A new study shows that stress and tension increase the risk of memory loss in the case of people suffering from diabetes. Researchers from Edinburgh University led by Dr. Rebecca Reynolds discovered that high levels of cortisol, a stress hormone, can have this effect.
The conclusion emerged from a study conducted on more than 1000 man and women aged between 60 and 75, all suffering from type 2 diabetes – the most common form of diabetes. Volunteers were taken blood samples to measure the levels of cortisol and also took several …

Besides having a great taste, avocado is a very healthy food. Avocado is well known for its nutrients like vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin K, magnesium, potassium, cooper, calcium etc. and it’s also a good source for dietary fiber.
One avocado contains around 30 grams of fat, but almost 20% are mono-saturated fats which are beneficial for health. Avocado’s rich potassium content helps regulate blood pressure contributing to prevent strokes, hypertension or heart diseases. It also contains considerable amounts of folic acid which lowers the risk of heart diseases …

Many male cancer survivors have an impaired quality of life and low energy levels after developing testosterone deficiency because of chemotherapy or radiation therapy, a new study published in Cancer, an American Cancer Society journal shows. According to the study young male cancer survivors who developed testosterone deficiency could benefit from testosterone replacement therapy.
The study compared 176 young male cancer survivors with 213 young men without cancer and examined in them the relationship between self-esteem, fatigue, quality of life, sexual function and testosterone level.  Although self-esteem was normal and sexual …

When you have trained very hard and you get muscular fever, or if you caught a flu and all muscles hurt, you should not hurry taking pain killers. Instead, you may choose to apply clay or other herbs compresses, with a relaxing effect.
Clay has anti-inflammatory effect
Clay powder is a well known remedy in arthrosis, with an anti-inflammatory effect. It may also be used is alleviating muscles ache, no matter the cause. All you need is 4-5 tablespoons of powder clay, in which to add warm water and keep stirring until …

A research led by scientists from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute demonstrated that loss of the enzyme calcineurin leads to heart problems and even death in genetically modified mice.
“We found that when you eliminate calcineurin, a pool of genes that regulates calcium in the heart went awry. This leads to defects in the growth and proliferation of heart cells, heart disease, arrhythmia, loss of contractility and heart failure and disease,” said Dr. Marjorie Maillet, the study’s firrst author.
Calcineurin was previously known to be …