As we mentioned last time, one thing that’s really driven both pandemic weight gain and the ongoing obesity epidemic in general is the increasing consumption of ultraprocessed foods. Right on cue, a new paper on those foods came out in the American Journal of Clinical...
Early in the pandemic, it became clear that there was a link between COVID deaths and vitamin D deficiency. Now we’re getting some evidence that vitamin D could possibly play a role in treating the disease – evidence just published in the American Journal of...
Since the pandemic hit, we’ve periodically looked at the very promising research on vitamin C as an effective support for treatment of COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2). The research, of course, has continued – and continues to suggest a real role for vitamin C in...
Weight isn’t just about “calories in, calories out.” As we’ve noted before, a range of factors can affect your weight – from what you eat and how you eat it to hormonal imbalances, sleep debt, and the health of your microbiome. This is why personalized...
Although we’ve blogged before about how the phrase “food as medicine” can be a little misleading, it remains a powerful concept because it’s broadly true. As we put it back then, What you eat is a major driver of health and illness. Your body needs nutrients to...
Broadly speaking, good health happens when the body is given what it needs to operate as it evolved to do, with toxic exposures kept to a minimum. What it needs are nutrients – not just the macro- and micronutrients in our food but also things like exercise,...
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