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Could eating spicy food help you live longer?

December 2, 2016 SrijitaCould, Eating, Food., Help, Live, Longer?, Spicy, You

“Curry really could be the spice of life,” says The Daily Telegraph, reporting on a study looking at the link between regularly eating foods that contain capsaicin – found in chilli peppers – and the risk of dying early. The study of nearly 500,000 people in China found those who ate spicy food once a week or more were about 10% less likely to die during the seven-year follow-up period than people who ate spicy food less than once a week. However, the researchers say their work cannot prove that spicy…

Broccoli compounds may help combat chronic diseases

December 1, 2016 SrijitaBroccoli, chronic, Combat, Compounds, diseases, Help, May

“Eating broccoli could lower your risk of having coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes and several types of cancer, a new study suggests,” the Daily Mail reports. But there is little hard evidence to back up this claim – the study it reports on involved plants, not humans. Phenols, which are compounds found in broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables, have been linked for years to a lower risk of heart disease, certain cancers, type 2 diabetes and asthma. They are thought to play a part in reducing oxidative stress – cell damage caused…

Walnuts can help reduce stress in young men

November 29, 2016 SrijitaCan, Help, In, Men, reduce, Stress, Walnuts, Young

A handful of walnuts every day can help young men happily tackle life’s daily stress as this nutrient-dense snack can lead to a happier state-of-mind, suggests a new study. The researchers found a significant improvement in mood in young, healthy males who consumed walnuts every day for eight weeks. “In the past, studies on walnuts have shown beneficial effects on many health outcomes like heart disease, diabetes and obesity,” said researcher Peter Pribis, Professor at University of New Mexico in the US. “Our study was different because we focused on…

Nitrogen May Help Boost Gut Health

November 28, 2016 Srijitaboost, Gut, Health, Help, May, Nitrogen

Scientists have found that intestinal nitrogen plays a key role in regulating gut microbes, a finding that may help better understand how our diet impacts the microbiota. “There are many different diet strategies that claim to promote gut health, and until now it has been very difficult to establish clear causality between various types of diet and their effect on the host’s microbiome,” said Andrew Holmes, associate professor at University of Sydney. “This is because there are many complex factors at play, including food composition, eating pattern and genetic background,”…

Yogic Breathing May Help Fight Major Depression: Study

November 28, 2016 SrijitaBreathing, Depression, Fight, Help, major, May, Study, Yogic

A breathing-based yogic meditation practice may help alleviate severe depression in people who do not fully respond to antidepressant treatments, according to a new study led by an Indian-origin scientist. Researchers found significant improvement in symptoms of depression and anxiety in medicated patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) who participated in the breathing technique known as Sudarshan Kriya yoga. The meditation technique, which is practiced in both a group setting and at home, includes a series of sequential, rhythm-specific breathing exercises that bring people into a deep, restful and meditative…

Do you have a fussy eater? Here’s help

November 18, 2016 Srijitaa, Do, eater?, fussy, Have, Help, Here's, You

It won’t be an exaggeration to say that many of the eating patterns that we as adults have adopted are a throwback to when we were kids. Our first associations of sweets are with happy occasions. Cakes on birthdays, laddoos for good exam results… We do not have the tradition to celebrate with fruit or with a nice, gleaming, fresh, chunky salad. Sigh. Ah well, that’s life. It’s crucial to nurture healthy relationships with food at an early age so that every meal is a happy one later in life.…