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23 Chocolate Bars Contained by Unsafe Levels of Cadmium and Lead – Consumer Safety Study
ArchivesPhysiology

23 Chocolate Bars Contained by Unsafe Levels of Cadmium and Lead – Consumer Safety Study

January 13, 2023June 30, 2023

Consumer safety 3rd party, Consumer Reports, recently tested a mix of large and small brand chocolate bars for toxic…

The Benefits of Nootropic Mushrooms — Fungi for the Brain
ArchivesNutrition

The Benefits of Nootropic Mushrooms — Fungi for the Brain

June 28, 2022July 4, 2023

This is part three of a three-part story on supplementing with medicinal mushrooms. You can read part one about…

Resistance Exercise Improved Sleep Duration by 40 Minutes, More Than Aerobic Exercise
ArchivesPhysiology

Resistance Exercise Improved Sleep Duration by 40 Minutes, More Than Aerobic Exercise

April 5, 2022August 12, 2023

In an interesting study, researchers working at the American Heart Association were trying to quantify how exercise influences sleep…

Training Feet for Lifting and Whether it Really Matters
ArchivesPhysiology

Training Feet for Lifting and Whether it Really Matters

March 18, 2022September 5, 2023

Story at a glance… Unlike in running, there’s less debate about whether lifting or conditioning barefoot helps. Exercises can…

What’s With the Rise in Barefoot Running?
ArchivesPhysiology

What’s With the Rise in Barefoot Running?

March 17, 2022September 6, 2023

Story at a glance… It’s not clear if running barefoot or with minimalist shoes prevents injuries. It’s not even…

Waking Up Just After Falling Asleep Helps Problem Solving — Old Myth Confired
Physiology

Waking Up Just After Falling Asleep Helps Problem Solving — Old Myth Confired

December 14, 2021

Waking up just after nodding off — even for just 15 seconds, can unlock the answer to difficult problems,…

Physiology

Human Memory Prioritizes Remembering Where High-Calorie Food Is: So Don’t Bring it in the House

October 12, 2020

A study from the Netherlands demonstrated that for those among the population seeking to lose weight, one of the…

Physiology

The Toes on the Modern Running Shoe Could be Causing Muscle Atrophy and Plantar Fasciitis

September 17, 2020

PICTURED: The curved toe spring on a modern running shoe in part facilities the runner landing on his heel;…

Physiology

Those Who Frequently Exercise May be Immunocompromised from Deficiencies in Vitamin D and Various Minerals

May 15, 2020

The human immune system is a very complicated biological system that relies on many different nutrients to work properly.…

Physiology

Rare Killer Mutations Could be Taking Months off Our Lives

April 27, 2020

Ultra-rare genetic mutations passed on from mother and father to their offspring have been found to possibly take months…

Physiology

In 2013 Researchers Created Mutant Worms that Live 500% Longer – Now They Know How,

March 17, 2020

PICTURED: C. elegans under a microscope. Photo credit: Zeiss Microscopy. CC 2.0 Back in 2013, researchers at the Buck…

Nutrition

Depression And Anxiety In Early Motherhood Linked To Unhealthy Eating Habits In Children

November 22, 2019

According to the English NHS, one in three children leaving primary school will be obese or overweight. In the…

Physiology

World’s Largest Microbiome Research Cohort Begins To Reveal The Path To Possible Medical Breakthroughs

November 19, 2019

PICTURED: The cover to a coffee table book “Hadza” that was released based on research and field notes from…

Nutrition

New Meta-Analysis Shows “No Health Benefit” To Reducing Red Meat Consumption

October 2, 2019

According to a new review of the evidence, a team of Spanish and Polish researchers have found that there…

Physiology

Sauna Use For Longevity, Heart Disease, And Injury Recovery – A Game Changer

September 16, 2019

PICTURED: An Estonian sauna-bather prepares to enter a traditional sauna on a cold day. Photo Credit by EstonianSaunas from…

Nutrition

Why Do We Take Fish Oil Supplements, And Could There Be Something Better?

August 13, 2019

EPA and DHA, welcome abbreviations for eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid respectively, are actually that which so many professionals…

Nutrition

Environmental Impacts Of Nutritionally-Sound Plant-Based Diets Compared With Their Meaty Counterparts

August 8, 2019

Researchers at Bard’s college have examined and compared the environmental impacts of a nutritionally-sound plant-based diet with those of…

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The Future Of Food Security In America Is Not In Sustainability, But In Regeneration

July 30, 2019

PICTURED: Dr. Allen Williams, Ph.D. and pioneer of regenerative agriculture. Sustainability is a word floating around all over the…

Physiology

Endurance Athletes And Their Lactate-Consuming Athletic Gut Bacteria

June 25, 2019

There are hypotheses that athletes, particularly endurance athletes can alter their microbiome to include species of bacteria which aid…

Medicine

Nicotine And Cannabis Bind To The Same Receptor Gene

June 13, 2019

A gene is a sequence of nucleotides contained in our DNA and RNA which carry the blueprints for the…

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Long-Range ATACMS Missiles Poised to Go to Ukraine Also Drop 300-900 Cluster Bombs

Andy Corbley September 27, 2023

The Washington Post has reported that the US is close to giving Kyiv long-range ATACMS missiles that have a 200-mile…

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But of Course the Ukrainian Army Is Not Keeping Track of Where They’re Dropping Cluster Bombs

Andy Corbley August 22, 2023

When President Biden signaled his intention to bypass American law and send cluster munitions to Ukraine, Kyiv quickly provided…

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Biden Officials Knew Ukraine Couldn’t Fight Effectively with the Weapons and Training They Had

Andy Corbley July 24, 2023

  If any Ukrainian were under the impression that the White House and Pentagon were their allies, the last…

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Long-Range ATACMS Missiles Poised to Go to Ukraine Also Drop 300-900 Cluster Bombs

Andy Corbley September 27, 2023
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Long-Range ATACMS Missiles Poised to Go to Ukraine Also Drop 300-900 Cluster Bombs

Andy Corbley September 27, 2023
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