A new study suggests that the health of the planet is negatively affected by the high protein diet trend. Our personal health may suffer too
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People want to fill nutritional gaps in their diet and optimize their health, and vitamin and supplement products promise effortless prevention, enhancement, beauty and stamina -- but do they actually help?
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Scented candles are marketed as mood enhancers, destressors and aromatherapy but burning stuff around the house may affect indoor air quality
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Spouses usually don’t share genetic makeup– they’re customarily not related to us – but their health characteristics may predict ours. What's the mechanism of that contagion?
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Can your diet change how you age? A new study finds that higher diet quality is associated with slower
biological aging, which helps explain how healthy diets extend lifespan.
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When people adhere to simple non-demanding lifestyle choices they stand to reduce their risk of metabolic syndrome – and its consequences – by 65 percent. After a year of sacrificing for health this should be easy!
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A favorite way to say I love you is through food, now why’s that, and are specific foods effective for eliciting love and desire?
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Scientific advice to further limit added sugar and alcohol was ignored in the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. While alcohol and junk food can give some comfort, and a little indulgence shouldn't be denied, the truth is still the truth.
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There’s disturbing evidence showing a correlation between the consumption of diet drinks and the metabolic syndrome as well as type 2 diabetes, independent of obesity, and new research reported in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology looks at artificial sweeteners and heart health.
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Reports interpret the booming sales of processed and packaged foods as the reversal of healthy eating trends. This is unlikely
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The new coronavirus is the life-altering event of our times; exposure to this threat will likely give some of us superpowers. Identifying these people requires scientific rigor, and turning them into heroes relies on the kind of altruism that arises in times of extreme stress.
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To touch your face is to be human. It’s very hard to stop for long. Rather than emphasizing the to-not-touch-your-face directive, we should alert people to the fact that they do touch their face, and therefore should be practicing excellent hand hygiene.
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To conquer pandemics we need facts, plans, realistic expectations and to keep our calm, that’s why when CDC officials declared that spread of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is inevitable I actually sighed in relief.
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