Compound In Olive Oil Fights Diabetes

by | Jan 8, 2012 | 14 comments

Those with diabetes should cook with extra virgin olive oil as much as possible, reports a paper conducted by a team of scientists at Australia’s Deakin University. In this paper, researchers reviewed the current literature that investigated the health benefits of...

Insomnia Brings on Type 2 Diabetes

by | Jan 3, 2012 | 2 comments

Insulin resistance, a chronic condition where one’s body isn’t able to process blood sugar, has long been tied to sleep apnea. However, new research coming out of Japan’s Teikyo University discovered that sleepless nights may also boost insulin resistance. In this...

Medications Raise Erectile Dysfunction Risk

by | Jan 2, 2012 | 4 comments

Habitually downing fistfuls of medications –no matter what type—significantly increases one’s risk of developing erectile dysfunction, according to a study of more than 30 thousand men. The study found that men taking 10 or more medications per day were twice as...

Eating More May Promote Weight Loss

by | Jan 1, 2012 | 13 comments

Sticking to three square meals may actually promote obesity, a new study published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association found this week. In this study, scientists investigated the number of times people ate per day and linked eating frequency with body...

Kiwi Combats High Blood Pressure

by | Dec 31, 2011 | 11 comments

Forget an apple a day: according to Oslo University Hospital scientists, kiwi is the fruit that has the largest impact on high blood pressure levels. In this study, a group of 100 men and women were asked to eat 3 servings of apple or kiwi per day for 8 weeks. At the...