New research from Rutgers suggests that narrowing your daily eating window improves memory and problem-solving in older women, and not because of the weight they lost. If you’ve heard of…
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The hours after a meal are not quiet hours Most of us think a meal ends when we put down the fork. Your body sees it differently. For roughly four…
Food culture deserves reverence; it does not deserve immunity There is a sentence that ends a nutrition conversation faster than any study can begin: this is how we have always…
There is a stretch of restored forest running through the middle of North Carolina State University’s campus. Twenty years ago it was a degraded urban creek. Between 2002 and 2006,…
If you have been following the latest breakthroughs in cancer prevention and metabolic health, you have likely encountered a sobering reality: conditions like insulin resistance, hyperinsulinemia, prediabetes, and metabolic syndrome…
For many health-conscious individuals, the morning ritual begins with the high-pitched hum of a centrifugal juicer. We feed in vibrant stalks of kale, bright oranges, and crisp apples, watching as…
New research from Pennsylvania State University reveals a fascinating discovery about love in our everyday lives: the more we express love to others, the more loved we feel in return.…
In a recent article, I described how exercising muscles act as endocrine organs, releasing hormone-like molecules called myokines that slow cancer cell division, trigger cancer cell death, and sharpen immune…
We have long known that what we eat shapes the level of inflammation simmering in our bodies. Chronic, low-grade inflammation is one of the quiet engines behind atherosclerosis, type 2…
What a sobering new study tells us, and five practical ways to get more out of the produce you already eat For years, the advice has been simple and reassuring:…