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Why Nutrition is the Missing Puzzle Piece in Heart Failure Care
When thinking of heart failure, most of us imagine weakened hearts and trouble breathing—not lunch menus or frailty. But recent research...

Doctor Julianna
Sep 171 min read
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Prevent Osteoporosis: Simple Steps for Strong Bones
Osteoporosis is a common bone disease that weakens bones, making them more likely to break—especially in postmenopausal women and men...

Doctor Julianna
Jun 201 min read
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Sitting Too Long Hurts Your Brain—Even If You Exercise
A new study from Vanderbilt University tracked 404 adults over the age of 60 for seven years to understand the impact of sedentary...

Doctor Julianna
Jun 72 min read
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Navigation enhances brain resilience.
A recent study reveals that taxi drivers have a lower risk of dying from Alzheimer's disease compared to other professions.

Doctor Julianna
Jan 22 min read
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Turmeric: A Powerful Anti-Inflammatory Spice for Optimal Health
Turmeric, a staple in South Asian cuisine, is renowned for its numerous health benefits. Its active compound, curcumin, possesses...

Doctor Julianna
Dec 19, 20242 min read
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A connection between sleep disorders and Cognitive Decline?
People with Alzheimer’s disease often experience changes in their sleep patterns, including difficulty falling asleep, frequent nighttime...

Doctor Julianna
Apr 4, 20241 min read
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Grapes: benefits for your health
Grapes are delicious fruits that come in various colors, such as green, red, black, yellow, and pink. They can be eaten fresh, dried, or...

Doctor Julianna
Jan 20, 20242 min read
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Exercise Motivation : link to your gut health
Have you ever wondered what motivates you to exercise? Is it the desire to lose weight, to improve your mood, to prevent diseases, or to...

Doctor Julianna
Jan 18, 20244 min read
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How to Boost Your Brain Power with Breakfast: Tips from Neurologists
What is the connection between breakfast and brain health? That is the question that two neurologists, Dr. Mona Bahouth and Dr. Laura...

Doctor Julianna
Jan 15, 20242 min read
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Loneliness, a link to other diseases?
Loneliness isn't simply about being alone, it is gaining recognition as a risk for health, a risk for heart disease, dementia, some...

Doctor Julianna
Aug 21, 20231 min read
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Coffee is more than Caffeine
Coffee's ability to boost alertness is commonly attributed to caffeine but a new study showed that caffeine can't take all the credit ....

Doctor Julianna
Jul 13, 20231 min read
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Daily napping help preserve brain health
New research suggests that napping may improve brain health. Starting with data from 378,932 study participants (mean age 57), ...

Doctor Julianna
Jul 6, 20231 min read
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Sucralose : Is it safe?
Sucralose is sold under the brand name Splenda and is also used as an ingredient in packaged foods and beverages. FDA says sucralose is...

Doctor Julianna
Jun 8, 20231 min read
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Gut Bacteria Linked to Parkinson's Disease
Desulfovibrio is a genus of Gram-negative sulfate-reducing bacteria, which lives in anaerobic environment but also in animals and human...

Doctor Julianna
May 28, 20231 min read
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Hearing Aids
Untreated hearing loss increases dementia risk in middle-aged and older adults, new research confirms. It shows that a 42% increased risk...

Doctor Julianna
May 18, 20231 min read
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Reducing calories intake and slow pace of aging.
Exciting results from a study which involved 220 volunteers : if we lower the number of calories we eat by 25%, we can slow the pace we...

Doctor Julianna
Feb 28, 20231 min read
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Some Diets Beneficial in Drug-Resistant Epilepsy
A new study showed that a Modified Atkins Diet (MAD) reduces seizure frequency in patients with drug-resistant epilepsy .This research...

Doctor Julianna
Jan 13, 20231 min read
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Diet & Dementia : A link?
A study based on more than 28,000 person during 20 years ( from 1994 to 2014)was done in Sweden. The aim of this study was to...

Doctor Julianna
Jan 9, 20231 min read
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FDA Approves an Anti-Amyloid for Alzheimer's disease
Lecanemab , an anti-amyloid beta protofibril antibody, was approved under the FDA's accelerated approval pathway. This treatment option...

Doctor Julianna
Jan 9, 20231 min read
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Plant Omega 3 protecting our heart
A study done with heart failure patient ( 905 patients followed during more than 2 years) showed that the patients with high level of...

Doctor Julianna
Jan 6, 20231 min read
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Sweeteners : An alert
In a study including more than 100,000 French adults of whom 37.1% reported consumption of artificial sweeteners, the results showed that...

Doctor Julianna
Jan 5, 20231 min read
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Aspartam and Anxiety: A surprising discovery!
Aspartam is an artificial sweetener used in diet drinks and food. But a new study on mice showed that Aspartam is inducing anxiety even...

Doctor Julianna
Dec 23, 20221 min read
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Eating well and avoiding the news gave the best results during COVID
COVID-19 pandemic increased anxiety and depressive symptoms... Dr Joaquim Radua and his team followed 942 Spanish adults for one year and...

Doctor Julianna
Dec 12, 20221 min read
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Are "Smart Drugs" useless?
In a recent study, Modafinil (dexamphetamine) was compared to a placebo in a randomized double-blinded trial. The healthy participants...

Doctor Julianna
Dec 11, 20221 min read
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Aged Garlic and Blood Pressure
Since ancient times, aged garlic has been produced with milder organoleptic characteristics than commonly consumed fresh garlic and...

Doctor Julianna
Oct 20, 20221 min read
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Sweet Potatoes, so healthy!
Sweet History Sweet potatoes often get confused with other veggies. Most often it’s yams. Truth is, they come from a far older family....

Doctor Julianna
Oct 7, 20221 min read
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Salty
A study based on more than 500,000 people demonstrates that people who always season their meals can cut years off their life "Our study...

Doctor Julianna
Oct 6, 20222 min read
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My sleeping Check-list
As we all know, sleeping, a good sleep, is essential for good health. Here are some principles which will help us to have a good night....

Doctor Julianna
Oct 5, 20221 min read
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Aging and food to avoid.
1/ High-Fructose Corn Syrup Among many other health drawbacks, it interferes with your body’s ability to use copper, which helps you form...

Doctor Julianna
Oct 5, 20222 min read
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Ultra processed Foods and Brain
Ultra Processed Foods(UPFs) are highly manipulated, are packed with added ingredients, including sugar, fat, and salt, and are low in...

Doctor Julianna
Aug 17, 20221 min read
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Please do it Right
1/ Do not have a meal right before: You will be digesting, and the blood will flow to your gut, not to your muscles. 2/ Warm Up: Let your...

Doctor Julianna
Jul 17, 20222 min read
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Gait Speed : indicator of increased dementia risk
Gait speed is the time one takes to walk a specified distance on level surfaces over a short distance. This is not a measure of...

Doctor Julianna
Jul 5, 20221 min read
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Surprising : Cat Ownership in Childhood Linked to Psychosis Risk in Adulthood
Owning an outdoor cat as a child is associated with an increased risk of psychotic experiences in adulthood — but only in males, new...

Doctor Julianna
Jul 5, 20221 min read
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Mediterranean diet Low depression
The Mediterranean diet is a diet involving eating lots of fruits and vegetables, beans and nuts, healthy grains, fish, olive oil, small...

Doctor Julianna
May 29, 20222 min read
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Love at first sight.
A new study by Yale was able to chart the neuronal response in brain when eyes of two individuals meet and social gaze interactions...

Doctor Julianna
May 24, 20221 min read
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Vitamin D Tied to Breast Cancer
Dr. Katie O'Brien and colleagues with the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences measured vitamin D levels in blood samples...

Doctor Julianna
May 15, 20221 min read
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Can eating help our eyes ?
We want to keep our vision and our eyes healthy . Can alimentation help to achieve this goal? The answer is Yes and I will list 10 foods...

Doctor Julianna
Sep 9, 20211 min read
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Brain-Computer Interfaces : a glance of the cutting-edge
The brain is the most complex and mysterious organ, the one which try to self analyse. I want to give you a state of the art of the...

Doctor Julianna
Sep 9, 20211 min read
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Mozart's music reduces seizures
Researchers have been studying the impact of Mozart's music on brain-wave activity since the 1990s. it demonstrated that listening to...

Doctor Julianna
Aug 23, 20211 min read
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Physical activity and dementia
As I explained recently, physical activities are key for a healthy brain as a new English study demonstrated. This study shows that...

Doctor Julianna
Aug 23, 20211 min read
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Can exercise slow cognitive decline ?
A study done during 3 years in Chicago demonstrate that moderate to high levels of regular physical activity may help slow cognitive...

Doctor Julianna
Aug 22, 20211 min read
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Stress and Skin Issues
The main culprit for most of the skin issues is stress : Our body starts pumping out the hormone Cortisol . If you suffer from stress for...

Doctor Julianna
Aug 22, 20211 min read
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Harms of alcohol intake at all ages
From Cradle to Grave, Alcohol Is Bad for the Brain There is "compelling" evidence of the harmful effects of alcohol on the brain. The...

Doctor Julianna
Jan 8, 20211 min read
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Fatigue : Why and how to fight it
Fatigue Cause No. 1: Not Enough Sleep It may seem obvious, but you could be getting too little sleep. That can negatively affect your...

Doctor Julianna
Jan 2, 20214 min read
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Decorating a Christmas Tree is good for your mental health !
The Christmas tree is one of those customs which are food for the soul, nourishment for the inner man. -C.G.Jung Dr. Marcus De Carvalho...

Doctor Julianna
Jan 2, 20211 min read
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Long work hours, is it healthy ?
It looks a weird question but a recent research showed that people who seat more than 55 hours a week have 33% higher risk of stroke and...

Doctor Julianna
Oct 5, 20201 min read
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Maintain a Routine Sleep Schedule
A solid six to eight hours of sleep is critical for your heart! Those with the most irregular sleep hours had nearly twice the risk of...

Doctor Julianna
Sep 20, 20201 min read
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Protect your gums, Protect your heart!
Protect your gums, protect your heart Did you know that brushing your teeth regularly could lower your risk of developing heart problems?...

Doctor Julianna
Sep 20, 20202 min read
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Behavioral Defense Mechanisms
Defense mechanisms protect us from being consciously aware of a thought or feeling which we cannot tolerate. The defense only allows the...

Doctor Julianna
Aug 30, 20202 min read
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Health benefits of a good nights sleep
The importance of sleep goes way beyond just banishing your under-eye circles or boosting your mood. Adequate sleep on a quality bed is...

Doctor Julianna
Aug 30, 20203 min read
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