IQ Archives

WEEK of 8/3/09

Monday 8/3

Q.  Could one tiny fruit help lower your risk of heart disease & cancer, & keep you mentally sharp?  It can if you eat these.

A.  Munching blueberries can help you think as fast as you did 10 years ago by boosting enzymes that grow new nerve cells in the brain, making it easier for existing cells to “talk” to each other.  Blueberries rejuvenate brain cells.

Tuesday 8/4

Q.  Unlike other fruits, this fruit gets few, if any; bacterial diseases & that can help shield you against infections.

A.  According to research scientist Amy Howell, Ph.D. blueberries get few bacterial diseases & that bacteria-fighting benefit is passed on to you when you eat them. 

Wednesday 8/5

Q.  Are you tossing & turning @ night?  It could be any number of reasons, including anxiety, stress & even your diet.  Although they have a reputation as natural sleep aids, the truth is that dairy foods get the acids churning in your stomach keeping you awake, instead nibble on this before bedtime.

A.  According to Alon Y. Avidan, M.D., MPH, the associate director of the Sleep Disorders Program @ UCLA try some lean turkey.  Like milk, turkey is loaded w/tryptophan, an amino acid your body needs to make the brain chemical that slows your nervous system before sleep—but turkey won’t upset your stomach.

Thursday 8/6

Q. Plants do more than beautify a room—they can also remove up to 87% of toxic indoor air as their leaves absorb lung & eye-irritating pollutants.  You can clear away the benzene fumes from new paint with this plant.   

A.  Transform drab rooms w/a few brightly-colored gerbera daisies or chrysanthemums, says interior decorator Barbara Jennings.   

Friday 8/7

Q.  Plants do more than beautify a room—they can also remove up to 87% of toxic indoor air as their leaves absorb lung & eye-irritating pollutants.  Rid the air of trichloroethylene w/this flower. 

A.  Looking @ the graceful shape of the peace lily soothes frazzled nerves, especially useful in the bathroom & near closets for removing vapors from shower water & freshly dry-cleaned clothing.    

WEEK of 07/27/09

Monday 7/27

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Tuesday 7/28

Q.  This popular warm weather treat is loaded w/health benefits & eating 1 or 2 servings daily of full-fat—not fat-free increases your chances of getting pregnant.

A.  If you are trying to start a family Harvard University researchers found that eating ice cream daily may help.  Credit likely goes to fertility boosting hormones in the milk.   

Wednesday 7/29

Q.  The demand for tooth-whitening products has tripled in the last 10 years.  But you can get fantastic results with this instead.

A.  According to Jeffrey Gross, D.D.S., associate clinical professor of dentistry @ Case School of Dental Medicine once daily dip an almost dry electric toothbrush into a small mound of baking soda, & gently yet thoroughly, brush your teeth.  Your teeth will be significantly whiter in as few as 7 days.   

Thursday 7/30

Q. People who regularly eat this dairy product are less likely to have gum disease. 

A.  A new study in the Journal of Periodontology shows that cheese is rich in calcium, a nutrient study-proven to nourish & support healthy gum tissue; just like it does you’re your bones.    

Friday 7/31

Q.  Your liver has a busy agenda: It aids in digestion, inactivates toxins, keeps your metabolism running & stabilizes your blood sugar 7 energy levels.  Yet recent stats suggest that 1 in 3 of us may be struggling w/nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, a condition that can lead to liver failure.  To prevent that crap from happening eat more of this dairy product.  

A.  Insulin resistance & type 2 diabetes strain the liver, resulting in nonalcoholic fatty liver

disease for up to 75% of people w/these blood-sugar problems.  Fit in 2 one-cup servings of yogurt daily and a study suggests you can reduce your risk by up to 71% halting fatty deposits in the liver.    (Woman’s World)