Health News and Updates from BioBalance
Are You Risking Your Health By Guessing Your Vitamins?
As an informed consumer, you understand that nutrition is important. You know that the foods you eat affect your health. Conversely, the things you do not consume –but perhaps need – may also have a tremendous impact on your body. That's why many people take vitamins...
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Tech-With-Me: Senior Gamers
By Dr. Ted Achacoso Not just for teens and 20-somethings, video games can exert beneficial effects for seniors. Jason C. Allaire, North Carolina State University (North Carolina, USA), and colleagues asked 140 people, ages 63 years and older, how often they played...
Supplement Smartly: Omega-3s Improve Cardiovascular Markers
By Dr. Ted Achacoso A condition characterized by central obesity, hypertension, and adverse glucose and insulin metabolism, Metabolic Syndrome also adversely affects cardiovascular health. Dimitris Tousoulis, from the University of Athens (Greece), and colleagues...
All in Your Head: GI Nutrient May Influence Depression
By Dr. Ted Achacoso The human gastrointestinal (GI) is home to millions of bacteria, and previous studies have suggested that supplementation of "good" bacteria in the form of probiotics – can help to support key functions of the body including immune and nervous...
Geek Out: Nano Delivery of Cancer Prevention Compounds
By Dr. Ted Achacoso Researchers at the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University (Georgia, USA), have discovered a more effective drug delivery system using nanotechnology that could one day significantly affect cancer prevention. Dong Moon Shin and colleagues...
Get the Look: Four Keys to Maintain A Healthy Weight
By Dr. Ted Achacoso Researchers at The Miriam Hospital at Brown University (Rhode Island, USA) have published one of the first studies of its kind to follow weight loss maintenance for individuals over a 10-year period. The results show that long-term weight loss...
How to Move: Walk Off Heart Disease
By Dr. Ted Achacoso In its “Global Recommendations on Physical Activity for Health,” the World Health Organization (WHO) urges that adults ages 18 to 64 years complete at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic physical activity throughout the week, or at...
What to Eat & Drink: Go Red to Fight Heart Disease
By Dr. Ted Achacoso A number of previous studies have demonstrated that increased consumption of foods rich in polyphenols – a potent antioxidant compound, help to lower the risks of cardiovascular disease. A. Tresserra-Rimbau, from the University of Barcelona...
