It sounds simple enough:  severely limit your caloric intake and you will live longer.  But does it work? Scientists decided to test this theory that has been touted by health experts for years to see if they had really found a “longevity diet”.  Using rhesus monkeys, which are very genetically similar to humans, they fed some only 70% of a normal diet.  The remainder they let eat freely.  And, although the restricted monkeys had better cholesterol and triglyceride levels, the monkeys basically had the same life expectancy. This is different from earlier monkey research that seemed to suggest that calorie
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After always hearing about how foods like spinach and avocados are great for your health, it’s fun to think about a chocolate treat as a brain boosting food.  Consistently, chocolate has shown to increase brain and heart health – buy why? Scientists have been stumped about this for a while, but one piece of the puzzle may have finally emerged in the form of flavanols.  These antioxidants protect cells from damaging free radicals and can be found in chocolate, wine, and berries.  Scientists put these flavanols to the test to see what they can do for a senior’s brain. What
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