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Antidepressant Diet Cookbook

Peter Forster — Sun, 08 Apr 2018 18:12:06 +0000

Two recent studies suggest that the Mediterranean diet may be an antidepressant diet as well as the diet that reduces heart disease, inflammation, and the risk of dementia. In the SMILES trial 65 patients with depression were randomized to a Mediterranean diet based intervention (a diet support group) or a social support group. The group excluded people who were treatment ...

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Weight Loss Updated

Peter Forster — Thu, 08 Oct 2015 20:38:16 +0000

Inspired by our work with a few patients who have lost weight successfully, we just updated the weight loss page. See the links below to find the updated page and some other relevant information. And please let us know if you have resources and suggestions to share. Resources Weight Loss Treatment of Weight Gain Weight Loss Medications

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MIND Diet Prevents Cognitive Decline

Peter Forster — Mon, 17 Aug 2015 15:17:01 +0000

Researchers at Rush University have developed a diet (the MIND diet) that appears to be associated with significantly reduced cognitive decline in aging. The diet was developed from three sources of information: the Mediterranean diet (as elsewhere on this blog), the DASH diet for the prevention of hypertension, and a review of the literature on the effects of specific dietary ...

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Mediterranean Diet Improves Cognitive Function

Peter Forster — Sat, 16 May 2015 14:53:16 +0000

Many of our patients are concerned about cognitive function, and there is evidence that people with recurrent episodes of depression may be at higher risk of cognitive decline. But what can be done about this? A just published study in JAMA Internal Medicine suggests that a Mediterranean diet enhanced with either olive oil or nuts may prevent and perhaps even ...

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Mediterranean Diet Anti Aging Effect

Peter Forster — Mon, 23 Feb 2015 15:58:28 +0000

The Mediterranean Diet appears to have an anti aging effect in a just published study. The study, in the December 2014 edition of the British Medical Journal, found that the Mediterranean Diet was associated with telomere length, a biological marker of aging. Telomeres are DNA sequences at the end of chromosomes that protect the chromosomes from damage and allow healthy cell ...

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