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.
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Keep Your Poop in a Group
Why Fiber Fails to Impress—and Why That’s the Point Fiber has a public relations problem. Unlike supplements or extreme diets, fiber does not promise instant transformation. Instead, it works slowly, predictably, and quietly. Because of that, people rarely notice it when it’s doing its job well. However, that very boredom is precisely why fiber matters….
Read MoreFood Pyramid Blues: Influencers are not Scientists
When Influencers Replace Scientists, Everyone Loses Every few years, nutrition gets a makeover.First comes a new graphic.Then comes a new slogan.Soon after, we hear claims that this time, someone finally figured it all out. Recently, that makeover arrived in the form of a “reverse food pyramid” and the cheerful phrase “Eat Real Food.” On the…
Read MoreUrolithin A – Mitochondrial Miracle in the Petri Dish
Urolithin A: What It Is, How It Works, and Why Your Gut Decides Everything By Dr. Terry Simpson Most people hear the name Urolithin A and think it belongs in a commercial about prostate health. It sounds like something a man named “Gary, 62,” would talk about while fishing. But Urolithin A has nothing to…
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Personalized Diet and Glucose Response
Your blood sugar rises to a different level after eating certain foods. How high it rises will determine if the food will make you fat or sustain you.
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The Food Additive That May Be Causing Obesity
A new study shows that a common food additive, emulsifiers, may be a source for obesity, inflammation, and bad problems. More and more, we are finding out about the microbiome of our gut.
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Obesity and Gut Bacteria: Fecal Transplant Causing Obesity?
A woman gets a fecal transplant from her overweight daughter and then becomes obese. Was it the gut bacteria that did it, or some other factors? Dr. Terry Simpson weights in…
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Super Antibiotic for Superbugs: We Can’t Win this War
The new antibiotic recently discovered may provide a powerful weapon in our arsenal against bacteria that have become resistant to antibiotics. But we need to be careful, because the “friendly fire” of this antibiotic may harm us.
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Heroin vs. Over Eating: Which is Harder to Kick?
There is a high level of weight regain after diets. Dieting is a multi-billion dollar industry that peddles more hope than weight loss. Is the 95% return of lost weight that was reported half a century ago still the same in light lifestyle modifications with modern drugs, exercise, psychological support, and understanding of the microbiome and evolutionary biology?
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