Extreme low-carb diet may speed aging and dull cognition, Japanese team’s study on mice finds
Continuing an extreme low-carbohydrate diet stringently for a long time may accelerate aging and lead to a shorter life span, according to a recent study by a group of Japanese scientists.
While pointing out that a low-carb diet is effective in reducing visceral fat and preventing blood sugar spikes, Tsuyoshi Tsuzuki, associate professor in agricultural science at Tohoku University, stressed that it “should be supervised by experts as part of medical treatment.”
In the research project, Tsuzuki and colleagues divided laboratory mice with life expectancies of about a year into three groups — one fed with a balanced diet, one with a fatty diet and one with a low-carb diet with increased protein.
Highly processed food has been linked to cancer
Coenzima Q10: para que serve e como tomar
A Coenzima Q10 é uma benzoquinona (C6H4O2) presente em praticamente todas as células do organismo. No entanto, por sua participação na produção de ATP, ela é mais concentrada em órgãos de grande demanda energética. Entre eles estão o coração, o cérebro, os rins e o fígado.
Também é considerado um potente antioxidante intracelular, protegendo a estrutura das células da destruição da própria parede celular causada pelos radicais livres produzidos diariamente pelo metabolismo energético. Além disso, estimula a biogênese mitocondrial – ou seja, a produção de novas mitocôndrias dentro das células.
Ela é encontrada no organismo em duas formas diferentes: ubiquinona e ubiquinol. De uma forma simples: a ubiquinona é necessária na produção de energia sob a forma de ATP e o ubiquinol tem uma ação antioxidante.
Ubiquinona ou ubiquinol, qual é a melhor forma para a CoQ10?
Don’t make major decisions on an empty stomach
We all know that food shopping when hungry is a bad idea but new research from the University of Dundee suggests that people might want to avoid making any important decisions about the future on an empty stomach.
The study, carried out by Dr Benjamin Vincent from the University’s Psychology department, found that hunger significantly altered people’s decision-making, making them impatient and more likely to settle for a small reward that arrives sooner than a larger one promised at a later date.
Participants in an experiment designed by Dr Vincent were asked questions relating to food, money and other rewards when satiated and again when they had skipped a meal.
While it was perhaps unsurprising that hungry people were more likely to settle for smaller food incentives that arrived sooner, the researchers found that being hungry actually changes preferences for rewards entirely unrelated to food.
High-fat diets affect your brain, not just your physical appearance
Much research has pointed to how an unhealthy diet correlates to obesity, but has not explored how diet can bring about neurological changes in the brain. A recent Yale study has discovered that high-fat diets contribute to irregularities in the hypothalamus region of the brain, which regulates body weight homeostasis and metabolism.
HISTORIA EN BREVE
- La warfarina y las estatinas podrían reducir la absorción de la vitamina K2, y con ello, aumentar el riesgo de enfermedades cardíacas, derrames cerebrales, osteoporosis y cáncer
- Aunque la vitamina D es necesaria para tener una buena salud en general, si hay niveles deficientes de vitamina K2, podría elevarse el riesgo de aterosclerosis, enfermedades cardíacas y derrames cerebrales
- Algunas fuentes de vitamina K2 son los alimentos y quesos fermentados, así como las carnes y productos lácteos de animales alimentados con pastura
El cuerpo es un organismo complejo que depende de interacciones e interrelaciones de órganos, enzimas, vitaminas y hormonas. Cada vez que toma un suplemento nutricional, especialmente en dosis altas, afecta el equilibrio de los demás proceso.
The Many Health Benefits of Proteolytic Enzymes
By Dr. Mercola
Enzymes are most known for their importance in digestion, but they’re actually necessary for all physiological processes.1 Enzymes, which are composed of amino acids, are secreted by your body to catalyze biological functions that otherwise would not occur at physiological temperatures, so they’re absolutely vital for optimal health and life.
The human microbiome is a treasure trove waiting to be unlocked
Bacteria are at the center of all life forms on planet earth and are the essential building blocks that make living organisms the way they are.
Seu corpo é uma rede elétrica
Resumo da matéria
- As mitocôndrias existem numa rede interconectada, que lhes permite se comunicar e distribuir energia rapidamente através das células do corpo
- Dentro de praticamente toda célula do corpo existe uma “rede elétrica” mitocondrial
- Se parte da rede deixar de funcionar, existe um mecanismo que age como um circuit breaker, cortando as seções defeituosas do restante da rede, para que esta continue funcionando
As mitocôndrias são estruturas pequenas e especializadas, que geram energia dentro das células. Elas atuam transferindo elétrons de gorduras e açúcares para o oxigênio no processo de geração de ATP (adenosina trifosfato), que é a “moeda” energética das suas células.
