Could the Way You Store Fat Be Influence by Gut Microbiota?
In recent years, the scientific community has begun reevaluating our primary measure of health-by-weight: BMI. Its effectiveness in determining whole body health isn’t trusted as
In recent years, the scientific community has begun reevaluating our primary measure of health-by-weight: BMI. Its effectiveness in determining whole body health isn’t trusted as
Everyone’s got an opinion on dairy, and the science is dense and often conflicting. From the ubiquity of the “Got Milk?” campaign to the recent
As divisive an argument as any in the Western health sphere, the benefits and pitfalls of bees’ gift to Pharaohs and your evening tea are
The average feeding window for a Westerner is… Well, it’s more like a door than a window. One famous study that tracked our eating habits
Happiness isn’t a state of being. It’s not a permanent feeling, a goal you can reach, the result of a pill, or the absence of
Until 1967, installing a microwave in your home kitchen was prohibitively expensive – in some cases, the tune of $11,000 in modern-day dollars. In fact, the
As Robert Frost so eloquently put it many years ago, “nothing gold can stay.” True as it was in Frost’s poem – ”So Eden sank to
In almost every medicine cabinet all over the States, you’re likely to find a mondo-bottle of NSAIDs, or Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs. You might know them
Just when you think you’ve got it all figured out, old nuance circles back around to show us our initial analysis didn’t quite hit the
Every day, it seems like there’s a new rule for how to behave. And if you weren’t following that rule before, you’ve probably done untold
In recent years, the scientific community has begun reevaluating our primary measure of health-by-weight: BMI. Its effectiveness in determining whole body health isn’t trusted as
Everyone’s got an opinion on dairy, and the science is dense and often conflicting. From the ubiquity of the “Got Milk?” campaign to the recent
As divisive an argument as any in the Western health sphere, the benefits and pitfalls of bees’ gift to Pharaohs and your evening tea are
The average feeding window for a Westerner is… Well, it’s more like a door than a window. One famous study that tracked our eating habits
Happiness isn’t a state of being. It’s not a permanent feeling, a goal you can reach, the result of a pill, or the absence of
Until 1967, installing a microwave in your home kitchen was prohibitively expensive – in some cases, the tune of $11,000 in modern-day dollars. In fact, the
As Robert Frost so eloquently put it many years ago, “nothing gold can stay.” True as it was in Frost’s poem – ”So Eden sank to
In almost every medicine cabinet all over the States, you’re likely to find a mondo-bottle of NSAIDs, or Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs. You might know them
Just when you think you’ve got it all figured out, old nuance circles back around to show us our initial analysis didn’t quite hit the
Every day, it seems like there’s a new rule for how to behave. And if you weren’t following that rule before, you’ve probably done untold
In 2017, one study reported that one in six Americans takes an SSRI for a mental illness every day. That was nearly two years ago – would you surmise that that number has gone up or down?
Even if that number stayed exactly the same, that’s a heavy load of the population taking selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.
Since the gut’s microbiota is responsible for 95% of the body’s serotonin production, researchers have gotten curious recently about the effect of taking SSRIs on the gut’s bacteria population.
Since the gut is born sterile, the diverse collection of bacterial species living in the gut is heavily influenced by the bacteria in our environments, in the food we eat, the air we breathe, and of course, in the medication we take.
There’s nothing wrong with eating a second helping…
Unless, of course, you’re already full. And you’re not really sure why you’re eating the second helping. And when you’ve finished, you feel bloated and immobile and sleepy. And you fall asleep shortly after finishing, forcing your body to digest your meal in your sleep, which forces your digestive system to work twice as hard and impedes the quality of sleep you’re getting.
In the ever-evolving field of gut health research, scientists are asking the question: Is overeating less of a personal choice and more of a chemical response in the body?
In other words, can eating for pleasure, instead of eating to stave hunger, actually be traced to bacteria in the gut’s microbiome?
Saying we’re sorry is a confusing experience, but we’re presented the rules like they’re simple and immutable: If you hurt someone, say you’re sorry. If someone says they’re sorry, say you forgive them.
For most of us, those rules don’t get reexamined much since we’re taught them in kindergarten.
But Dr. Gary Chapman thinks they should be.
Recognize the name?
Short answer? No.
Although when the days get shorter, the air outside bites the skin, and outdoor activities require forethought and preparation…
We tend to get hungrier, sleepier, and grumpier. Sounds like we’re preparing to hibernate, doesn’t it?
Hibernation is a state of minimal movement and low metabolic activity characterized by low-body temperature, slow breathing, slow heart rate, and low intensity.
Armed with this knowledge of energy-boosting foods, the next step is to incorporate these hacks into our daily dietary routines. Here’s how you can do it: