As any other organ, the brain is elaborated from substances present in the diet (sometimes exclusively, for vitamins, minerals, essential amino-acids and essential fatty acids, including omega- 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids). Most micronutrients (vitamins and trace-elements) have been directly evaluated in the setting of cerebral functioning. For instance, to produce energy, the use of glucoseContinue reading “Dietary nutrients and exercises for the brain”
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Diet high in meat promote the growth of a gut bacteria, carnitine, black walnut, pork parasitic worms
1. According to the researchers, an earlier study found that a compound called trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) may promote the growth of artery-clogging plaques. TMAO is formed when bacteria from our digestive tract breaks down a compound found in meat known as carnitine. Diets high in meat promote the growth of a gut bacteria that breaks downContinue reading “Diet high in meat promote the growth of a gut bacteria, carnitine, black walnut, pork parasitic worms”
Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity in Men and Women
Males are most likely to meet the criteria for metabolic syndrome: prothrombotic state, proinflammatory state, insulin resistance, raised blood pressure, atherogenic dyslipidemia and abdominal obesity. ————————————- Aside from feeding your brain, use your memory. Use your brain or lose it. Learn new skills. If today’s jobs are either in computers or medical, learn new skills.Continue reading “Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity in Men and Women”