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Increasing alertness and attention span while helping the mind process new information is as easy as (a)vocado, (b)roccoli, (c)offee – three foods of these 15 that can help your patients boost their brain power and help produce the vitamins, minerals, and healthy fats essential for cerebral strength.

Nut consumption appeared associated with higher survival rates among long-term breast cancer survivors and should be emphasized as a lifestyle factor in survivor guidelines, according to a new study published in the International Journal of Cancer.

Johns Hopkins assembled this list of not just foods that contribute to symptomatic chronic reflux, but also of foods that can reduce and prevent reflux. The former includes some obvious suspects such as pizza and potato chips, with high fiber foods, watery treats, and alkaline snacks making up the preventative, providing your patients with some tasty and sensible replacements.

The DASH diet is not a new fad or trend in wellness; it’s a lifelong approach to healthy eating, developed to lower blood pressure without medication. DASH – Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension – is all about limiting sodium in your diet while encouraging the intake of potassium, calcium, and magnesium – nutrients that help lower blood pressure. A valuable resource to share with your patients!

You may know a few of the foods that have been shown to limit or slow down inflammation and relieve the pain that plagues many of your patients – and even possibly you! – in their joints. Here’s a great list from our friends at Healthgrades, which provides information on eight foods that are rich in omega-3 fatty acids, anthocyanin compounds, oleocanthal, and other inflammation-soothing substances that could be the key to a pain-free day.

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition recently published a report that suggested reverse causality – disease driving behavior – may account for some of the controversies surrounding studies related to coffee consumption. The results showed those who have higher blood pressure drink less coffee and those with low blood pressure drank more. But what role does genetics play?