Calcium Supplements for Bone Density is the Worst Thing You Do: Take Collagen Instead
One of the most common supplements taken in America is calcium, but there’s a good reason to believe that…
Category: Nutrition
While Trying to Lose Weight More Protein Led to Healthier Overall Diets
When enduring 6 months of calorie restriction to lose weight, a study found that if participants ate around 28…
Tesco Fake Meat Advertisement Ruled Unsubstantiated and “Likely to Mislead”
The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), after investigating a 2021 Tesco ad regarding its name-brand “Plant Chef” plant-based burger,…
Tufts University Hopes to Take Meat Away from School Children
Tufts University School of Nutrition and Science Policy has a bone to pick with Americans eating meat. Over the…
The Benefits of Nootropic Mushrooms — Fungi for the Brain
This is part three of a three-part story on supplementing with medicinal mushrooms. You can read part one about…
These Common Kitchen Mushroom Species Are Medicines in Disguise
This is part two of a three-part series on edible mushrooms as medicinal supplements, you can read part one…
Why Medicinal Mushroom Species Might Be One of the Only Supplements Worth Taking
Reishi, Chaga, turkey tail, lion’s mane, agarika, cordyceps, if these don’t ring a bell, they all have one thing…
Seed Oils Are Probably the Reason Behind Decades of Heart Disease Not Butter, Cheese, or Meat
Story at a glance… Industrial seed oils like corn, canola, safflower, rapeseed, and peanut oils are the main mechanisms…
The Bioavailability of Nutrients in Animal Foods Only Way to Address Deficiencies World-Wide
With the backing of the world’s largest governments and visionary billionaires, international organizations striving to address malnutrition worldwide are…
Superfoods That Offer Single Bites to Top Up Important Nutrients
Diana Rodgers, an author and registered dietician, is the host of the Sustainable Dish Podcast where she sometimes recounts…
Dietary Selenium Brings Neurogenesis and Reverses Cognitive Decline in Elderly Similarly to Exercise
Story at a glance… Selenium was found to pair with exercise’s beneficial effect for hippocampal health. Exercise in mice…
How to Protect Yourself from Choline Deficiency
An essential nutrient, choline goes largely unmentioned in modern nutritional discussions. The non-profit, extra-governmental health and nutrition advisory wing…
The “Mediterranean Diet” Has Never Existed, and Its Claimed Effects Don’t Match With Reality
“The traditional Mediterranean diet is characterized by a high intake of olive oil, fruit, nuts, vegetables, and cereals; a…
Heard of Xylitol or Erythritol? They’re Sugar-Substitutes that Clean Your Teeth
In the quest to find the ultimate sugar replacement, sugar alcohols, a kind of low-digestible carbohydrate similar to fiber…
Grape Seed Extract Is a Potent Natural Defense Against a Hallmark of Aging By Killing Senescent Cells
Story at a glance… Grape seed extract kills senescent cells, a major driver of aging and its diseases. Mice…
Our Diets Have Much Room for Mushrooms—Wild Ones in Particular
Story at a glance… Wild mushrooms represent a nutrient-dense and medicinal component to the human diet. Foraging, including for…
How Hormesis Creates a Resilient Organism Through Stressors Like Exercise and Caloric Restriction
Story at a glance… Intermittent fasting and time-restricted eating create stress in the body which fortifies it against future…
The Glycemic Index Gets First Update in 13 Years With Radical Changes
Many dieticians and health/diet-conscious Americans alike use a food’s Glycemic Index (GI) score as a reference point for ensuring…
Linoleic Acid Stars as the Culprit in a Radicle New Outlook on Heart and Chronic Disease
Story at a glance… Many different foods and nutrients have been suggested as the cause of the growth in…
A Sardine a Day Keeps Diabetes Away—Spanish Study
Spanish cuisine loves small oily fish like sardines and anchovies, and so Diana Rizzolo Ph.D. was unsurprisingly ecstatic when…