Scientific Wellness Blog

Posted on Mon, 25 Apr 16

Vitamin C improves exercise performance, but only in those that need it

Antioxidant supplements are controversial because of mixed evidence for their benefit, but this may be because their benefits are limited to those that need them.

Posted on Mon, 25 Apr 16

Selenium reverses pre-cancerous cells

Selenium supplementation has been shown to regress potentially pre-cancerous cervical changes while improving metabolic profiles and antioxidant capacity, suggesting it could be a safe and effective therapy.

Posted on Wed, 30 Mar 16

Vitamin B12 in low normal range linked to poor brain health

You dont need to be deficient in vitamin B12 to experience adverse effects on memory and brain structure, levels in a low normal range are enough to be linked to problems suggests a new study.

Posted on Wed, 30 Mar 16

Cherry juice improves memory in dementia

While the multi-billion-dollar search for dementia drug-treatments continues, a solution might be quite literally growing on trees.

Posted on Wed, 30 Mar 16

Social media related to sleep problems

A new study has found that social media use strongly predicts sleep disturbances in young adults, a finding with important implications for our health.

Posted on Wed, 30 Mar 16

What happens when you eat a handful of walnuts daily?

A daily serve of walnuts in women at high risk for diabetes significantly improved diet quality and lowered cardiovascular risk, with no negative effect from extra calories.