by | Aug 28, 2025 | Nutrition
Big Food uses our hard-wired drive for dietary diversity against us. How did we evolve to solve the daunting task of selecting a diet that supplies all the essential nutrients? Dietary diversity. By eating a variety of foods, we increase our chances of hitting all the...
by | Aug 26, 2025 | Nutrition
I debunk the myth of protein as the most satiating macronutrient. The importance of satiety is underscored by a rare genetic condition known as Prader-Willi syndrome. Children with the disorder are born with impaired signaling between their digestive system and their...
by | Aug 21, 2025 | Nutrition
I dive into one of the most fascinating series of studies I’ve ever come across. Anyone can lose weight by eating less food. Anyone can be starved thin. Starvation diets are rarely sustainable, though, since hunger pangs drive us to eat. We feel unsatisfied and...
by | Aug 19, 2025 | Nutrition
Why do some pine nuts cause a bad taste in your mouth that can last for weeks? The reason I make pesto with walnuts instead of the more traditional pine nuts isn’t only because walnuts are probably healthier with 20 times more polyphenols, but also because of a...
by | Aug 14, 2025 | Nutrition
Microwaving is probably the most efficient way to reduce agaritine levels in fresh mushrooms. There is a toxin in plain white button mushrooms called agaritine, which may be carcinogenic. Plain white button mushrooms grow to be cremini (brown) mushrooms, and cremini...
by | Aug 12, 2025 | Nutrition
“Clearly, in spite of the widely held ‘belief’ in the health benefits of M. oleifera [moringa], the interest of the international biomedical community in the medicinal potential of this plant has been rather tepid.” In fact, it has been “spectacularly hesitant in...
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