For me, eating well means eating the foods which will reduce my chances of succumbing to dementia and other diseases which can be diet and age related, like cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancer. So far, so simple. Pretty much all the experts agree that eating more veg – particularly leafy greens – is a no…
NEW RESEARCH ON DEMENTIA – AND COCONUT CHOCOLATE BRAIN BALLS FOR EXAM-SITTING TEENS
It’s National Dementia Week and two really great things have happened: 1) We’ve launched Kale and Cocoa. 2) For the first time there has been an acknowledgment from a government-funded body that lifestyle IS a factor in reducing the risk of dementia. This rather dry tweet from @PHE-uk (Public Health England) is SO important:…
THE PERFECT ANTI-AGEING SUMMER SOUP – WHY AVOCADOS RULE
The words ‘new anti-ageing superfood’ are music to our ears here at Kale & Cocoa, because that’s what we’re all about – fighting age from the inside out with good nutrition. In 2012 Professor Cortes-Rojo from the University of Michoacana de San Nicolas in Mexico pronounced avocados the ‘new anti-aging superfood,’ after his study proved…
COCONUT OIL – A VERY BIG QUESTION (AND COOKIES!)
A VERY BIG QUESTION “What if there was a cure for Alzheimer’s Disease, and no-one knew?” That’s a very big – and very loaded – question. Particularly as the cure in question is one very simple food: COCONUT OIL. The internet is awash with stories of carers who have seen remarkable improvement in their dementic…
WHY I WON’T BE SWITCHING TO WHITE WINE THIS SUMMER
As the weather warms up, I normally switch to drinking white or rose wine. But not this year. Why not? Because a few years ago, Professor Roger Corder, a cardiovascular expert and professor of experimental therapeutics at the William Harvey Research Institute (part of Barts and the London School of Medicine) published his…
RHUBARB, RHUBARB, RHUBARB
Okay rhubarb – step into the limelight! For those of you that think rhubarb can only be used in pies, think again … This month I’ve been concocting quick, delicious recipes that show just how versatile rhubarb can be. Why? Because rhubarb is rich in anthocyanins – anti-inflammatory anti-oxidants which researchers believe could help prevent…
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![Want to age well? You need to activate your brown fat…
Medically known as Brown Adipose Tissue (BAT), brown fat stores energy, burns calories, regulates blood sugar and insulin levels. It may do many other magically life-enhancing things, such as protecting against obesity, heart disease, cancer, T2 diabetes and Alzheimer’s.
At its simplest, Brown Fat exists to produce heat – and so keep us alive.
Which is why cold is the very best activator of Brown Fat.
Here are a few tips on how to increase your own Brown Fat supplies:
- [ ] Go for a regular wild swim
- [ ] Take a cold shower or ice bath. The Cleveland Clinic suggests twice a week.
- [ ] Go for a walk and expose your neck to the air for a few minutes. Brown Fat collects around the neck, shoulders and chest.
- [ ] Turn the thermostat down every now and then. You want to be feeling a little cool, not violently shivering.
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