How does sleep work its magic? Two hormones are essential to the process, including ghrelin and leptin. Ghrelin tells us when to eat and when we are sleep-deprived, we have more ghrelin.... Read More
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Do You Eat Ultra-Processed Foods?
Unprocessed or minimally processed foods are whole foods in which the vitamins and nutrients are still intact. The food is in its natural (or nearly natural) state. These foods may be minimally altered by removal of inedible parts, drying, crushing, roasting, boiling, freezing, or pasteurization, to make them suitable to store and safe to consume.... Read More
Microbiome! The Surprising Role of Your Gut in Weight Loss
Microbiome organisms are beneficial colonizers of our bodies. When something in the microbiome ecosystem goes awry, we are more likely to see autoimmune diseases such as diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, fibromyalgia, and muscular dystrophy. Might we someday use psychobiotics, given an increasing recognition of the influence of our gut microbiome on how we feel, think, and act?... Read More
Body Mass Index: Not Enough to Understand Heart Disease
Body Mass Index: Not Enough to Understand Heart Disease Body mass index (BMI) is a measure of body fat based on height and weight. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood... Read More
Trying to Lose Weight? You’d Better Think About Sleep.
We underestimate the importance of sleep for weight regulation. “I want to be like a caterpillar: eat a lot, sleep for a while, wake up beautiful.” — Anonymous. Today we... Read More
Lose Weight the Japanese Way
Enjoy food and maintain a healthy weight. Dieting, which causes excessive loss of weight and the feeding-up of an emaciated person, is beset with difficulties. — Hippocrates. Not gonna talk about the... Read More