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Our mission & writing commitmentAugust 5, 2010
High-Fat Diet May Adversely Alter Your Brain StructureIn a rather sobering study scientists have demonstrated that a high-fat diet has the potential to drastically alter the architecture of the brain, [...]
August 5, 2010
Sirtuin1 During Calorie Restriction – Application for Weight ManagementSirtuin1 is a longevity gene that is activated during times of food scarcity. It enables metabolism and your brain to maintain a higher-level state of [...]
March 31, 2010
Will Gaining Weight Make You Dumb?New research has linked the inflammatory compound C-reactive protein (CRP) to a decline in decision-making and cognitive function. Those with the highest [...]
March 28, 2010
Psyllium Reduces Digestive Food Craving SignalsA new study shows that psyllium fiber taken before a meal has a significant impact on multiple appetite signals within your digestive tract several hours [...]
March 27, 2010
Is Your Job Making You Fat?A new study paints a rather grim picture of the American workplace in the 21st century. It is full of stressed out people sitting in front of computers [...]
February 13, 2010
Saturated Fat Not Linked to Heart DiseaseA meta-analysis of 21 studies involving almost 350,000 people followed their diets ranging from 6 years to 23 years. The study found no link between the [...]
February 11, 2010
Excess Desire for Sweets Indicates a Mental Health ProblemWhile eating sweets is a basic pleasure and may seem innocent enough, a skewed sense of taste that desires a higher-than-normal level of sweetness is [...]
February 5, 2010
Snacking Depresses Your Immune SystemGerman researchers have identified a highly relevant new aspect of immunity. When you haven't eaten for a while then insulin levels drop and unique genes [...]
January 24, 2010
Snacking on the RiseI have long warned that American snacking is inducing malfunctioning leptin. In turn this causes weight gain and early onset of disease. I was the first [...]