According to research—"Evidence Regarding Vitamin D and Risk of COVID-19 and Its Severity"—which was published in the November issue of the online, peer reviewed journal Nutrients, “the world had recorded 40,628,492 cases and 1,122,733 deaths from COVID-19 by 19 October 2020.”The study researchers, from Cape Coral, Florida, San Francisco, California, and the Medical University of South Carolina, report that COVID-19 began in the winter in the northern hemisphere—with both cases and deaths bei...

Mayoclinic.org says that type 2 diabetes – also referred to as adult onset diabetes – is a chronic condition that affects the way your body metabolizes glucose (blood sugar) – resulting in your body either resisting the effects of the hormone insulin that regulates the movement of sugar into your cells, or doesn't produce enough insulin to maintain normal glucose levels.Mayo comments that, “type 2 diabetes develops, when the body becomes resistant to insulin or when the pancreas is unab...

In November 2020, Harvard researchers reported in JAMA Network Open that, “vitamin D3 may reduce the risk of developing advanced cancer among adults without a diagnosis of cancer at baseline; this protective effect is apparent for those, who have normal but not elevated body mass index.”The research – Effect of Vitamin D3 Supplements on Development of Advanced Cancer – A Secondary Analysis of the VITAL Randomized Clinical Trial – included men aged 50 and older and women aged 55 and up, who we...

In 2005, with the publication of my book, The Fat Burning Bible (John Wiley & sons), I called for at least 300 minutes of weekly exercise to reduce excess scale weight and body fat. That’s in spite of current recommendations, which states that exercise programs should exceed 225 weekly minutes to induce clinically significant weight loss.Now, my recommendation has found merit with research –"Exercise for Weight Loss: Further Evaluating Energy Compensation with Exercise" – which appe...

In January of 2020, research determined that individuals who follow the Mediterranean diet, intermittent fasting, or the Paleo diet will lose weight fairly quickly, “and reap profound health benefits – particularly ones pertaining to cellular vascular health.”It appears that of the three food intake patterns, the Mediterranean diet proved to be the most sustainable. Researchers at the University of Otago in New Zealandnote that the best diet is, “one that includes healthy foods and suits the ...

In September of 2020, JAMA Network Open reported on a pooled cohort study – Association Between Sleep Duration and Cognitive Decline – which demonstrated an, “inverted U-shaped association between sleep duration and global cognitive decline (that) was found, indicating that cognitive function should be monitored in individuals with insufficient (less than or equal to 4 hours per night) or excessive (greater than or equal to 10 hours per night) sleep duration.”It’s estimated that 12% of the gl...

In August 2020, Psychology Today reported on a placebo-controlled study – Improved Metabolic Function and Cognitive Performance in Middle-Aged Adults Following a Single Dose of Blueberries– which appeared in the European Journal of Nutrition. And, is said to be the first examination of the cognitive effects of blueberry consumption in healthy individuals aged forty to sixty-five.Psychologytoday.com commented that, “previous research has shown that berries in general, and blueberries in partic...

Researchers from the Department of Internal Medicine, University of Heidelberg, Germany, report in the September issue of the online, peer-reviewed journal Nutrients, an association between vitamin D deficiency and the severity/mortality of COVID-19 – which, they say, highlighs the need for interventional studies on vitamin D supplementation in SARS-CoV-2 infected individuals.The study - "Vitamin D Deficiency and Outcome of COVID-19" – said the clinical features of this SARS coronavirus can v...

Between the fourth and fifth decade of life, a human can experience the potential effects of sarcopenia – the aging loss of muscle, and its associated dynapenia – the deterioration of strength and power.It estimated, according to a study - Nutritional Supplements to Support Resistance Exercise in Countering the Sarcopenia of Aging - which appeared in the August 2020 issue of the online journal Nutrients, that from 2.5 to 30 % of older adults are categorized, as having low muscle mass.Addition...

Prior research has inferred that performing aerobic exercise (AE) concurrently with resistance training (RE) – specifically, if the RE was preceded by the AE – was contraindicated. The assumption was that the AE might limit the muscle building (myogenic) and protein break down (proteolytic) processes.From the standpoint of developing strength, size, and speed enhancement – the mainstays of explosive sports like football – resistance exercise is a prerequisite to attaining these goals. Regular...