So far in our anti food craving crusade, we’ve covered the single best understood appetite hormone, leptin, and the secondary cast of appetite compounds. We’ve discussed how cutting inflammation, avoiding lectins, and eating less carbs are instant, concrete steps which almost anyone can implement. But these neurotransmitters aren’t the be all and end all. If […]
Like many people, the mixed messages about pesticides might be driving you crazy. You might have heard that certain foods, namely strawberries, tomatoes and apples, are particularly dense in invisible agrochemicals, hiding on the skins and presenting a invisible and silent threat which you can only dodge by going organic. You might have read about
As of 2020, the real ruler of the world is not some shadowy New World Order clique, but added sugar. In 2013, the average American ate 73.1 grams of added sugar (so ignoring fruits, nuts and other natural sources), whereas before 1850, it was below 10 grams. Today, it feels completely normal to have vast rows
Somewhere out there in the remote corners of the world, it’s possible that the ultimate cure for acne is hiding. It could be a tiny purple berry growing in one rugged, isolated Himalayan valley. It could be a rare neon-coloured seaweed in an Australian coral reef guarded by tiger sharks. It could be a forgotten
Trans fats are pure evil. Everybody knows it by now; they clog your arteries with plaque, they cause your heart to fail and may even create new pimples. But how exactly did this manmade, artificial fat push aside millennia-old staples like butter and coconut oil and wriggle its way into every corner of America? The
