Get plenty of rest. Exercise lightly before meals to stimulate appetite. Even a short walk may be invigorating. Select enjoyable foods and foods that have a pleasant aroma. Plan meals the day before eating them. Have someone help plan and prepare meals. Stay well hydrated. Drink 6-12 cups of clear liquids throughout the day. AimContinue reading “How to increase appetite when fighting cancer”
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Fish-rich Diets May Help Balance Leptin, a hunger hormone
Leptin is small protein that’s gotten a lot of press in the past few years. Because it’s able to act like a hormone, and is connected with fat metabolism, leptin has become a molecule of interest to many researchers – including drug companies – who see leptin as a possible tool in weight management. ResultsContinue reading “Fish-rich Diets May Help Balance Leptin, a hunger hormone”
Brain controls the appetite/food traffic
IMAGINE that, instead of this article, you were staring at a plate of freshly baked chocolate chip cookies. The mere sight and smell of them would likely make your mouth water. The first bite would be enough to wake up brain areas that control reward, pleasure and emotion — and perhaps trigger memories of whenContinue reading “Brain controls the appetite/food traffic”
Branched-chain amino acids supplementation for resistance exercise-based muscle damage
Branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) supplementation has been considered an interesting nutritional strategy to improve skeletal muscle protein turnover in several conditions. There is evidence that resistance exercise (RE)-derived biochemical markers of muscle soreness (creatine kinase (CK), aldolase, myoglobin), soreness, and functional strength may be modulated by BCAA supplementation to favor muscle adaptation. However, few studiesContinue reading “Branched-chain amino acids supplementation for resistance exercise-based muscle damage”