Diet & Nutrition

From the Archives: Not the Red Wine but the Antioxidants in It

By staff on Thursday, April, 2nd, 2020 in Diet & nutrition, Heart Health No Comments

Wine sales have been soaring as shelter-in-place orders have gone into effect. Sales in stores are up nearly 30%, and online sales have skyrocketed. One vineyard told Forbes that they have already sold more wine this year than all of last year. Learning this, naturally, we thought of this post from 2018… You’ve probably heard […]

What Happens When You Replace Red Meat with Other Proteins? You Just Might Live Longer!

By staff on Thursday, March, 5th, 2020 in Diet & nutrition 1 Comment

There are lots of reasons a person might choose to eat less red meat than the average American, from saving money to saving the environment; from concern for animals to cultural preferences and practices. Science suggests another reason: Swapping out the red meat for other proteins just might help you live longer. A study published […]

Yes, You Really Should Make Breakfast a Regular Thing…

By staff on Thursday, November, 14th, 2019 in Diet & nutrition, Heart Health No Comments

You might recall our recent post about the importance of eating in sync with your body’s circadian rhythms, particularly as it pertains to weight management. (And if not, or if you missed that post, you can get up to speed here. Don’t worry; we’ll wait for you.) But such weighty matters are hardly the only […]

It’s the Whole Diet that Matters, Not Any One “Superfood”

By staff on Thursday, February, 14th, 2019 in Diet & nutrition No Comments

As we were saying, your body needs real food. Can we take that a step further and see food as medicine? You’ve probably heard the saying “Let food be thy medicine, and medicine be thy food” – an idea that’s usually attributed to Hippocrates. In truth, though, the phrase doesn’t seem to turn up in […]

Dietary Emulsifiers, Gut Health, & Mental Health

By staff on Thursday, January, 31st, 2019 in Diet & nutrition No Comments

No sooner had we hit “publish” on our last post, we ran across a new study on another type of additive that may be contributing to modern health woes: emulsifiers. Emulsifiers are used in a wide variety of hyperprocessed food products to change their texture, extend their shelf life, and keep ingredients from separating. You […]

How What You Eat May Influence How Much You Move (or Don’t)

By staff on Thursday, January, 17th, 2019 in Diet & nutrition No Comments

If you’ve been living the couch potato life, it can be hard to start getting more active. But is it just habit or lack of will power getting in the way, keeping you from making exercise a part of your daily routine? According to new research in Circulation, what you eat might be interfering, as […]

Survival Vitamins vs. Longevity Vitamins (& Why You Need Both)

By staff on Thursday, November, 8th, 2018 in Anti-aging, Diet & nutrition 1 Comment

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, sleep, and more. Now, a fascinating new paper […]

Towards More Personalized Nutrition

By staff on Thursday, May, 31st, 2018 in Diet & nutrition, Heart Health No Comments

Of course, the red wine we looked at last time is hardly the only source of heart-healthy antioxidants – nor are antioxidants the only kind of nutrient that supports heart health. No doubt, you’ve probably come across many a list of foods purported to keep cardiovascular disease at bay. A recent post over at Medical […]

Not the Red Wine but the Antioxidants in It

By staff on Thursday, May, 17th, 2018 in Diet & nutrition, Heart Health No Comments

You’ve probably heard that a little red wine each day is good for your heart. So maybe it was just a matter of time before someone got the idea of putting its antioxidants into a stent. Commercial stents can release chemotherapy agents that are toxic and can cause the blood vessel to narrow again. LSU […]

Zero-Calorie Sweeteners: “Doing Everything Else That Glucose Does”

By staff on Tuesday, May, 1st, 2018 in Diet & nutrition, Weight loss No Comments

Though artificial sweeteners – aspartame, sucralose, Ace K, and the like – may contain zero calories, they do pack a punch of unintended consequences. We’ve looked at some of these before. One of the oddest potential consequences? Weight gain, as well as health problems associated with overweight, such as metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes. […]