Author Archives : Bel Marra Health

Fact or fiction: If you drop a morsel of food on the floor, you can safely pick it up to consume it within five seconds without an issue or worry of lurking bacteria. While the five second rule has been the fall-back within the confines of the schoolyard or around your home or office, it ...click here to read more

A fifth of American adults take medications that clash with each other, according to new research from Oregon State University and Yale University, underscoring the need to keep all care providers in the loop about each patient’s treatment plan. Nearly 75 percent of older people in the United States have a chronic medical condition, meaning ...click here to read more

There’s at least one more reason to incorporate omega-3 into your everyday diet. A new study by the University of Oxford’s Learning and Behaviour lab revealed that higher levels of omega-3 DHA – the group of fatty acids commonly found in algae and seafood – are linked to better sleep. In their pilot, randomized trial, researchers looked ...click here to read more

Devotees of a high protein diet similar to the popular Atkins diet may want to reconsider their meal plan. New research has found that eating too much animal protein can be as unhealthy as smoking 20 cigarettes a day. Step away from that barbecue! An American study from the University of Southern California (USC), published ...click here to read more

Some very unsettling numbers were released by the Alzheimer’s Association: In the United States, one in six women over the age of 65 will get the illness. Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia, the degeneration of brain and memory function that becomes serious enough to interfere with daily life. The association’s “2014 Alzheimer’s ...click here to read more

Have you ever been angry about your partner’s habitual lateness? How about your grandkid’s messy bedroom or the guy who cut you off in the grocery parking lot? So steamed that you’re ready to blow your top? You need to de-stress and find yourself some zen. Not just for your sanity, but for your heart. ...click here to read more

Some of it is available from food, but chances are you aren’t getting enough. And it is even possible that you are getting too much. This is the kind of talk that is going to have people who are concerned about eye health (shouldn’t this be everyone?) raising an eyebrow. With diet and nutrition sometimes ...click here to read more

Don’t worry about your breath after eating garlic. Chew a little minty gum and give thanks to your heart! Consuming fresh, raw garlic has long been touted an ideal way to lower cholesterol levels, blood pressure and heart disease risk. But wait – a new study reveals that sprouting garlic, in particular, has even more antioxidants beneficial ...click here to read more