Endurance Athletes And Their Lactate-Consuming Athletic Gut Bacteria
There are hypotheses that athletes, particularly endurance athletes can alter their microbiome to include species of bacteria which aid…
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Nicotine And Cannabis Bind To The Same Receptor Gene
A gene is a sequence of nucleotides contained in our DNA and RNA which carry the blueprints for the…
We Should All Probably Eat More Parsley
If asked “what is American cuisine,” many people would struggle to come up with anything other than picnic/cookout food,…
Largest Study Of Its Kind Demonstrates That Rural Communities Drive Global BMI Not Cities
The world has seen an increase in the urban-dwelling population over the last 34 years; from about 40% to…
English University Investigates Hunter-Gatherer Style Exercise Pattern As Public Health Initiative
Across the pond, the British National Health Service has given a 2.2 million pound grant to Loughborough University to…
What the USDA Never Told You About Fiber, and Why it May Be Exactly What You Need
Without having any knowledge of the subject, most people understand that fiber is an important part of any fitness-enhancing…
Shattering Temporal Boundaries of “The Self” Key to Living a Long Healthy Life
Over his storied career, Derek Parfit, the English moral philosopher, spent plenty of time waxing poetically about a mode…
MDMA Reactivates Social Reward Systems In Adult Mice
A new study published by Johns Hopkins University concludes that the effect of just a single dose of methylenedioxymethamphetamine…
Sleep Still Works After Another Alzheimer’s Drug Fails In Clinical Trials
Earlier this March, the unfortunate verdict of an independent “futility analysis” has rendered two promising Alzheimer’s drugs ineffectual at…
The Brain Continues To Birth New Neurons Even At Ninety Years Young
For the first time in history, a team of Spanish researchers have proved that brand-spanking-new neurons are continually created…
Ketamine-Based Antidepressant Nasal Spray Approved By The FDA Now Available In Virginia
VIRGINIA, MARCH 20th 2019: Virginia announces the availability of prescription Spravato, a nasal spray of a ketamine-like compound called…
Sleeping on a Problem is Actually a Remarkable Evolutionary Adaptation
According to Dr. Matthew Walker Ph.D, and Professor of Neuroscience at UC Berkeley, Albert Einstein would deliberately take naps…
Fighting Obesity and Diabetes with Time-Restricted Eating
The “95%” statistic for failed diets is commonplace in blogs and publications of health and wellness, and while a…
A Guide to Carcinogen Avoidance and Dietary Detoxing for the World Wanderer
For the long-term traveler or international worker who’s taken up residence in a foreign city particularly known for pollution,…