintaining optimal function. Ensuring proper nutrition is particularly important during aging, to offset [...]
HOW EXERCISE PREVENTS DISEASE AND PROLONGS LIFE BY DR. MIRKIN How does exercise prolong life? The leading theory is that exercise prolongs life and prevents heart attacks and cancers by causing the body to dispose of free radicals with increased production of antioxidants. Exercise speeds up the reactions that turn food into energy, so exercise [...]
Antioxidant supplements for prevention of mortality in healthy participants and patients with various diseases Editorial Group: Cochrane Hepato-Biliary Group, published online: 14 MAR 2012 Note: The Cochrane Library is a respected group in medical research. Their findings have a major impact on medical thinking. They review thousands of published studies. Previous research on animal and [...]
Ultra Endurance Sports Prolong Lives Written by Gabe Mirkin, M.D. Tour de France Cyclists live 17 percent longer than people who do not participate in strenuous exercise (International Journal of Sports Medicine, August 2011). The authors studied 834 cyclists who rode in the Tour de France between the years 1930 and 1964. These cyclists train [...]
In a recent article in Medscape, the author, Sandra A. Fryhofer, MD, Professor of Medicine at Emory University in Atlanta (one of the most prestigious Medical Colleges in the USA) advised doctors that the use of Cranberry’s was useful in the treatment of bladder infections in women. Cranberry is a red fruit found in cooler [...]
Vitamin Supplements Associated With Increased Risk for Death By Emma Hitt, PhD, from Medscape October 10, 2011 – In women aged 55 to 69 years, several widely used dietary vitamin and mineral supplements, especially supplemental iron, may be associated with increased risk for death, according to new findings from the Iowa Women’s Health Study. Although [...]
