Author name: Dr. Barry Dinner

Wrinkle Gracefully – Remember, You are What You Eat!

Besides air pollution, smoking, sleeping with make-up and not taking proper care of your skin, the food you eat could play a role in developing wrinkles.  Carbs, simple sugars and dairy have been shown to affect the elasticity of your skin, inflammatory foods break down collagen and alcohol causes premature wrinkles. There are a number of anti-aging foods […]

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Protect Your Aging Memory by Lifting Weights

Good nutrition together with a regular exercise routine, have long been touted as important factors in living a healthy lifestyle and promoting a younger you.  Australian researchers have recently discovered the type of exercise that can help maintain memory and improve brain function in older adults – lifting weights twice a week. A study was undertaken on

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Yogurt Protects Against Dietary Toxins

In many developing nations, environmental toxin exposure can occur via dietary sources.  JR Mwanga, from the National Institute for Medical Research (Tanzania), and colleagues report that probiotic-rich yogurt may reduce the uptake of food-based heavy metals and toxins.  The researchers enrolled 60 pregnant women and 44 school-aged children, residing in a region of Tanzania known

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Sweet Way to Stave Off Diabetes

Consuming ample magnesium via dietary sources may reduce a person’s risk of diabetes, especially for those who may be exhibiting metabolic impairments.  Adela Hruby, from Tufts University (Massachusetts, USA), and colleagues assessed 2,582 subjects, average age 54 years, enrolled in the Framingham Heart Study Offspring cohort, following them for 7 years to assess magnesium intake

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Cold Medicine Could Curtail Cancer

Flufenamic acid, an anti-inflammatory non-steroid drug that is used for treating common colds, can suppress the spread of bladder cancers, according to research conducted in collaboration with Dr. Nobuo Shinohara of Hokkaido University’s Department of Renal and Genitourinary Surgery. Ryuji Matsumoto, a postgraduate student, was the lead author of the article. Flufenamic acid was found to reduce

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Wheat Protein Linked to Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity

Scientists have concluded that a protein in wheat, amylase-trypsin inhibitors (ATIs), can lead to inflammation in the brain, lymph nodes, spleen and kidneys when consumed. Study results were presented at a meeting organized by United European Gastroenterology for specialists to relay the latest research in digestive and liver diseases. The most common problem people experience

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