The gut microbiome — the microbe community in the gastrointestinal tract — influences immunity and metabolism. This essential organ of microorganisms contains up to 1,000 species and 100 trillion organisms, encoding 100-times more unique genomes than our own.... Read More
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Red Meat and Health
That lean ground beef contains 43 percent of the Daily Value (DV) of zinc. Zinc is essential for brain function, nerve tissue health, and red blood cell production. Zinc also supports our immune system.... Read More
Ultra-processed Foods and Health
Ultra-processed foods include colorants, flavorings, modified starches, hydrolyzed proteins, hydrogenated oils, artificial sweeteners, and bulking agents. And I would be very remiss if I didn’t include my bete noir, high fructose corn syrup.... Read More
Iron and Health
Nearly two-thirds of our iron is in the hemoglobin in our circulating red blood cells. We store the remaining third in our liver, bone marrow, spleen, and muscle tissue as ferritin. The iron is delivered, as needed, throughout the body via transferrin (a blood protein that binds to iron). A healthcare professional may evaluate blood levels of these two components if a low red blood cell count (anemia) is suspected.... Read More
Tumeric Effectiveness
DATA FROM THE US DRUG INDUCED LIVER INJURY NETWORK reports ten cases of tumeric-induced liver injury since 2011, including six since 2017. Today we look at the effectiveness and safety of... Read More
Sunlight Triggers Eating
COULD EXPOSURE TO SUNLIGHT OVER THE SUMMER lead to an increase in eating? The strange phenomenon occurs, but only in men. That is the conclusion of a study of data obtained... Read More