What the USDA Never Told You About Fiber, and Why it May Be Exactly What You Need
Fiber has been singled out as a “nutrient of concern,” since 2005, but misunderstandings of what fiber actually is,…
Category: Function & Health
Sleeping on a Problem Is Actually a Remarkable Evolutionary Adaptation
According to sleep scientist Dr. Matthew Walker, Albert Einstein would deliberately take naps in his office chair after reaching…
A Guide to Carcinogen Avoidance and Dietary Detoxing for the World Wanderer
Story at a glance… Many of the world’s most exciting destinations are also contaminated with airborne pollutants. Additionally, traveling…
Dimming Lights, Eating Earlier Were Enough to Significantly Improve Cardiometabolic Health
Many modern lifestyle interventions purported to improve health outcomes like fasting and exercise can be somewhat summarized within the…
America’s Cardiologists Decry New Guidelines on Animal Fats While 70% of Americans Are Obese
America’s media physicians are hitting the airwaves to denounce the flipping of the food pyramid as directed under the…
Biden-Era Grants to Fund Healthier American Airports: Gyms, Better Food, Children’s Areas
Living in a totally-integrated modern society often requires a bit of sacrifice for those who seek to live as…
Well-Exercised Mice Passed Natural Fitness to Their Male Offspring, But Not Through DNA
What if there were a way that didn’t involve CRISPR to give your offspring a natural talent for athletics?…
High-Quality Diet Found to Be Superior for Microbiome, Mental Health with Red Meat, Not Without
A new study has found that when added into the profile of healthy eating, red meat improved adequacy of…
FDA Approves the First Eye Drops for Age-Related Blurry Vision
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first eye drop designed to treat presbyopia, which is a common…
America’s Ozempic Obsession Profiles Like so Many Weight-Loss Fads of Years Passed
It’s been 4 years since semaglutide was first approved as an anti-obesity medication in the West. Since then, with…
Psychedelic Mushrooms Reduced Human Cellular Aging by 57%, Increased Lifespan in Mice 30%
Researchers have discovered that the active compound in psychedelic mushrooms can extend lifespan and reduce cellular aging by 50%…
Fish Oil Supplements Shown to Be More Effective Than Fish for Getting Optimal Omega-3 Intake
In a fascinating new study, several dozen participants were separated into groups and fed either a fish oil supplement…
‘Bet You Can’t Eat Just One’ Was Correct–Study Finds One Meal of Processed Foods Alters Brain Activity for 7 Days
Remember that old potato chip commercial that boasted: “Bet you can’t eat just one?” The depth of that admission…
New Study Links Higher Vegetable Oil Consumption with Decreased Mortality—or Was it the Exercise?
Ultra-processed seed and vegetable oils contain high levels of rancid, inflammatory polyunsaturated fatty acids treated with a petroleum-based deodorizer,…
New Packaging Reduces Mercury Levels in Tuna by 35%, a Toxin That Doesn’t Seem to Affect Even Infants
A breakthrough in packaged tuna preparation has been found to reduce mercury content in the fish by 35%. Consumption…
US Dietary Guidelines Flagged for ‘Critically Low-Quality’ Data, Poor Reproducibility and Inadequate Justifications
Researchers at the University of Ottawa have revealed significant methodological flaws in the systematic reviews used to create the…
Exercise on its Own is Enough to Lose Weight, if Done at High Enough Intensity and Duration
In a large meta-analysis of 116 randomized controlled trials including over 6,800 overweight and obese patients, exercise on its…
Dementia Rates Set to Double Along with the Importance of Prevention Strategies by 2060
Around 1 million adults in the US are projected to develop dementia each year by 2060, compared with around…
Scientist Exposes ‘Blue Zones’ to be Myth Based on Pension Fraud, Not Diet and Lifestyle
In what is likely to be seen as the health and fitness equivalent of something like the Watergate or…
Trump’s Public Health Picks Roundly Criticized While Half of American Adults are Obese, 25% of Adolescents
Under the second Trump Administration, it’s fair to suggest that the nation’s public health sector will undergo the most…