Wellness

A Persistent Pesticide Is Linked to Alzheimer’s Risk

How can we avoid the breakdown products of pesticides that may increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease as much as…

Which Beans Best Block the Spread of Cancer?

Which legumes are best at inhibiting the matrix metalloproteinase enzymes that allow cancer to become invasive? Although we’re spending billions…

Why Healthy Fast-Food Menu Options Can Backfire

Adding a healthy option can actually drive people to make even worse choices, thanks to a mind-blowing glitch of human…

How the Fight to Ban Trans Fat Was Won

What was the secret to the public health community’s triumph when past attempts to regulate the food industry failed? There…

Can Ultra-Processed Foods Be Fixed by Tweaking Their Nutrients?

What happened when ultra-processed foods were matched for calories, sugar, fat, and fiber content in the first randomized controlled trial?…

What Is the Best Poop Position?

The Squatty Potty is put to the test. Previously, I’ve talked about the potential efficacy of prunes and dried figs…

How a Single Meal Can Cripple Your Arteries and Lungs

What happens within hours of eating a high-fat meal? We are only as old as our arteries. What can we…

Can Exercise Counteract a High-Fat Meal?

There is a window of time in which sufficient physical activity can help mediate some of the damage caused by…

Protect Your Arteries from Saturated Fat with These Foods

If you’re going to have something unhealthy, is there anything you can eat with it to help mitigate the damage…

A Surprising Vegetable Approach to Insomnia

Lactucin, the hypnotic component of lettuce, is put to the test in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of lettuce seeds.…