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More Taurine, Longer Life
/in Memos/by Chet ZelaskoThe researchers next step was to supplement the diet of several species with taurine to see if the lifespan of various species would be increased. While they didn’t include humans in the study (we live too long), they did note in other studies that some factors related to aging declined with taurine supplementation. Taurine supplementation […]
Taurine’s Effects on Aging
/in Memos/by Chet ZelaskoA recent research paper examined the amino acid taurine and its connection to aging; in fact, the title of the research paper is “Taurine as a Driver of Aging.” It was published in the journal Science in June 2023; it’s open access if you’re interested in reading the article itself. Taurine is a sulfur-containing amino […]
The New Research Isn’t Really About Sucralose
/in Memos/by Chet ZelaskoThose of you who actually read the research paper mentioned in the last Memo didn’t have to go past the title to find out that it was not about sucralose—it was about a contaminant called sucralose-6-acetate that may be found in commercially available sucralose used in drinks and baking products. I said the tests were […]
New Research on Sucralose
/in Memos/by Chet ZelaskoEverybody seems to be talking about sucralose. In the past week, I’ve gotten more emails about the artificial sweetener sucralose than I ever have before; I’ve also seen more commentaries on sucralose in health news feeds. The problem is that the issue really isn’t the sweetener itself—it’s a contaminant that may be found in the […]
Flavanols: The Real Brain Food
/in Memos/by Chet ZelaskoAs I suggested in the last memo, the researchers did not prove their hypothesis that there would be an increase in measures of memory in all participants of the clinical trial. While disappointing, the secondary hypothesis might have been even more important because it was statistically significant. They found that those with the lowest intake […]
What’s Brain Food?
/in Memos/by Chet ZelaskoIf I ask what you think a good brain food would be, what would you answer? I think for most people, it would probably be fish, especially cold-water fish such as tuna and salmon. I don’t think we can discount how important omega-3 fatty acids are to the function of our bodies, especially our nervous […]
Diet: It Just Doesn’t Matter
/in Memos/by Chet ZelaskoLong-time readers probably know I love using quotes from movies. One of my favorites is a Bill Murray line from the movie Meatballs. Although it’s part of a much longer rant, the key phrase is, “It just doesn’t matter!” That’s what I want you to remember from the study that examined the percentage of energy […]
Is Summer Paleo Diet Time?
/in Memos/by Chet ZelaskoNow that we’re past Memorial Day, we’re officially in the summer season. For many people, that typically means they grill more than at other times of the year—I know that I do. It also seems like we favor more vegetables and fruit. In a way, it seems to mimic the paleo diet approach: we eat […]
BE FAST for Stroke
/in Memos/by Chet ZelaskoSo what did the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (actual brain surgeons) add to the mix? They added the acronym BE, which then makes the entire acronym BE FAST. What do the new letters stand for? B: loss of balance. I didn’t see any details about how to test that. It may be self-evident that someone […]
Suspect a Stroke? Act FAST
/in Memos/by Chet ZelaskoThe other day, for no particular reason at all, I got really dizzy for a moment. I wasn’t spinning in circles or doing anything else that might have caused it, so I did what I always do: I acted FAST and looked for signs and symptoms of a stroke. The American Heart Association (AHA) has […]