COVID19 Monoclonal Antibodies
How the new COVID19 monoclonal antibodies work. A new treatment that treats people who are vulnerable to COVID19 infection but before they are too sick to get in the hospital
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The Pfizer Vaccine
The new Pfizer vaccine is over 90% effective against COVID19. It is made using a new technology and will be available before the end of 2020. It is the best news of 2020.
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The Benevolent Bean: Civilization’s Forgotten Protein
For years, beans have suffered from an image problem. They’ve been called “the poor man’s meat,” joked about for causing gas, and often relegated to the side of the plate. Yet for thousands of years, beans, lentils, chickpeas, and peas—collectively known as pulses—were among the most important foods on Earth. If bread supplied the calories…
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Olive Oil: One of the First Medicines
Olive Oil: The Original Superfood Before electricity lit our homes, olive oil did. For thousands of years, olive oil was far more than something people poured over bread. It fueled lamps, preserved food, moisturized skin, and was used in religious ceremonies. Long before it became a staple of the Mediterranean diet, it helped build civilization….
Read MoreCheese – Transforming Milk into Delicious
Cheese wasn’t just delicious—it helped build civilization. Explore the history, science, and surprising health story behind one of our oldest foods.
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Bread Built Civilization
Bread isn’t evil, it is responsible for civilization. But whole grain bread is best. Armies marched on it, laws were made, and the pyramids were built for it.
Read MoreSoup: The Mediterranean Diet in a Bowl
Soup may be the Mediterranean diet in a bowl. Discover why every civilization invented it, how it improves food safety, reduces waste, and tastes even better tomorrow.
Read MoreHow Cooking Made Us Human
Fire didn’t just change dinner. It changed us. If I asked you what made us human, you might say language. Or tools. Maybe agriculture. All of those changed our species, but I think one discovery came even earlier—and it may have been the most important of all. Fire. Not because it kept us warm. Not…
Read MoreThe Bank of Muscle: Your Retirement Account Isn’t Your 401(k)
The Bank of Muscle: Why Your Real Retirement Account Isn’t Your 401(k) I used to think retirement planning was all about money. Put enough away, let compound interest do its thing, and someday you’ll enjoy the rewards. As I’ve gotten older, however, I’ve come to appreciate another form of savings that may be just as…
Read MoreDid the Food Pyramid Make America Fat?
Real Pyramids are more fun If you read some low-carb sites, or Gary Taub’s books, you will find the contention that the food pyramid – the last one being in 2011 – put America into a low fat, high carb diet responsible for today’s obesity. That the government food pyramid misled a generation of people,…
Read MoreThe Scientists Who Built the Modern Snack
How We Eat Most of us think we know what we eat. However, nutrition researchers have learned a frustrating lesson over the years: asking people what they ate yesterday is often less accurate than anyone would like. Although food diaries and surveys can provide useful information, memories are imperfect, snacks are easily forgotten, and portion…
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