All Fiber Is Not Created Equal

From eNewsletter 4/15/2024

DID YOU KNOW that producing a weak smile for as little as 500 milliseconds is enough to induce the perception of happiness from others, according to a study in Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience?

Why is this important? There's plenty of research that shows even the act of forcing yourself to smile even when you're not happy lifts your mood. This study shows that you can potentially lift other people's moods or at least their perception of your mood as well by cracking a smile.

We all need to promote a little more happiness and it doesn't cost us much. A Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences study found that while higher earnings may improve life evaluations within a given cultural context, income has limited value for emotional well-being once basic needs are met. Happiness came from strong family bonds, social participation, health and wellbeing, connection to nature, and spiritual fulfillment.

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Collagen Plus This Crush It

From eNewsletter 4/10/2024

DID YOU KNOW that collagen peptide supplementation in conjunction with exercise has been shown to improve structural and functional adaptations of both muscles and connective tissue?

According to a study from Frontiers in Nutrition, 12 weeks of 15 grams of collagen peptide supplementation combined with exercise reduced acute markers of exercise-induced muscle damage (LDH, creatine kinase, and myoglobin) and improved post-exercise regenerative capacity.

Thus, collagen had a positive effect on the early phase of muscular recovery by either improving the structural integrity of the muscle and extracellular matrix during the training period or by accelerating membrane and cytoskeletal protein repair.

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Acid-Alkaline Balance

From eNewsletter 4/8/2024

DID YOU KNOW that the allopathic perception of complementary, alternative, and integrative medicine for neurological disorders is positive, but the same old problem exists?

Researchers in Medrxiv conducted an anonymous online survey of neurology clinicians who had published articles in neurology journals. Respondents overwhelmingly perceived it to be promising in preventing, treating, and/or managing neurological diseases. Mind-body therapies received the most positive responses.

However, nearly half of clinicians did not feel comfortable counseling patients about it, and over half did not feel comfortable recommending it because of a lack of formal and supplementary training. We have seen this time and again from allopathic specialities. While the perception is positive, integration does not occur because of lack of training.

They may not want to see the conclusion of the following study from The BMJ, as it could severely hurt their bottom lines! "Physical exercise offers similar benefits for depression as psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy, a new systematic review and meta-analysis suggests. Intense exercise and walking or jogging, yoga, and strength training were particularly effective".

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