A high-fat diet may increase the risk of depression and other mental disorders, study suggests
http://time.com/3761083/high-fat-diet-obesity-depression-linked-study/?xid=whatsappshare
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A high-fat diet may increase the risk of depression and other mental disorders, study suggests
http://time.com/3761083/high-fat-diet-obesity-depression-linked-study/?xid=whatsappshare
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24160295 (Share from CM Browser)
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Curr Drug Metab. 2013 Nov;14(9):989-93.
Vitamin D: preventive and therapeutic potential in Parkinson's disease.
Liu Y1, Li YW, Tang YL, Liu X, Jiang JH, Li QG, Yuan JY.
Abstract
Vitamin D is one of the important nuclear steroid transcription regulators that controls transcriptions of a large number of genes. Vitamin D supplement is commonly recommended for the elderly to prevent bone diseases. Amounting new evidence has indicated that vitamin D plays a crucial role in brain development, brain function regulation and neuroprotection.
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a degenerative disorder commonly seen in the elderly, characterized by movement disorders including tremor, akinesia, and loss of postural reflexes. The motor symptoms largely result from the continued death of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra, despite use of current therapeutic interventions. The cause and mechanism of neuron death is currently unknown.
Vitamin D deficiency is common in patients with PD suggesting its preventive and therapeutic potential. Vitamin D may exert protective and neurotropic effects directly at cellular level, e.g. protection of dopamine system, and/or by regulating gene expression.
This review summarizes the epidemiological, genetic and translational evidence implicating vitamin D as a candidate for prevention and treatment for PD.
PMID: 24160295 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
http://www.m.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/parkinsons-disease-prevention (Share from CM Browser)
Prevention
There is no known way to prevent Parkinson's disease. Research has shown that people who eat more fruits and vegetables, high-fiber foods, fish, and omega-3 rich oils (sometimes known as theMediterranean diet) and who eat less red meat and dairy may have some protection against Parkinson's. But the reason for this is still being studied.2
Too Busy To Eat Healthy? 9 Foods To Keep In Your Kitchen - http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-7935/too-busy-to-eat-healthy-9-foods-to-keep-in-your-kitchen.html
What Is a Whole-Food, Plant-Based Diet?
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The following is for your information only. Date: 17 March 2015.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bobs-Red-Mill-Organic-Pastry/dp/B0043348LW
Bob's Red Mill, Organic Whole Wheat Pastry Flour, 48 oz (1.36 kg)
Vegetables and Fruits: Get Plenty Every Day | The Nutrition Source | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/vegetables-full-story/
The easiest way to cut unhealthy and processed foods out of your diet is to eat at home. When you make your own food from whole, natural ingredients, you know exactly what's in it and don't have to worry that you're ingesting a potentially toxic combination of hidden chemicals. It can be quick and simple to make meals at home that can last you all week.
A clean diet
From the Paleo diet to the raw food movement, there are lots of variants of the clean eating approach to nutrition.
But the basic idea behind clean eating (and the definition we’re using here) is to simply eat food in its most natural, unprocessed state.
A clean ‘diet’ tends to be a healthy, balanced diet. There’s an emphasis on eating lots of fruit and vegetables, healthy fats, whole grains and a variety of good-quality protein like seafood, beef, chicken, eggs, lentils and beans.
Clean eaters see it as a lifestyle choice rather than a fad diet, and many devotees attribute their clean diet to clearer skin, weight loss, improved mood and higher energy levels.
On 2015-03-11, Wednesday at about 5.45 pm, I cooked vegetarian curry with onion, cabbage, potatoes, carrots toufu ( tau kua) and Mak Nyonya Instant Vegetarian Curry Sauce 200g. S$2.30 a packet. Taste good. A bit spicy.
http://consumer.healthday.com/vitamins-and-nutrition-information-27/food-and-nutrition-news-316/veggie-rich-diets-may-mean-lower-heart-risks-697120.html
Researchers found that among more than 450,000 European adults, those whose diets were about 70 percent plant-based -- meaning whole grains, beans, vegetables, fruit and nuts -- had a relatively lower risk of dying from heart disease.
Their odds were 20 percent lower, compared with people whose diets were over 50 percent meat, dairy, eggs and fish.
My green smoothie on 9 March 2015. Ingredients: Apple, orange, carrot, banana, frozen pineapple, organic green veg caixin, organic green veg xiaobaicai. Total about 750 grams. Water 250ml. Total smoothie about 1200ml. Ref: 2040hr.