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Apples could protect against Alzheimer’s, Parkinsonism, Cornell studies find
A group of chemicals in apples could protect the brain from the type of damage that triggers such neurodegenerative diseases as Alzheimer’s and Parkinsonism, according to two new studies from Cornell University food scientists. The studies show that the chemical quercetin, a so-called phytonutrient, appears to be largely responsible for protecting rat brain cells when assaulted by oxidative stress in laboratory tests.
Phytonutrients, such as phenolic acids and flavanoids, protect the apple against bacteria, viruses and fungi and provide the fruit’s anti-oxidant and anti-cancer benefits.
Quercetin is a major flavanoid in apples. Antioxidants help prevent cancer by mopping up cell-damaging free radicals and inhibiting the production of reactive substances that could damage normal cells.
“The studies show that additional apple consumption not only may help reduce the risk of cancer, as previous studies have shown, but also that an apple a day may supply major bioactive compounds, which may play an important role in reducing the risk of neurodegenerative disorders,” says Chang Y. “Cy” Lee, Cornell professor of food science at the university’s New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, N.Y.
In a study that recently appeared online and is to be published in the November/December 2004 issue of theJournal of Food Science (69(9): S357-60), Lee and his co-authors compared how two groups of rat neuronal cells fared against hydrogen peroxide, a common oxidative stressor. Only one of the two groups was pretreated with different concentrations of apple phenolic extracts.
Apples could protect against Alzheimer’s, Parkinsonism, Cornell studies find…
A group of chemicals in apples could protect the brain from the type of damage that triggers such neurodegenerative diseases as Alzheimer’s and Parkinsonism, according to two new studies from Cornell University food scientists. The studies show that the chemical quercetin, a so-called phytonutrient, appears to be largely responsible for protecting rat brain cells when assaulted by oxidative stress in laboratory tests.
Phytonutrients, such as phenolic acids and flavanoids, protect the apple against bacteria, viruses and fungi and provide the fruit’s anti-oxidant and anti-cancer benefits.
Quercetin is a major flavanoid in apples. Antioxidants help prevent cancer by mopping up cell-damaging free radicals and inhibiting the production of reactive substances that could damage normal cells.
“The studies show that additional apple consumption not only may help reduce the risk of cancer, as previous studies have shown, but also that an apple a day may supply major bioactive compounds, which may play an important role in reducing the risk of neurodegenerative disorders,” says Chang Y. “Cy” Lee, Cornell professor of food science at the university’s New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, N.Y.
In a study that recently appeared online and is to be published in the November/December 2004 issue of theJournal of Food Science (69(9): S357-60), Lee and his co-authors compared how two groups of rat neuronal cells fared against hydrogen peroxide, a common oxidative stressor. Only one of the two groups was pretreated with different concentrations of apple phenolic extracts.
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Last week’s New York magazine reported on Equinox gym’s “War of the Yogis.” Apparently, the posh sports club chain has teamed up with Pure Yoga, a studio chain in Hong Kong, to open a 20,000-square-foot space on the Upper East Side come spring.
It would dwarf even some of NYC’s largest studios: Om Yoga is 11,500-square feet; Jivamukti is 12,000. That’s some serious yoga space—they better have some amazing classes, deep pockets, or fantastic karma, or else the NYC real estate market can’t possibly support this.
The article says the high-sheen place will have five rooms of simultaneous yoga in different styles. And no more pretending not to fight over mat space—you’ll be able to go online and reserve your very own parking spot within a class.
The quote Equinox gave New York is incredibly telling: “we will continue to expand and pursue an aggressive yoga strategy.” And the Pure Yoga site describes its retail shops like this: “Our interiors are ergonomically designed for the ultimate shopping experience.” Erm, “aggressive yoga strategy”? Yoga, ergonomics, and “ultimate shopping”? WWPD (What Would Patanjali Do?)
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Pilates is a physical fitness system developed in the early 20th century by Joseph Pilates in Germany. Pilates brought his method to the New York in the 1920’s, where he trained professional dancers including Martha Graham and George Balanchine. Over the last eighty years, a number of lineages representing varying styles of the of the Pilates method have spread throughout the world, with some adhering closely to classical form, and others modernizing the method.
All of our instructors have learned under instructor trainers in theSTOTT PILATES® lineage, founded by Moira Merrithew, who trained under the tutelage of Romana Kryzanowska, a protégé of Joseph Pilates.
STOTT PILATES® is a contemporary approach to the original exercise method pioneered by the late Joseph Pilates. Co-founders Moira and Lindsay G. Merrithew, along with a team of physical therapists, sports medicine and fitness professionals, have spent more than two decades refining the STOTT PILATES method of exercise and equipment. This resulted in the inclusion of modern principles of exercise science and spinal rehabilitation, making it one of the safest and effective methods available. This clear and detailed approach forms the basis for STOTT PILATES training and certification programs. It’s used by rehab and prenatal clients, athletes, celebrities and everyone in between.
