A new study shows that a common food additive prevents your digestive system from absorbing vital nutrients.
The FDA considers titanium dioxide safe. But researchers found this chemical destroys digestive enzymes and increases intestinal inflammation.1
… Read MoreIf there were a poster child for heart health, it would be Bob Harper.
He’s in impeccable shape. (If there’s an ounce of fat on him, it’s not visible.) He’s an avid CrossFit athlete. He’s an expert on nutrition, having written several books on the subject. He meditates regularly to reduce stress.1
And at age 51, he’s relatively young.
… Read MoreA breakthrough study has found a simple and powerful weapon to prevent one of our nation’s most serious health threats.
More than a third of Americans suffer from metabolic syndrome. It’s also known as syndrome X. It’s a condition characterized by five risk factors that often lead to a heart attack, stroke, or diabetes.1
… Read MoreIn 1963, Coca-Cola introduced Tab, its first “diet” soda. It was sweetened with cyclamates and saccharin instead of sugar.1
That’s when Big Food started telling a big lie about diet soda: that it could help you become thin while still allowing you to enjoy a sweet treat.
Millions of people believed it. After all, it seemed to make sense. If something had no calories…how could it be fattening?… Read More
Humans have been on earth for about 200,000 years. For the first 188,000 years of our existence, we ate only “wild” foods. These were animals we could kill or plants we could forage.
Over thousands of generations, our bodies evolved specifically to eat those foods. Foods we could hunt or gather became the perfect fuel for homo sapiens.
About 12,000 years ago, humans started farming and domesticating animals.… Read More
Popular wearable activity monitors like Fitbits track your steps and count how many calories you’ve burned. But they don’t help you lose weight.
In fact, you may shed more fat without them.
That’s the surprising finding of the first long-term study examining the effects of fitness tracking devices. It was recently published in JAMA.1,2
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