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Are Energy-Boosting Products Safe?
/in Memos/by Chet ZelaskoEnergy-boosting products have been in the health news. One of the abstracts presented at the recent American Heart Association conference reported on data extracted from the Adverse Event Monitoring System of the FDA concerning cardiac anomalies associated with the use of stimulants found in energy drinks and other energy-boosting products. The researchers compared the number […]
Friendly Fiber Fixes
/in Memos/by Chet ZelaskoIf you were to ask me what the most significant nutritional deficiency is today, I would have to say fiber. Not protein, although those of us over 50 could certainly use more of it. Not any other specific vitamin, although with winter coming vitamin D may be scarce. It’s fiber. Rather than review the benefits, […]
Vote!
/in Memos/by Chet ZelaskoI’ve spent several days this past week as a Michigan election inspector, and that’s what I’ll be doing today. I make sure each voter’s ID matches the state’s records — and believe me when I say no one who’s unregistered is able to vote. That’s a false issue. If you doubt me, volunteer to work […]
Comprehensive Brain Health
/in Memos/by Chet ZelaskoI take omega-3 fatty acids as a dietary supplement and have for close to 30 years. I know that many of you take omega-3 fatty acids as well. When I read research and comments as I referred to in Tuesday’s Memo, it makes me wonder about the real purpose of the comments — I mean, […]
Omega-3s and Brain Health
/in Memos/by Chet ZelaskoAnother week, another study. Actually, it’s the commentary about the study that really grabbed my attention; the researchers used language like “fail” or “did not protect the brain” about a recent study on omega-3 fatty acid supplementation and cognitive ability. Let’s take a look at this study, and then we can decide for ourselves whether […]
Nut-rition Research
/in Memos/by Chet ZelaskoThe pecan study I reviewed on Tuesday may have left you with more questions than answers. While I think the study design and the effort that went into the organization and administration of the study were good, the applicability of the results to our lives is limited. That’s the case with most nutrition studies — […]
Nuts!
/in Memos/by Chet ZelaskoHere’s a question for you: can you eat more fat, but less protein and carbohydrates, and still lower your bad cholesterol levels? You may be thinking that this has to be about the carnivore diet, but you would be wrong. It’s about nuts, specifically, pecans. Researchers recruited overweight subjects with cholesterol levels that were higher […]
Knowledge Isn’t Enough
/in Memos/by Chet ZelaskoIn the study on colon cancer and exercise, there was one more difference: those who were in the structured exercise study had fewer deaths over the follow-up period than those who were given the same materials on exercise and nutrition but no supervision or regular contact with experts. The difference between the two groups was […]
Exercise and Colon Cancer
/in Memos/by Chet ZelaskoMost research points to exercise being beneficial to prevent most types of cancer, including colon cancer. Does exercise help reduce the mortality of people who have had severe cases of colon cancer after surgery and chemotherapy? That was the question researchers in Canada asked, and they conducted the Colon Health and Lifelong Exercise Change (CHALLENGE) […]
Caffeine and Your Health
/in Memos/by Chet ZelaskoThe health reports on coffee and caffeine seem to change on a regular basis. First caffeine is good, then it’s bad. To bring you up to date, I’m providing the latest information based on a recent scientific statement on caffeine and cardiovascular disease by the American Heart Association. Caffeine and Heart Disease Overall, caffeine — […]