Author: Karline Jensen
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Mediterranean Diet
Townsend et al. (2023) found in a systematic review that studies showed the Mediterranean diet to be associated with better cognitive performance, reduced rate of cognitive decline, less global cognitive decline, reduced chances for mild cognitive impairment, lower risk of dementia, lower risk for Alzheimer’s disease, improved cognition, increased processing speed, and less likelihood for…
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Sugar Sweetened Beverages
A 2021 study by Norman-Burgdolf et al. used a questionnaire to find out the types and amounts of sugar sweetened beverages that 150 adults in Martin County, KY were drinking. They found that 22-38 year olds (Millennials) were getting 329 calories from sugar sweetened beverages each day. A 2010 study by Chen, et al.…
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The New Nordic Diet
The New Nordic Diet has found to be successful for weight loss in a randomized controlled study.1 In this study, the participants were given cookbooks highlighting foods like legumes, nuts, herbs, berries, fish, and even wild plants. The ingredients were provided to the participants for free, and they went to choose what they wanted each…
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DHEA
DHEA, or dehydroepiandrosterone, is a steroid hormone. It is metabolized into DHEA-Sulphate and into other hormones such as testosterone and estrogen, so I would consider it under the clinical imbalance of Communication. Symptoms of low DHEA could include those typically associated with low levels of testosterone or estrogen, such as loss of bone mineral density,…
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Magnesium
A 2017 systematic review by Boyle et al.1 aimed to gather results showing whether taking a magnesium supplement could help people dealing with anxiety. About half of the studies they looked at found that it helped people with either mild anxiety, PMS, or high blood pressure. The authors concluded that more research should be done,…
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Dairy
In a 2020 study of Chinese people living in Singapore,1 Talaei et al. found that those who ate more dairy foods had better cognitive function, and study participants who drank milk every day were 14% less likely to be categorized as cognitively impaired on the SM-MMSE test they used to assess them. In contrast, Muñoz-Garach…
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K2 and D3
In a 2022 meta-analysis and systematic review, Zhou et al1 investigated the efficacy of vitamin K2 in preventing loss of bone mineral density. They had a good methodology, with inclusion and exclusion criteria. They looked at RCTs, and found some significant effects when osteoporotic women took vitamin K2. Their bone mineral density actually increased. In…
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Walnut Hummus
I make hummus pretty often, so when my professor mentioned walnut hummus I had to try it. We’ve learned about health benefits of walnuts, and I like them, but I don’t tend to eat them as often as I do other nuts. I really like them toasted, so I toasted 1 ½ cups of walnuts…
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Lima Beans
Lima beans (Phaseolus lunatus) are thought to have evolved into a distinct species about a million years ago in the Andes.1 They then went on to adapt slightly differently to the environment, for example elevation, in three different areas.1 Lima beans are thought to have been domesticated from this wild species independently by three different…
Northern Nutritionals 