Functional Foods
Functional Foods
Switzerland-based research team assesses the metabolic effects of dark chocolate consumption on energy, gut microbiota, and stress hormones.
Continue reading…Industry report highlights rising interest and activity in anti-aging foods and drinks, driven largely by the demographics of an aging world population
Continue reading…Irish researchers find that curcumin, an extract found in the curry
spice turmeric, promotes death of cancer cells.
People under mental stress may promote psychological well-being by consuming green tea
Continue reading…In a study involving overweight women, a freeze-dried strawberry powder improved cholesterol levels by 5%.
Continue reading…Antioxidant-rich cocoa compound reduced the presence of inflammatory markers of atherosclerosis.
Continue reading…In that ADDLs, soluble oligomers of amyloid-B1–42 peptide, are thought to be the primary toxin adversely affecting brain cells in Alzheimer’s Disease, William Roth, from Monell Chemical Senses Center (Pennsylvania, USA), and colleagues completed a series of in vitro studies showing that oleocanthal, a natural compound found in extra-virgin olive oil, beneficially alters ADDL size, structure, and activity.
Continue reading…A study finds that eating chocolate two or more times a week slashes cardiac death by 66%, and that less frequent consumption is also associated with smaller decreased risks.
Continue reading…Telomeres are the endcaps on chromosomes, and telomeric shortening is thought to govern the number of times a cell can divide. Ruth Chan and a team of Hong Kong-based researchers studied 976 Chinese men and 1,030 Chinese women, ages 65+, surveying their dietary habits via a food questionnaire. Overall, only tea consumption was associated with telomere length.
Continue reading…German researchers have found that regular consumption of white tea, the least processed variety of tea and containing potent concentrations of phytochemicals, may help to prevent obesity and encourage weight loss.
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Aesthetic Medicine Module I
Las Vegas, NV | Dec. 9-10, 2009 -
Anti-Aging & Regenerative Medicine Modules I, II, III & IX
Las Vegas, NV | Dec. 10-12, 2009 -
Preventative Medicine, Nutrition & Sports Medicine Module I
Las Vegas, NV | Dec. 9-11, 2009 -
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Las Vegas, NV | Dec. 11-12, 2009
symposium
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Advanced Hormone Symposium
Chicago, IL | Oct. 8-10, 2010
VIDEO: Brain Age Workshop
Dr. Eric Braverman, Director of The Place for Achieving Total Health
(PATH Medical), Chairs the
Brain Age Workshop taking place Dec. 9, 2009.
Held in conjunction with the Winter Session of the 17th Annual World
Congress on Anti-Aging Medicine & Regenerative Biomedical Technologies.
The Brain Age Workshop features presentations on Brain Mind Assessment
via Neuropsychological Analysis, Movement Deficiency Syndrome,
Hormones and the Brain, Nootropic Drug Mechanisms, and Traumatic Brain
Injury. View this video to learn about Dr. Braverman’s brain-based
model of aging and age modulation.
International Events
- Mexico City | Jan. 15-17, 2010
- Milan | Mar. 18-20, 2010
- Kuala Lumpur | Apr. 29 - May 2, 2010
- Jakarta | May 2010 (pending)
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- Melbourne | Aug. 21-22, 2010
- Dubai | Oct. 26-27, 2010
- Bali | October 2010 (pending)
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- Shanghai | November 2010 (pending)





