22nd November 2013
Bisphenol A (BPA) is a known “endocrine (hormone) disruptor” that hijacks the normal responses of hormones and is thought to play a role in hormone related cancers and other conditions such as polycystic ovarian syndrome and decreased fertility. Yet, traditional toxicology studies indicate that only very hi...
Categories: Hormonal Health, Children's Health
Read more...29th October 2013
Even for people who don’t have diabetes or high blood sugar, those with higher blood sugar levels are more likely to have memory problems, according to a new study published in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
The study involved 141 people with an average age of 63 who did no...
Categories: Hormonal Health, Healthy Aging
Read more...23rd May 2013
Iodine is essential for producing the hormones made by the thyroid gland, which have a direct effect on fetal brain development. Although the potentially harmful effects of severe iodine deficiency on brain development are well-established, until now very few studies have examined the effect of mild or moderate...
Categories: Nutritional News, Hormonal Health, Children's Health
Read more...4th April 2013
In a study published in 2010 researchers found a link between breast cancer and the presence of the metabolic syndrome — a syndrome that predisposes to cardiovascular and other diseases, which is characterized by abdominal obesity, high levels of triglycerides and low concentrations of HDL cholesterol, increased...
Categories: Hormonal Health, Weight Management, Metabolic Health
Read more...27th March 2013
Breakfast might be the most important meal of the day, but it also tends to be the most skipped meal of the day it. Now, researchers have found that eating a breakfast rich in protein significantly improves appetite control and reduces unhealthy snacking on high-fat or high-sugar foods in the evening.
In the...
Categories: Nutritional News, Hormonal Health, Weight Management, Children's Health
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