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Junk Food Irresistible? Blame Sleepiness

Harvard study suggests that daytime sleepiness may affect eating behavior by influencing the brain’s response to food.

Feeling sleepy? Hungry?

Your brain’s ability to fight temptation may be influenced by how sleepy you are.

Speaking Two Languages Delays Alzheimer’s

By Jonathan Galland

Parlez-vous Francaise?

¿Habla Español?

If you answered Oui, or Si, or you speak any other foreign language, it could be good for your brain.

Increase Metabolism with the Fat Burning Hormone Leptin

by Dr. Leo Galland

Get Your Metabolism Back on Track

The holidays came and went, and now we are here again:

The mid-winter bulges and blahs. It feels like your metabolism has slowed to a crawl.

Calcium and Vitamin D for Weight Loss?

Navigating through all the different diets available can seem like hacking your way through a jungle with a machete.

But what if losing weight was as easy as having a glass or two of milk fortified with Vitamin D?

Leptin Fights Alzheimer’s Disease

by Dr. Leo Galland

Leptin Fights Alzheimer’s Disease

A study in the December 16, 2009 Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) found that higher levels of the hormone leptin protected people from developing Alzheimer’s disease¹. The analysis came from the famed Framingham heart study, which has been following the residents of Framingham, Massachusetts, for decades.

When they grouped people according to their sex and level of leptin, they found that among the group with the lowest leptin levels, 25% developed Alzheimer’s disease during the study period, whereas only 6% of the highest leptin group developed Alzheimer’s disease. Continue reading »