How to eat for a healthy heart
National Nutrition Month offers a golden opportunity to delve into heart-friendly eating approaches and habits, providing the chance to unlock the potential of food...
This common plant nutrient could help reduce high blood pressure
Scientists from the Hospital of Southern Medical University have found that quercetin—a plant pigment (flavonoid) that gives many fruits and vegetables their color—may help...
Time-restricted eating could help manage metabolic diseases
Scientists from the Salk Institute for Biological Studies and collaborating institutions report that time-restricted eating (TRE) may help prevent and manage a wide range...
Vitamin B may help slow cognitive decline, study finds
Scientists from Xuanwu Hospital and several other institutions have found that vitamin B supplementation may slow cognitive decline.
High levels of homocysteine (Hcy) are a...
How Mediterranean diet could benefit your health
The Mediterranean diet is a diet inspired by the eating habits of people who live near the Mediterranean Sea.
When initially formulated in the 1960s,...
How whole grains can benefit your heart health
You've probably heard that whole grains are good for you, but have you ever wondered why?
Well, it turns out, choosing whole grains over their...
High-fiber diet may help lower dementia risk
Scientists from the University of Tsukuba found eating a high-fiber diet is linked to a lower risk of dementia in healthy older people.
Dietary fiber,...
Plant-based diet may reverse heart damage in high blood pressure
A new study from Georgia State University has found that eating a plant-based diet could help prevent and even reverse a specific kind of...
Common sleep supplement may raise heart failure risk
Long-term use of melatonin supplements, commonly taken to improve sleep and reduce insomnia, may be associated with a significantly higher risk of heart failure...
Drinking coffee could help control blood pressure, shows study
In a study from the University of Bologna and elsewhere, scientists found that drinking coffee helps maintain low blood pressure.
People who drink two or...