Wild Foods, Injury Rehabilitation, Gardening, and Sports Science
Simply eating a cup of blueberries a day is enough to notably reduce blood pressure and arterial stiffness (cardiovascular disease associations), according to recent research from Florida State University. To be specific — the new research found that daily consumption of freeze-dried blueberry powder over an eight-week period improved blood pressure and arterial stiffness in […]
A simple and effective way to control aphids — often one of the most significant pests in fruit orchards — has been developed by researchers at Washington State University. All it takes to control the aphid population…. are flowers. The researchers at WSU discovered that simply by planting sweet alyssum flowers that fruit growers can […]
Dementia and other neurological diseases are affecting more and more people, earlier and earlier in their life, according to new research. The rapid rise cannot be attributed to longer lifespans, and is almost definitely as a result of environmental changes/pollution and societal/lifestyle changes, according to the researchers. The new research has found “that the sharp […]
The presence of a healthy population of earthworms in a garden’s soil works very effectively to protect plant leaves from being eaten by slugs, new research from the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna has found. Even though the earthworms don’t have direct contact with the slugs or the plant growth above, they […]
Grapes work to reduce the heart failure that is often associated with chronic high blood pressure via an increased activation of several genes that are responsible for antioxidant defense in heart tissue, new research has found. It has been known for some time that grapes are a significant natural source of antioxidants and polyphenols, which […]
