As the saying goes, the key to longevity is to age gracefully. That includes our skin, the largest organ of the body. Skin aging is defined by its components: natural, heat, and photoaging—critical factors that cause skin aging damage.According to Boosting the Photoaged Skin: The Potential Role of Dietary Components, which appeared in the May 2021 online issue of the journal Nutrients, “skin photoaging is caused by long-term exposure to ultraviolet (UV), and manifests as rough, dry, and saggi...

It’s no secret that being overweight or obese may predispose those individuals to associated diseases – particularly type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and cardiovascular disease. It’s uncommon to find individuals, who follow plant-based diets in that cohort – due to the high-fiber, low-fat content of vegan-style eating strategies – in conjunction with the increased thermal effect of these diet plans, which accounts for approximately 10% of the total energy expenditure.Another feature ...

According to "Food Timing, Circadian Rhythm and Chrononutrition: A Systematic review of Time-Restricted Eating’s Effects on Human Health," which appeared in the December 2020 issue of the online, peer-reviewed journal Nutrients, “a recent systematic review and meta-analysis of 19 studies showed that TRE leads to weight loss and a reduction in fat mass with a preservation of fat-free mass and also has beneficials effects on cardiometabolic parameters, such as blood pressure, fasting glucose co...

Prior research, which appeared in the British Journal of Sports Medicine in 2016, corroborates that physical activity has a protective effect against an individual’s overall cancer mortality risk, specifically, as it applies to colorectal and breast cancer.Current research, “Effect of Time of Day of Recreational and Household Physical Activity on Prostate and Breast Cancer Risk (MCC-Spain Study),” which appeared in the September 2020 issue of the International Journal of Cancer, said, “a rece...

The May 2021 Issue of the online, peer reviewed journal Nutrients provided an excellent narrative review of the ketogenic diet from researchers in the Department of Biology, Western Kentucky University. Ketogenic diets, which traditionally have emphasized keeping total carbohydrate intake to less than 50 grams per day, have increased in usage from its inception in the 1930’s to treat epilepsy. Restricting carbohydrate consumption, emphasizing moderate protein intake and increasing calor...

"Why Do Men Accumulate Abdominal Visceral Fat?" That’s the topic of research published in 2019 in Frontiers of Physiology. “The accumulation of abdominal visceral fat in men, which is a strong independent predictor of mortality, is mainly due to the higher dietary fat uptake by their abdominal visceral fat,” according to the researchers from Ketchum University in Fullerton, California and Washington University in St. Louis. Premenopausal women accumulate fat below the belt – gynoid or pe...

Runrepeat.com, the world’s largest online, athletic shoe review company, as noted on its site, surveyed 3961 current runners to understand how many of those runners began their first steps to fitness during the Covid-19 pandemic. It appears that 28.76 % of the current runners were motivated to strap on their running shoes and head out during the pandemic.This result compares to doing outdoor activities, as the top trend in 2020 and in 2021—consisting of running, hiking, walking, cycling, and ...

According to the Journal of Sport and Health Science, hamstring strains are one of the most common sports injuries. The journal reports that, “a review of the medical database of the National Football League (NFL) between 1987 and 2000 indicated that 10% of all injuries in American college football players likely to play in the NFL were hamstring strain injuries.” It’s also been reported that “12% of all injuries in NFL training camps were hamstring strain injuries—making it the second most c...

In the coming months, new research will be presented in the journal Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise that will corroborate one of the benefits of acute exercise (single session) - its ability to lower the post meal (postprandial) plasma triglyceride (blood fat) response to a high fat meal, as well as, increase fat utilization (oxidation). To do so, the acute exercise session must be able to overcome what’s termed as “exercise resistance.” That’s not to be confused with “an...

In a systematic review of literature published before March 15th, 2021 - regarding an association between Vitamin D deficiency and the risk of Covid-19 in an aged population, French researchers report that, “vitamin D deficiency appears to expose these subjects to a greater risk of adverse outcomes. Because of its simplicity of administration, and the rarity of side effects, including vitamin D in preventive strategies for certain viral diseases, it appears to be an attractive option.”T...