This is affected by too little quality sleep

This is affected by too little quality sleep

The following was a small study, but it is interesting because the participants were young females and males with an average age of 28.8 years (Montesinos L, et.al., 2018). Their average body mass index was 23.4 and their resting heart rate was 63.1 which are considered good.  Sleep and balance...
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Oxidative stress is involved in cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s Disease

Oxidative stress is involved in cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s Disease

Posted by:  Didrik Sopler, Ph.D., L.Ac.
Increased oxidative stress has been documented in the frontal cortex in individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and in patients with mild cognitive impairment (Ansari, MA 2010).  One of the emerging causative factors associated with Alzheimer’s pathology is oxidative stress. This AD-related increase in oxidative stress has been attributed to decreased levels...
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What to believe: Why do we have contradictory research?

Posted by:  Didrik Sopler
There are several reasons why some studies are contradictory.Research can purposely be designed to be misleading.The following is a good example of that. The study investigated the effects of egg consumption on endothelial function (Njike V, et al. 2010). The participants were men and women with high cholesterol, they had...
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