by | Jul 20, 2023 | Nutrition
My Daily Dozen recommends at least one tablespoon of ground flaxseeds a day, but what’s this about cyanide? Sweden’s dietary guidelines are pioneering in many ways. For example, they encourage people to decrease their climate impact by choosing more plant-based...
by | Jul 18, 2023 | Nutrition
What have more than a hundred studies on Wi-Fi and human brain wave modulation found? You may recall that I’ve addressed how cell phones may affect brain function and how both cell phones and Wi-Fi may affect male fertility, but what about the effects of Wi-Fi on...
by | Jul 13, 2023 | Nutrition
Sweet potatoes are one of my favorite vegetables and a delicious way for me to tick off the “other vegetables” boxes on my Daily Dozen checklist. What has the latest research on their benefits found? What is the best way to cook them? This infographic summarizes the...
by | Jul 13, 2023 | Nutrition
The case for plant-based eating to reduce the burden of diabetes has never been stronger. There are all sorts of different scoring systems to rate diet quality. My favorite, for its simplicity, is the dietary phytochemical index—a fancy name for a simple concept. It’s...
by | Jul 13, 2023 | Nutrition
Orthorexia nervosa is “an unrecognized psychological eating disorder in which the person becomes obsessed with eating pure, healthy and right kinds of foods to improve health.” Whereas individuals with recognized eating disorders like anorexia are concerned with the...
by | Jul 13, 2023 | Nutrition
I trace the source and legitimacy of a disorder purporting to describe an “unhealthy obsession with healthy eating.” Orthorexia nervosa is described as “a fixation on the virtue of food or unhealthy obsession with healthy eating.” Orthorexia has been styled as a type...
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