Top Three Health Benefits of Mushrooms Functional Foods and Human Growth Hormone Low in calories, fat-free, cholesterol-free and very low in sodium, mushrooms provide many of the nutritional attributes of produce, as well as attributes more commonly found in meat, beans or grains. Recently published studies suggest important potential health benefits associated…
Mango Modulates Blood Sugar Weight Loss and Human Growth Hormone A fleshy stone fruit belonging to the genus Mangifera, consisting of numerous tropical fruiting trees in the flowering plant family Anacardiaceae, the mango is rich in vitamins, minerals and anti-oxidants, and contains an enzyme that can act as a digestive aid. Edralin…
Tart Cherries May Reduce Stroke Risk In addition to positive heart health benefits, cherry-rich diet suggests decrease in stroke risk in University of Michigan animal study. For the millions of Americans at risk for heart disease or diabetes, a diet that includes tart cherries might actually be better than what the doctor ordered,…
Low Vitamin D Correlates to Risk of Depression Vitamins and Human Growth Hormone Previously, studies have reported a link between Vitamin D status and symptoms of depression. Jane Maddock, from University College London (United Kingdom), and colleagues analyzed data collected on 7,401 subjects involved in the 1958 British birth cohort. Questionnaires were employed to ascertain…
Ginkgo Extract May Combat Dementia Botanical Agents and Human Growth Hormone Neural stem cells proliferate in the subventricular zone and hippocampal dentate gyrus of adult mammals. Because the number of endogenous neural stem cells is insufficient to prevent cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injuries such as vascular dementia, the stimulation of endogenous neural stem cell proliferation and differentiation…
Sugar Excess May Damage Heart Healthy Diet and Human Growth Hormone Too much sugar can set people down a pathway to heart failure, according to a study from researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (Texas, USA). Heinrich Taegtmeyer and colleagues report that a single small molecule, the glucose metabolite glucose…
More Meat May Raise Diabetes Risk Healthy Food and Human Growth Hormone Previously, a number of studies have suggested that red meat consumption associates with an increased risk of type-2 diabetes. An Pan, from the Harvard School of Public Health (Massachusetts, USA), and colleagues explored whether changes in red meat intake…
Testosterone Raises Insulin Sensitivity Hormone Replacement Therapy and Human Growth Hormone Giving testosterone to men with type 2 diabetes who are deficient in the hormone improved their insulin sensitivity, reports researchers from the University of Buffalo (New York, USA). Paresh Dandona and colleagues conducted a randomized controlled trial of 81 men with type…
Cranberry Juice Reduces Markers of Heart Disease Heart Health and Human Growth Hormone Characterized by central obesity, hypertension, and adverse glucose and insulin metabolism, Metabolic Syndrome is a condition associated with increased risk of type-2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Previously, studies suggest that consumption of cranberries and cranberry juice helps to reduce cardiovascular risk factors….
Green Tea Benefits Blood Sugar Previously, a number of studies suggest a beneficial effect for green tea on glucose control and insulin sensitivity. K. Liu, from the Institute of Military Preventive Medicine, Third Military Medical University (China), and colleagues completed a meta-analysis of 17 randomized control trials involving a total of 1133 subjects. Data revealed…
