Women or Men Need More Exercise?

From eNewsletter 3/20/2024

DID YOU KNOW that a new study from the Journal of the American College of Cardiology shows there is a gender gap between women and men when it comes to exercise?

The findings show that women can exercise less often than men, yet receive greater cardiovascular gains. Researchers tracked subjects who performed consistent physical activity over 22 years and mortality risk was reduced by 24% in women and 15% in men.

The research team studied moderate to vigorous aerobic physical activity, such as brisk walking or cycling, and found that women achieved the same degree of survival benefit by exercising half of what men had to do. The results were the same when it came to muscle-strengthening activity, such as weightlifting or core body exercises.

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Drink Water but Dehydrated?

From eNewsletter 3/18/2024

DID YOU KNOW that optimal vitamin E intake has now been linked to reduced risk of Parkinson's disease?

According to a first-of-its-kind study from Frontiers in Nutrition, optimal vitamin E from food and/or mixed tocopherol supplement can lower the levels of oxygen-derived free radicals in brain tissue and regulate glutamate neurotoxicity to protect the brain, thus reducing risk of Parkinson's.

Vitamin E is unique among antioxidants as it is the only one that prevents lipid oxidation, a form of inflammation. This is why you may have noticed fat and oil food manufacturers add small amounts of tocopherol (vitamin E).

Legislative Note For Illinoisans Only:

We ask that you support Senate Bill 2637, which would eliminate 5 harmful additives from our food supply: brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate, propylparaben, Red Dye No. 3 and titanium dioxide. The European Union and the state of California have already passed similar legislation.

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Our Most Precious Resource

From eNewsletter 3/13/2024

DID YOU KNOW that folate is associated with a lower risk of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and cervical cancer?

However, the association between folate and human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, a cause of cervical cancer, has not been well elucidated until a study from the February isue of The Journal of Nutrition. The study population was 11,801 U.S. females, aged 18-59, followed from 2003 to 2016.

Over the span of the study, results consistently showed that those with the lowest blood folate levels were much more likely to have HPV infection compared to those with the highest blood folate levels.

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