Food Science - Know Your Food. Know Its Impact.

FOOD SCIENCE
Know Your Food. Know Its Impact.

Food is more than calories and flavor — it is information that directly influences how the body functions, heals, and performs. The ingredients we consume can affect energy levels, metabolism, hormones, brain function, inflammation, digestion, and long-term health in ways many people never fully realize.

This section explores the science behind modern food, ingredients, additives, processing methods, and nutrition.

By understanding what’s truly in our food and how it interacts with the body, we can make more informed choices that support health, vitality, and overall well-being.

Get Cultured! Fermented vs Pickled

Fermented foods are often mistaken as high in carbs, but fermentation actually reduces sugars and starches as beneficial bacteria convert them into lactic acid and probiotics. This lowers carb content while improving digestion, nutrient absorption, and gut health. Foods like kombucha, yogurt, aged cheeses, and fermented vegetables become more digestible and nutrient-dense over time. The longer they ferment, the lower the carbs and the deeper the flavor—supporting a healthy, l

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Apr 2310 min read

3-Part Keto Workshop Series

A three-part, beginner-friendly Keto Workshop Series combining practical tips for eating for better health, live cooking demos, and tasting of simple, quick-to-prepare keto meal ideas. Designed for wellness-focused individuals and groups, each session focuses on making ketogenic cooking simple, approachable, and easy to do at home. A relaxed experience centered around learning, feasting, and enjoying nutritious food together. Optional hosted venue available in San Jacinto.

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Mar 313 min read

🍯 The Metabolic Health Series — Part VII: Artificial Sweeteners

Monk fruit and stevia are both keto-friendly sweeteners, but they differ in taste and use. Monk fruit offers a clean, sugar-like flavor and works well in baking, cooking, and cream-based recipes. Stevia is more affordable but often has a bitter aftertaste and is better suited for simple uses like drinks. For real culinary applications, monk fruit is the superior choice.

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Mar 273 min read

🥩 The Metabolic Health Series — Part VI: Protein Quality

Protein quality matters as much as quantity. Animal proteins like beef, chicken, fish, and eggs are highly bioavailable (about 90–98%), meaning your body can use most of what you eat. Plant proteins are less efficient (about 40–75%) and often incomplete. Nutrient-dense options like liver provide powerful benefits in small amounts. Choosing whole, properly prepared proteins supports satiety, strength, and long-term metabolic health.

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Mar 273 min read

⏱️ The Metabolic Health Series — Part V: Intermittent Fasting

Intermittent fasting focuses on when you eat, not just what you eat. By creating periods without food, insulin levels drop and the body shifts from storing energy to using it, supporting fat burning and metabolic balance. Constant eating keeps the body in storage mode, while fasting restores natural rhythms. Combined with real food, fasting helps stabilize energy, reduce cravings, and improve overall metabolic function.

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Mar 273 min read

🥥 The Metabolic Health Series — Part IV: The Fat Guide

On keto, fat becomes your main fuel—but quality matters. Traditional fats like butter, tallow, lard, bacon grease, olive oil, and cream support stable energy and satiety. Functional fats like coconut oil can enhance ketone production. In contrast, industrial seed oils and highly processed fats may disrupt metabolism. The key is not just eating more fat, but choosing real, minimally processed fats that the body recognizes and uses efficiently.

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Mar 273 min read

🧠The Metabolic Health Series — Part III: Metabolic Intelligence

Metabolic intelligence is about understanding how your body responds to food and making choices that support it. Keto is a useful tool, but not a one-size-fits-all solution. True health comes from listening to your body, prioritizing real food, and developing flexibility—being able to burn fat and handle carbohydrates efficiently. The goal isn’t strict dieting, but a balanced metabolism that works smoothly over time.

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Mar 273 min read

🥩 The Metabolic Health Series — Part II: Real Keto vs Lazy Keto

Keto works differently depending on what you eat—not just how many carbs you cut. Many people follow “keto” using processed foods, artificial ingredients, and industrial oils, which can keep them in ketosis but not in balance. Real keto focuses on whole, nutrient-dense foods that support digestion, stable energy, and true satiety. The key is not just low carbs—but choosing real food the body recognizes.

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Mar 262 min read

🥩 The Metabolic Health Series — Part I: Keto Isn’t a Fad—It’s a Metabolic Shift

Keto is not just about cutting carbs—it’s about how your body uses fuel. When carbs are lowered, insulin drops, stored sugar is used, and the body shifts to producing ketones for energy. Not all calories act the same; real, whole foods support stable energy and satiety, while processed foods disrupt it. Understanding this shift helps restore metabolic balance and how your body naturally regulates hunger.

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Mar 264 min read

The Pre-Keto Sugar Detox Food Plan—MyKetoPal Knowledge Library E-Book

A successful keto transition starts before ketosis. The Pre-Keto Sugar Detox Food Plan is a 1–2 week metabolic reset that reduces sugar dependence, lowers inflammation, supports the liver, and stabilizes blood sugar. By removing processed foods and easing carbs gradually—while focusing on whole foods and digestion—you prepare your metabolism to shift smoothly into fat-based fuel, reducing cravings, fatigue, and early burnout.

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Jan 293 min read

Basics of the Ketogenic Diet—MyKetoPal Knowledge Library E-Book

The ketogenic diet is a metabolic therapy, not a fad. By drastically reducing carbohydrates and emphasizing healthy fats with moderate protein, keto shifts the body from glucose dependence to fat-derived ketones for fuel. This lowers insulin and blood sugar, improves energy and appetite control, and restores metabolic flexibility. When done as clean keto with whole foods, it supports long-term metabolic health beyond weight loss.

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Jan 293 min read

Energy Metabolism—MyKetoPal Knowledge Library E-Book

Energy metabolism is how the body converts food into ATP, the fuel that powers every cell. Calories alone don’t determine health—fuel type does. Glucose requires insulin and has limited storage, while nutritional fats produce ketones that enter cells easily, generate more stable energy, and place less stress on metabolism. Ketogenic metabolism supports mitochondrial efficiency, lower insulin demand, reduced inflammation, and long-term metabolic resilience.

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Jan 294 min read

The Case Against Sugar—MyKetoPal Knowledge Library E-Book

Sugar is not harmless fuel but a metabolic disruptor. All carbohydrates break down into glucose, which the body can use or store only in limited amounts. Fructose is far more dangerous: it is processed almost exclusively by the liver, rapidly converted into fat, and drives fatty liver, insulin resistance, and metabolic disease without obvious blood sugar spikes. HFCS and “natural” sweeteners deliver similar harm. Reducing sugar removes a major metabolic burden.

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Jan 294 min read

How to Radically Reduce Cancer Risk - Part III

Part 3 of this three-part guide focuses on advanced metabolic, immune, and lifestyle strategies for reducing cancer risk. It emphasizes preserving cell differentiation, strengthening NK cell surveillance, controlling insulin and glucose, improving oxygen efficiency through exercise, reducing toxic burden, enhancing mitochondrial resilience, and minimizing environmental stressors—creating an internal terrain where cancer struggles to develop and thrive.

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Jan 2420 min read

How to Radically Reduce Cancer Risk - Part II

Part 2 of this three-part guide focuses on strengthening the body’s internal cancer defenses through immune and metabolic optimization. It highlights proper cell differentiation, Natural Killer cell vigilance, inflammation control, detoxification, mineral balance, mitochondrial health, and immune modulation using targeted nutrients, medicinal mushrooms, and whole foods to create a biological terrain where cancer struggles to take hold.

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Jan 2420 min read

How to Radically Reduce Cancer Risk - PART I

Part 1 of this three-part guide establishes the core cancer-prevention framework: preserving cell differentiation, strengthening NK cell surveillance, and reducing the metabolic conditions that favor tumor growth. It covers foundational practices including vitamin D optimization, cold therapy, intermittent fasting, anti-cancer culinary herbs, minimizing radiation while protecting the thyroid, food-based folate, and metabolic discipline through ketogenic eating and avoiding sn

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Jan 2422 min read

The GRAS Loophole: Some Food Additives Are Allowed Without FDA Involvement

Many U.S. food additives enter the market through the GRAS loophole, allowing manufacturers to self-declare chemicals as safe without mandatory FDA review or disclosure. Originally meant for traditional foods, GRAS now covers synthetic additives often banned abroad. These chemicals can disrupt gut health, inflammation, and metabolism. With new nutrition guidance and dye bans, closing the GRAS loophole is the next critical step.

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Jan 163 min read

Goodbye Sugar, Hello Steak: The 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines Take U.S. Nutrition in a New Direction

The 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines mark a clear reset in U.S. nutrition policy. They move away from nutrient counting and low-fat dogma toward real, whole foods as the foundation of health. Ultra-processed foods and added sugar are explicitly discouraged, protein is prioritized at every meal, healthy fats from whole foods are welcomed, and alcohol guidance is tightened. The focus shifts to food quality, satiety, metabolic and gut health, with system-wide implications beyond the

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Jan 89 min read

Sugar Lobby, Science, Media and the Making of a Public Health Crisis

This essay examines how the sugar and prepared-foods industries reshaped nutrition science by redirecting attention away from sugar and refined carbohydrates and toward dietary fat. Through targeted research funding, media amplification, and policy influence, a manufactured scientific consensus was embedded in dietary guidelines. The resulting restructuring of the food supply closely tracked the rise of modern chronic diseases, revealing how corporate power shaped public heal

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Dec 29, 20256 min read

The Liver: Your Body’s Detox Hero & Nature’s Most Powerful Superfood

The liver is a vital organ responsible for metabolism, detoxification, nutrient storage, bile production, and hundreds of biochemical processes essential to life. Eating liver provides exceptional nutrition—rich in B12, vitamin A, iron, B vitamins, CoQ10, and complete protein—supporting energy, fertility, immunity, and blood health. As one of nature’s most nutrient-dense foods, liver has long been valued in traditional and therapeutic diets.

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Dec 27, 20253 min read

Fed A Lie: The Hidden History of Seed Oils and the Rise of Modern Disease

“Fed A Lie” (Nov 2024) exposes how seed oils—marketed for decades as “heart-healthy”—have fueled the rise of obesity and chronic disease. Featuring Paul Saladino MD, Nina Teicholz PhD, Chris Knobbe MD, and athlete Bethany Hamilton 🏄🏼, the film reveals the history, science, and industry influence behind these industrial oils and urges a return to real, ancestral, nutrient-dense foods.

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Nov 24, 20254 min read

Seed Oils: The Metabolic Time Bomb in Your Diet

Industrial seed oils are highly processed, chemically fragile oils overloaded with Omega-6 fats that oxidize easily and flood modern diets through packaged and restaurant foods. Their damaged compounds and extreme Omega-6 imbalance drive inflammation, oxidative stress, and metabolic dysfunction. This article exposes how these oils are made, why we overconsume them, and healthier fats to choose instead.

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Nov 17, 20257 min read

Herbal Medicine: A Timeless, Holistic Approach to Natural Healing

Herbal medicine uses the healing power of plants to support the body’s natural ability to restore balance. Rooted in ancient traditions and refined by modern practice, it focuses on whole-body wellness, gentle remedies, and understanding each person’s unique health story.

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Nov 17, 20253 min read

The Gut–Illness Connection: 5 Herbs That Could Transform Modern Health

Herbal medicine expert Simon Mills reveals how poor gut health drives chronic illness, why antibiotic resistance is rising, and how everyday herbs—from garlic to turmeric—can support immunity, reduce inflammation, and offer natural alternatives to common drugs. He shares diet tips, plant remedies, and habits for long-term wellness.

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Nov 17, 20253 min read

Cheese: Comfort or Concern? What You Need to Know After 60

Cheese is a comfort food we all love, but after 60 it can impact health in surprising ways. In this video, discover the hidden risks in everyday cheeses, which varieties may be unsafe for seniors, and the benefits of choosing the right ones. Learn simple tips to enjoy cheese safely—keeping the flavor while protecting your health, energy, and independence. 🧀✨

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Sep 1, 20252 min read

🌱 The Soy Debate: Understanding the Benefits, Risks, and Impact on Health

Soy, including tofu, offers benefits like plant-based protein and heart health but raises concerns due to its estrogenic effects, potential thyroid disruption, and high GMO content. Women, especially those with thyroid issues or estrogen-sensitive conditions, should moderate soy intake. Chef Janine avoids soy in her gourmet keto meals to prioritize hormone-safe ingredients that support metabolic and overall health. Moderation and organic choices are key for safe soy consumpti

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May 10, 20256 min read

🌾 What's With Wheat? - Celiac Disease, Gluten Intolerance, Gluten Free Diet

“What’s With Wheat?” reveals how modern wheat has been genetically altered, chemically treated, and mass-produced—causing inflammation, gut issues, and a rise in gluten sensitivity and autoimmune diseases. Once a wholesome grain, wheat may now be fueling chronic health problems. This eye-opening documentary urges viewers to question today’s food system and consider cutting wheat for better health.

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May 6, 20255 min read

🛢️🥗 “Canola” Oil Is The Acronym For Rapeseed Oil

Canola oil, made from rapeseed, was rebranded in Canada to distance it from its toxic origins. High in omega-6, it contributes to inflammation when not balanced with omega-3s. A healthy fat intake includes a mix of omega-3, omega-6, saturated, and monounsaturated fats. To lower inflammation and disease risk, reduce omega-6 oils (like canola, soybean) and increase omega-3s from fish, flax, chia, walnuts, and grass-fed meats. Choose cooking oils like olive, avocado, butter, or

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Apr 11, 20255 min read

The Global Influence on Comfort Keto: Fusion Keto Cuisine

While "fusion cuisine" has at its core the timeless exchange of food traditions, shaped by the movement of people, trade, and innovation.

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Mar 25, 20252 min read

🧁🍩🍰 Why Are "Refined Carbohydrates" Problematic?

Refined carbs are processed to remove fiber and nutrients, boosting shelf life and sweetness but harming health. They cause blood sugar spikes and contribute to chronic illness. Whole grains retain natural nutrients and fiber, supporting heart and digestive health. Avoid foods with enriched flour, refined sugar, and added starch. Opt for whole grains, berries, nuts, and low-lactose yogurt to maintain energy and overall well-being.

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Jan 7, 20254 min read

⛔🥦🥕 Introducing The Must-Read Book "The Great Plant-Based Con"

In this video, Dr. Anthony Chaffee interviews Jayne Buxton about her book The Great Plant-Based Con, which challenges the health and environmental claims of plant-only diets. Buxton exposes how such diets can harm health, benefit Big Food and Big Pharma, and are promoted by biased media and powerful institutions. The book advocates for ethical, regenerative farming and omnivorous eating.

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Dec 31, 20242 min read

🌼💛🌿Hello, I'm A Dandelion. People Call Me A Weed, But I'm A Super Herb!

I'm here to heal your soil—don’t pull me! I grow only where soil is compacted, acidic, or low in calcium. My roots loosen soil, my leaves enrich it, and I help balance pH. If you uproot me early, I’ll return stronger! I'm also one of the first spring bloomers, feeding pollinators with rich nectar and pollen. My flowers are edible and sweet, and I’m packed with nutrients that benefit your health—nature's gift to soil, bees, and you! 🌼💛🌿

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Feb 15, 20245 min read

💎 Everything You Need To Know About Oxalates In Plant Foods

Oxalates are natural compounds in some plant foods that can bind to calcium in the body. Excess oxalates may form calcium oxalate kidney stones—8 in 10 stones are this type. High-oxalate foods include spinach, beets, rhubarb, and black tea. To reduce risk, stay hydrated, limit salt and protein, avoid high-dose vitamin C, and eat calcium-rich foods like broccoli and kale with meals. Proper cooking can reduce oxalate content in plant foods.

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Jan 11, 20244 min read

How Food Guide Pyramid Has Gotten Everything Wrong About Nutrition!

The original Food Guide Pyramid was designed and introduced was introduced by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in 1992....

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Jul 9, 20232 min read

🌻 Overstated Health Benefits of Plants & Who Can Benefit from Carnivore Diet

Dr. Paul Saladino argues that eating nose-to-tail animal foods provides all essential nutrients, while plants contain defense chemicals that may harm health. He questions the assumed benefits of polyphenols, fiber, and plant-based diets, highlighting that early humans were likely high-level carnivores. Organ meats are nutrient-dense and affordable. He advocates for fat-based metabolism, moderate protein intake, and challenges common views on plant compounds and supplements.

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May 30, 20233 min read

Diet-Heart Hypothesis Completely Debunked! FALSE: Saturated Fat Causes Heart Disease

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading global cause of death. For decades, the conventional wisdom has been that the consumption of...

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Oct 6, 20221 min read

Organic Diets Quickly Reduce The Amount Of "Herbicides" In Your Body!

A study found that switching to an organic diet reduced glyphosate levels by over 70% in adults and children within six days. Glyphosate, a widely used herbicide linked to cancer and hormone disruption, was detected in nearly all participants. While organic eating significantly lowers exposure, environmental contamination means some residue remains. The study highlights the urgent need for safer farming practices and stricter regulations.

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Jul 31, 20225 min read

🍭 There Are 75+ Words For Sugar; Some Sound Natural, Some Science-y

Food manufacturers often replace healthy fats with sugar to enhance taste and increase sales. They also use misleading terms to hide sugar content. Sugars end in “-ose” (e.g., glucose, fructose, sucrose) and can contribute to obesity, inflammation, heart disease, and cancer. With over 75 names for sugar used in products, reading labels is essential to avoid hidden sugars.

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Feb 26, 20222 min read

🍗🥩🥚🧀🐟💪❗⚖️ All Proteins Are Not Created The Same!

The body needs high-quality protein for muscle, hormone, and cell function. Not all proteins are equal—animal proteins like eggs and meat are more bioavailable and complete in essential amino acids than most plant proteins. Research shows most people, especially Americans, don’t get enough quality protein. A 135 lb person needs 75–100g daily, not just 50g. Plant-based claims from films like The Game Changers often ignore real nutritional science and amino acid bioavailability

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Feb 15, 20222 min read

⚖️ Why To Balance Sodium, Potassium, Magnesium & Calcium On Keto

Minerals are crucial for physical and mental health, with some being essential since the body cannot produce them. Imbalances can lead to issues unless regulated by diet. For those on a keto diet, sodium, potassium, magnesium, and calcium are key electrolytes. They help with fluid balance, nerve function, and muscle health. Foods like avocados, yogurt, leafy greens, and fish provide these minerals, supporting overall wellness and preventing deficiencies.

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Feb 5, 20223 min read

How to Enjoy Nuts Best? Raw or Roasted?

Nuts are one of the favorite snacks for folks who lead a ketogenic diet. They are both delicious and highly nutritious. They make for an...

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Feb 4, 20223 min read

Inflammation Alert: Seed Oils Contain High Quantities of OMEGA-6 FATS

CORN, SOY, CANOLA, PEANUT, GRAPE SEED, COTTON SEED, SUNFLOWER OILS and the solid MARGARINE made out of these oils contain high quantities...

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Feb 4, 20222 min read

13 Seeds On Keto Ranked

With this video, you will get to learn about exactly which seeds are best for you on a keto diet. Chia seeds, Quinoa, Flax seeds, Pumpkin...

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Jan 12, 20221 min read

NIH: "Ketogenic Diet Is Preventive & Supportive Care for COVID-19 Patients"

This is an official article by NIH, which we are publishing as a PUBLIC SERVICE. According to NIH, the aim of this work is to highlight...

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Jan 3, 202225 min read

Fruit Has Been ‘Advertised’ To Us As Being Good For Us!

Fruit is marketed to us in nature and by the food industry. Is it really good for us or are we just succumbing to fruit and the food...

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Dec 18, 20211 min read

Once Red-hot Plant-based Meat Sector Has Turned Ice Cold

Looking at earnings reports and stock prices of from the past six months, it appears that the once red-hot plant-based meat sector has...

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Dec 17, 20211 min read

What Does Sugar, Particularly Fructose Do To Your Body?

The effects of sugar, in particular, "fructose" can take your body down a vicious cycle known as metabolic syndrome. UC Davis' Kimber...

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Dec 17, 20211 min read

Kombucha: Nature’s Probiotic Powerhouse

Kombucha is a probiotic-rich, lightly fermented tea known for its detoxifying, digestive, and immune-supporting benefits. Made from tea, sugar, and a SCOBY, it produces acids, enzymes, and beneficial bacteria that support gut health, reduce inflammation, and help prevent chronic diseases.

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Dec 17, 20214 min read

Drinking Fruit Juices is Just as Bad, or Even Worse than Drinking Soda

Conventional wisdom has always been that drinking pure fruit juice is healthy. Most folks start their days with a large glass of OJ —for...

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Dec 17, 20214 min read

Serotonin: Neurochemical for the Brain, GI System and Blood

When it comes to supplements, many people take labels at face value—but there’s often more to the story. A little digging is sometimes...

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Dec 11, 20216 min read