Mediterranean Diet

The Mayo Clinic endorses a Mediterranean diet for better health. The Clinic offers helps for those who wish to follow their recommendations.

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Diet and Weight Gain

Ruth Alexander discusses the link between diet and weight gain , with the microbiome being the likely link factor.

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Eating the Invader

Erin Huggins suggests that many invasive species can be eaten for food!

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Ultra-Processed Diets Are Unhealthy

Dhruv khullar reports on the health problems resulting from an ultra-processed diet . Christoper Damman notes that European nations are color-coding food labels to encourage the consumption of healthy foods.

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Survival Diet

Christine Peterson suggests that while eating is essential for survival , clothing and shelter and water are immediate survival priorities.

To illustrate that warmth and hydration are more critical than eating, Peterson recounts the story of the 382 day fast of Angus Barbieri, which was undertaken under controlled conditions where he had ample hydration and access to vitamins and minerals.

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Body Odor

Poncie Rutsch writes about the bacterial cause of body odor .

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The Role of Sleep

Ruth Alexander writes of the link between sleep and diet .

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Diet and Evolution

Brian Handwerk examines the work of anthropologists and medical professionals to speculate on the impact of diet on the inheritance of certain human physical traits. And Bruno Martin is studying the influence of delayed childbearing on fertile life span.

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Weight Reduction

Gina Cleo shares ten tips for keeping a healthy weight :

1. Schedule eating
2. Eat healthy fats
3. Walk
4. Eat fruit
5. Avoid starch and salt
6. Portion control
7. Move every few hours
8. Drink water
9. Eat slowly
10. Eat veggies

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David Sinclair and Life Extension

David Sinclair talks about his medical research into living longer using diet, exercise, and medications preserving the body's epigenetic information.

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Diet Advice

Beth Skwarecki downplays common diet advice , as there is no "one best diet" for everyone.

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