Nutrition

Spotlight on Supplements: S-Adenosyl-L-methionine (SAMe)

Jun 26, 2023 · · Nutrition
Overview. Discovered in the 1950s, s-adenosyl-l-methionine (SAMe) is a chemical found naturally in the body. Low levels of SAMe were reported in several health conditions, such as depression and osteoarthritis, which prompted scientific interest in its therapeutic use. Background. SAMe is found in nearly every tissue and fluid in the … Read More

On The Right Track

Jun 26, 2023 · · Nutrition
Eating healthy isn’t always easy. This is why more people are looking for an assist in the form of food tracking applications (apps) that have ballooned with the ubiquitousness of smartphones. One of the most popular features of nutrition-focused digital apps is the ability to record the food you eat … Read More

Do We Need to Eat “Cleaner?”

Jun 26, 2023 · · Nutrition
Clean eating has been a full-fledged trend for about 15 years, emerging in the women’s bodybuilding world before expanding into nutrition and wellness spaces, despite the lack of an official “clean eating” definition or diet. One person might define clean eating as trying to eat more nutrient-dense whole foods while … Read More

Brighten the Day with Sunflower Seeds

Jun 26, 2023 · · Nutrition
The Folklore. For thousands of years, Native Americans used sunflower seeds as well as the sunflower plant’s roots, stem, and flowers for medicines and dye pigment. Native to Mexico and Peru, sunflower seeds were introduced to this country in the 16th century, making it one of the first cultivated plants … Read More

News Briefs July 2023

Jun 26, 2023 · · Nutrition
Hearing Loss Linked to Dementia Hearing loss is a critical public health issue affecting two-thirds of Americans over age 70. A recent study found that older adults with greater severity of hearing loss were more likely to have dementia, but the likelihood of dementia was lower among hearing aid users … Read More

Restaurant Smoothies

Jun 17, 2023 · · Nutrition
Cool, fruity, creamy, refreshing…all perfect words to describe smoothies. Believe it or not, smoothies have been around for almost a century! They first popped up in health food stores as a pureed fruit drink, but they’ve changed over the years. Ingredients like yogurt, protein powder, and peanut butter boosted the … Read More

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