Foods and eating, biologically speaking, started as a way to sustain the organism but as humans, our cultures developed particular rules governing food choices. Many of these religious observances were based in facts that helped to ensure the safety of the followers. Such an example is how several ancient Middle Eastern religions ban the consumption…
Have you ever had a gut feeling? Science is showing us that there is probably more to that thought than we ever imagined. One of the squishier things about our bodies is that while we are made up of cells, tissues, bones, organs and such, the number of bacteria in and on our bodies outnumber…
The Internet can be such a terrific source of knowledge and information. It is unfortunate though that factual information is so often twisted in ways that promote marketing efforts and used to allow the uneducated to sound authoritative. Such is the case of visceral fat. Long on hype and short on facts. It’s time to…
It all started in the late 1970’s. Scientists released their findings about the inherent damage that the regular consumption of fats in our modern diet was a prescription for dietary disaster! The low-fat/non-fat marketing race was on!
Why use sports drinks? These nifty inventions, besides making their inventors and distributors a handsome profit, do actually help athletes of all levels perform well in their chosen event. So how do they work? Sports drinks, as their marketers trumpet in their advertising, provide replacement fluids and nutrients that are depleted in endurance events. What…
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