Nutrition & Wellness

Chronic kidney disease is more common than you’d think. More than 1 in 7 American adults have chronic kidney disease, and it is a leading cause of death in the US. Could something as simple as vitamin C help? People with chronic kidney disease are at increased risk for vitamin C deficiency, and that lower vitamin C is associated with an increased risk of death. A just published study has found that the highest vitamin C levels are found in people free of chronic kidney diseas

Getting a good night’s sleep is not easy for a lot of people. But the solution might be a lot easier than you think. People have reported getting better sleep when they eat better quality diets, including eating more fruit and vegetables. But this new study is the first to use objective measures to test that observation. The results were spectacular both for the impact of diet on sleep and for the immediacy of the results. The 34 people in the study were younger American adul

Recent research is proving this nutrient to be great for your heart. And nature provides a delicious abundance of it. A group of powerful flavonoids known as flavan-3-ols–sometimes known as catechins or flavanols–is proving to safely and powerfully reduce blood pressure. These nutrients are found in dark chocolate, green tea, apples, grapes and some berries. A new meta-analysis of 145 controlled studies, and 5205 people, has now shown just how powerful these flavonoids are. T

You’ve heard lots of bad news about air pollution, and with good reason: air pollution is associated with reduced lung function. Now,...

Epidemiological studies consistently show that people who eat plant based diets live longer (Maturitas. 2022 Nov:165:47-51). Research has...