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• A Mediterranean Diet May Help Your Brain
  February 8, 2010 | 7:31 pm

  A new study found a correlation between eating a Mediterranean diet and lower risk of brain damage. A Mediterranean diet is made up of mostly vegetables, legumes, fruits, fish and monounsaturated fatty acids like olive oil with moderate amounts of alcohol.
  The study ran for six years and showed that the participants who most closely followed [...]

• Soccer Can Lower Blood Pressure
  February 2, 2010 | 8:48 pm

  A study was just published showing how three months of soccer practice twice per week significantly reduced blood pressure, resting heart rate and percent body fat in inactive men with high blood pressure.  This experiment pointed out that playing a sport like soccer was just as effective as a doctor’s prescribing diet, resistance training and [...]

• Black Pepper and Easy Weight Loss
  February 2, 2010 | 8:27 pm

  A weight loss supplement made up of black pepper, caffeine and capsaicin – the ingredient that makes the pepper hot was just tested by the University of Oklahoma Health and Exercise Department. It was determined that the supplement called tri-pepper blend could potentially burn as many calories as walking for 20 minutes.
  Joel T. Cramer the [...]

• Blueberry Juice Can Improve Memory
  January 22, 2010 | 7:11 am

  Blueberries are a rich source of antioxidants and phytochemicals that can improve memory. A study just appeared in the ACS’ Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry showing the relationship between drinking blueberry juice and improved memory in older adults.
  The study took a group of volunteers in their 70’s who had early memory decline and had them [...]

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