Author name: Dr. Barry Dinner

Phytonutrients in plant-based foods, flavonoids have been shown by a number of previous studies to lower risks of various chronic diseases. Many types of berries are high in flavonoids, particularly red, blue and purple berries.  C. Samieri, from Harvard Medical School (Massachusetts, USA), and colleagues analyzed data collected on 13,818 women enrolled in the Nurses’ […]

Indoor dust is proving to be polluted with chemicals from everyday consumer products according to a new comprehensive study released from George Washington University and the Milken Institute. The researchers compiled dust data from households throughout America. Some of these chemicals contain compounds that are well known for adverse health effects, as well as those suspected

Seasonal influenza, commonly called “the flu,” is caused by influenza viruses that infect the respiratory tract (notably, the nose, throat, and lungs). The US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention estimates that the seasonal flu affects an average 5% to 20% of the total US population each year, with over 200,000 people hospitalized from seasonal

The hormone “irisin” was discovered in 2012, by a Harvard Medical School professor and his team. The team discovered that the hormone levels of irisin rise through exercise, converting white fat (bad fat) into brown fat (good fat). The conversion of the good fat burns more calories than exercise alone, which is beneficial for individuals needing

Low-level light therapy (LLLT) has vast potential in numerous therapeutic areas. However, despite a large body of evidence, LLLT has yet to receive wide acceptance in the scientific community. Some of the primary reasons for this reluctance is the multitude of operating parameters that may be applied clinically, the difficulty in reproducing settings used by

Recent studies conducted by Dr. Kivipelto and colleagues at Karolinska, Kuopio, and Finland universities, suggest that consuming coffee daily can deter the risk of dementia. Dementia and Alzheimer’s are the largest causes of neurological damage amongst the elderly. Although caffeine consumption has triggered mixed results in the past, the new study determines that it has positive results

Gratitude is part of a wider outlook on life that involves noticing and appreciating the positive aspects of life. It can be attributed to an external source another person or an entity (and as such is a common aspect of spirituality).  Previously, some studies suggest that people who considered themselves more spiritual had greater overall

Among the various modes of group fitness activities, joining an organized outdoor walking group is shown to confer improvements in blood pressure, heart rate, cholesterol levels, and mood.  Sarah Hanson, from the University of East Anglia (United Kingdom), and colleagues completed a meta-analysis of 42 studies of outdoor walking group interventions in adults.  Identifying data

Brown adipose tissue is a specialized form of fat tissue that produces heat by burning energy to maintain the body’s core temperature. Previously, a team from Virginia Commonwealth University (Virginia, USA) observed that acute cold exposure promotes intercellular communication between skeletal muscle and brown fat tissue that is mediated by an exercise-induced hormone. This metabolic

According to WHO, 92% of the world’s population is exposed to unsafe levels of air pollution. The World Health Organization (WHO) has developed a new air quality model in collaboration with the United Kingdom’s University of Bath, regarding where air quality levels exceed the limits set by WHO. The heat map shows the highest and