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Brain Activity and Good Diet May Prevent Insomnia-Related Depression

October 23, 2017 Loknath DasActivity, and, Brain, Depression, Diet:, Good, Insomnia-Related, May, Prevent

al feedback as well as reinforce behaviours that are rewarded, while reducing behaviours that are not. The results showed that those who were less susceptible to the effects of poor sleep showed significantly higher brain activity in response to positive feedback or reward compared to negative feedback. The effects of poor sleep showed significantly higher brain activity “Poor sleep is not good, but you may have other experiences during your life that are positive. And the more responsive you are to those positive experiences, the less vulnerable you may be…

Forgetting things but unaware of it? You may be at risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease

October 22, 2017 Loknath DasAlzheimer's, at, be, but, developing, Disease, Forgetting, It, May, of, Risk, Things, Unaware, You

Canadian researchers have found that although memory loss is an early symptom of Alzheimer’s disease, it is those who are unaware of the problem that are more likely to go on to develop the condition. Carried out by researchers at Ontario’s Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), the new study is believed to be the largest of its kind on illness awareness, looking at data on 1,062 people. Earlier research said that menopause could trigger Alzheimer’s, but a diet rich in antioxidants could help. Participants were aged 55 to 90,…

Say yes to bananas and avocados. Eating them daily may prevent heart disease

October 12, 2017 Loknath Dasand, avocados., Bananas, Daily, Disease, Eating, Heart, May, Prevent, Say, Them, to, yes

Banana is beneficial for the health in more ways than one, while avocado is a great choice for people on a diet. Now, researchers have found that eating one banana and an avocado a day may prevent hardening of the arteries that can result in heart disease and death. The study, conducted on mice, showed these foods that are rich in potassium reduces vascular calcification – common complication in both heart and kidney disease. Calcification happens when calcium builds up in body tissue, blood vessels, or organs. This buildup can harden and disrupt…

Does your weight keep fluctuating? Beware, it may affect your blood pressure

September 19, 2017 Loknath Dasaffect, beware!, Blood, Does, fluctuating?, It, Keep, May, Pressure?, Weight, Your

Your weight can impact your blood pressure as well. Presented on Friday at the American Heart Association (AHA) Council on Hypertension, AHA Council on Kidney in Cardiovascular Disease, American Society of Hypertension Joint Scientific Sessions 2017 in San Francisco, the study looked at the impact of five health behaviours on blood pressure levels over a 25-year period. These behaviours included a healthy body weight (measured as a body mass index less than 25 kg/m2), never smoking, zero to seven alcoholic drinks weekly for women and zero to 14 for men,…

On A Weight Loss Spree? These 7 Breakfast Options May Prove Effective

September 14, 2017 Loknath Das7, a, Breakfast, effective, Loss, May, On, Options, Prove, Spree?, these, Weight

You may have heard several nutritionists and health experts talking about how breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and skipping it could be the biggest blunder. Turns out that skipping breakfast not only hampers your weight loss goals, but it might just result in piling on more weight. At the same time, it isn’t just enough to have your breakfast. The food you pick can affect the inches around your tummy too. Let us explain how. Bangalore-based nutritionist Dr. Anju Sood says, “Breakfast is the most important meal of the…

Men, take note: A sedentary lifestyle may lead you to binge on high-fat food

September 7, 2017 Loknath Dasa, Binge, Food., High-Fat, Lead, lifestyle, May, Men, Note, On, Sedentary, Take, to, You

A study has recently found that males with a sedentary lifestyle preferred a high-fat diet over other diets. The results showed that sedentary male rats preferred the high-fat diet over the other diets. “Our team wanted to make every effort to study female perspectives on how exercise affects diet, because most other studies neglect females,” said a study author Jenna Lee from University of Missouri-Columbia. “We wanted to take a look at what drives diet preference and if environmental factors, such as physical activity, play a role in how males and females eat,”…