A component of blueberry and grape (Pterostilbene) has been shown to significantly reduce body fat by increasing fat oxidation in the liver. This recent research published in the Journal of agriculture and food chemistry was conducted on rats fed a high fat diet with 15 or 30mg per kg of body weight, pterostilbene, but shows potential for understanding the mechanism for controlling obesity. To view the article go to: http://goo.gl/bQMO6V

Pomegranate juice has been shown to have numerous benefits. A recent research article in Molecular Nutrition & Food research Sept 2014 has shown that Punicalgin, a pomegranate polyphenol can help reduce neuron cell inflammation. The research demonstrated that the antioxidant properties of Punicalgin, has potential for its use against neurodegenerative disorders.

KETOLife has combined this powerful ingredient with dietary fibre and protein to optimise absorption in the lower gut in our Night Time Protein drink. To find out more about out Night Time Protein visit our online shop.

If you would like to read the abstract follow the link: http://goo.gl/dfjxZ1

A new research paper published in Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice suggests that a low carb diet improves health factors for those with type 2 diabetes. The study conducted over 2 years compared a low carb diet with a low fat diet. Both groups lost similar amounts of weight, but the low carb group had better health. If you would like to read more go to: http://goo.gl/MPIzsk

A recently published article in Neurobiology of aging has found that moderate caffeine consumption may help reduce the decline of Alzheimer’s disease. The mouse study showed that 0.3g / l of caffeine in the drinking water eased some of the pro-inflammatory and oxidative stress markers associated with Alzheimer’s disease and improved results in a memory test.

Follow this link to the article: http://www.neurobiologyofaging.org/article/S0197-4580(14)00284-X/abstract?cc=y

A recently published article in Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry (Kawabata, 2014) suggests that a daily dose of 3.6g of fish oil can improve exercise efficiency.

In a double-blind study, the group of healthy male subjects, supplemented with EPA-rich fish oil, experienced a decrease in oxygen uptake needed for sub-maximal exercise. They also perceived the exercise as being easier.

This points to an increase in exercise economy, which is linked to an increase in exercise endurance.

A sachet of KetoactiveMind contains 3.5g of high quality fish oil rich in EPA and DHA in a tasty shot.

Reference: Fuminori Kawabata, Mitsuo Neya, Kei Hamazaki, Yuya Watanabe, Satoru Kobayashi & Tomoko Tsuji (2014): Supplementation with eicosapentaenoic acid-rich fish oil improves exercise economy and reduces perceived exertion during submaximal steady-state exercise in normal healthy untrained men, Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry, DOI: 10.1080/09168451.2014.946392

Full text via this link: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/.VBnyy0u4nlI

Damage to retinal blood can lead to age-related macular degeneration, the most common cause of blindness in the elderly AMD affects more than 600,000 Britons and the number is expected to treble in the next 25 years. In the study, a diet rich in omega-3 cut damage to the blood vessels in mice with an AMD-like eye disease.

For those who don’t like eating fish Ketolife provides Omega 3 in a tasty shot, available to buy in our online shop.

If you want to read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2659617/Oily-fish-help-stop-blindness-older-Omega-3-stop-range-eye-conditions-caused-damage-retina-tiny-blood-vessels.html#ixzz354OZYtmi

It is the first milk from a mammal, which contains the most vital nutrients for the start of life, especially for building the immune system. The spare colostrum from cows is processed and sold for human consumption. So if you are tired, your immune system needs a boost, or you’ve been working extra hard, try colostrum to give yourself a helping hand. It was once the preserve of the pharaohs or Chinese emperors, but now is available to you! If you would like to know more, visit our online shop.

Increasing omega-3 fatty acid intake to levels consumed by people living in Japan may protect against arterial calcification and heart disease according to new research.

Research published in Heart compared levels of coronary artery calcification in middle-aged Japanese men living in their home country with those of middle-aged men living in the US. Lower levels of coronary artery calcification, a predictor of heart disease, were found in the men living in Japan. This is thought to be due to the significantly higher consumption of omega-3 fatty acids found in fish.

Dr Akira Sekikawa’s team (University of Pittsburgh) tracked multiple factors relating to cardiovascular health for five years, in almost 300 men. Levels of marine-derived omega-3 fatty acid in the blood were more than 100% higher in the men living in Japan, and this is thought to be linked to the lower incidence of coronary artery calcification observed, which was 3 times higher in comparable subjects living in the US.

Sekikawa commented; “The vast difference in heart disease and levels of marine-derived omega-3 fatty acid are not due to genetic factors. When we look at Japanese Americans, we find that their levels of coronary artery calcification are actually higher than that of the rest of the US population.”

“Previous studies investigated substantially lower intake of omega-3 fatty acids than what people in Japan actually get through their diet. Our study seems to indicate that the level of marine-derived omega-3 fatty acids consumed must be higher than previously thought to impart substantial protection.”

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Some forms of vascular dementia are characterised by a series of minor strokes caused by reduction of or intermittent supply of blood to areas of the brain.

In the heart, treatment for this condition can include stents and bypass surgery. However, surgery to improve the blood supply within the brain is more difficult. This means alternative nutritional approaches are important.

A study on 121 volunteers by Goplan (2014) has shown that supplementation with mixed Vitamin E tocotrienols were found to reduce the number of white brain matter lesions.

The process is thought to be a result of the brain cells being better protected from intermittent lack of blood supply, rather than an increase in blood supply to the cells.

You can access the abstract by following the link: http://stroke.ahajournals.org/content/early/2014/04/03/STROKEAHA.113.004449.short

Over the past few years the hype about ketones has increased, but why?

In the late 1990’s researchers discovered the impairment of glucose metabolism in Alzheimer’s patients¹. Impairment in glucose metabolism reduces the energy available to the brain and, therefore, reduces function.

As research has progressed, the previous findings led to a method capable of determining the severity of the disease by monitored the decline of glucose metabolism². This made the hypo metabolism of glucose a therapeutic target for Alzheimer’s disease.

This is all well and good but how do we build on this?

It was found that when people fast or starve, their fat reserves are converted into natural ketones which can then be used as energy. However, the brain cannot efficiently convert fats to ketones which results in energy starvation. Administered ketones have been found to efficiently supplement glucose supplies to the brain³.

So, if the ketones are provided directly, the brain can use them as an alternative energy source, quenching the starvation and returning the brain to normal function.
This form of therapy can be vitally important in the early stages of dementia.

KetoactiveEnergy provides an MCT shot when you’re on the move, or need a quick boost which your body can convert into Ketone bodies.

1 Impairment of Neocortical Metabolism Predicts Progression in Alzheimer’s Disease. K. Herholz, A. Nordberg, E. Salmon, D. Perani, J. Kessler, R. Mielke, M. Halber, V. Jelic, O. Almkvist, F. Collette, M. Alberoni, A. Kennedy, s. Hasselbalch, F. Fazio, D. Heiss. Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord 10 (1999) 494–504
2 Early detection of Alzheimer’s disease using neuroimaging. L. Mosconi, M. Brys, L. Glodzik-Sobanska, S. De Santi, H. Rusinek, M. J. de Leon. Experimental Gerontology 42 (2007) 129–138
3 Ketone Bodies as a Therapeutic for Alzheimer’s Disease. S T. Henderson. Neurotherapeutics: The Journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics 5 (2008) 470 – 480