Menopausal Hormone Therapy May Boost Memory; Try These Foods That May Help Too!

According to a study published in the journal Neurology, hormone therapy taken to relieve menopausal symptoms including hot flashes, insomnia and fatigue may also play a key role in improving memory and thinking skills According to a study published in the journal Neurology, hormone therapy taken to relieve menopausal symptoms including hot flashes, insomnia and fatigue may also play a key role in improving memory and thinking skills. Hormone therapy refers to either oestrogen or combination oestrogen or progesterone treatment. The study that was led by Mayo Clinic in Minnesota,…

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Grapes may act as a natural remedy to fight depression

Natural grape-derived polyphenol compounds targeting cellular and molecular pathways associated with inflammation Including grapes in your diet may have positive impact on your mental health as researchers have found that certain grape-derived compounds might be developed as therapeutic agents for the treatment of depression. The results, published online in the journal Nature Communications, indicate that these natural compounds may reduce depression by targeting newly discovered underlying mechanisms of the disease. “The discovery of these new, natural grape-derived polyphenol compounds targeting cellular and molecular pathways associated with inflammation may provide an effective way…

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DON’T have that nighttime snack! Eating out of sync with your biological clock puts you at risk for heart disease and diabetes, a new study shows

By Natalie Rahhal The body is less able to process triglycerides when we eat at the wrong time, the study found  Triglyceride build-up in the blood increases our risk of developing heart disease and diabetes The researchers found that when they took out the part of the brains of rats that regulates the biological clock, when they ate made no difference to triglyceride buildup in their bloodstreams Night and rotating-shift workers are particularly at risk because their eating schedules are inevitably out of sync with their biological clocks Eating late…

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हृदय की देखभाल

हार्ट स्पेशलिस्ट देवी शेट्टी से साक्षात्कार के अंश (चिकित्सा संसार ट्रस्ट द्वारा जनहित में जारी) एक चर्चा (डाॅ. देवी शेट्टी से जो कि नारायणा हृदयालया बैंगलोर में  हार्ट स्पेशलिस्ट हैं,) से विप्रो द्वारा की गई, जिसके प्रमुख अंश नीचे दिये जा है (हिंदी रूपांतरण)   प्रश्न 1- एक आम आदमी के लिये अपने हृदय की सुरक्षा के नियम क्या है? उत्तर – इन बातों पर ध्यान देवे । भोजन – जिसमें कार्बोहाईड्रेट की मात्रा कम हो, प्रोटीन की मात्रा अधिक हो और उसमें तेल की मात्रा भी कम हो। व्यायाम…

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