Body Health

Can Exercise Counteract a High-Fat Meal?

There is a window of time in which sufficient physical activity can help mediate...

How a Single Meal Can Cripple Your Arteries and Lungs

What happens within hours of eating a high-fat meal? We are only as old as our a...

What Is the Best Poop Position?

The Squatty Potty is put to the test. Previously, I’ve talked about the potentia...

Can Ultra-Processed Foods Be Fixed by Tweaking Their Nu...

What happened when ultra-processed foods were matched for calories, sugar, fat, ...

How the Fight to Ban Trans Fat Was Won

What was the secret to the public health community’s triumph when past attempts ...

Why Healthy Fast-Food Menu Options Can Backfire

Adding a healthy option can actually drive people to make even worse choices, th...

Which Beans Best Block the Spread of Cancer?

Which legumes are best at inhibiting the matrix metalloproteinase enzymes that a...

A Persistent Pesticide Is Linked to Alzheimer’s Risk

How can we avoid the breakdown products of pesticides that may increase the risk...

How Big Is the Cancer Risk from Processed Meat?

I quantify the risks of colon and rectal cancers from eating bacon, ham, hot dog...

The Backlash to IARC’s Report that Meat Probably Causes...

How did the meat industry, government, and cancer organizations respond to the c...

Is Personalized Genetic Testing Worth It?

Overrated “precision medicine” may just be serving vested interests, and consume...

Are Nuts and Peanut Butter Linked to a Longer Life?

Why are nuts associated with decreased mortality, but not peanut butter? Accordi...

Does Less Protein Increase FGF21 for Longevity?

Fasting and exercise can boost the longevity hormone FGF21, but what can we eat—...

How to Boost Your Longevity Hormone

What can we do to boost the longevity hormone FGF21? In the year 2000, a new hum...

How Prebiotic Foods Keep Your Microbiome Healthy

We co-evolved a symbiosis with our good gut bacteria, but we aren’t holding up o...

How We Eat vs. How We Think We Eat

The so-called optimism bias may get in the way of a healthy lifestyle. Yes, medi...

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