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For many years, it was believed that the main function of the large intestine was just to absorb water and dispose of waste, but “[n]owadays it is clear that the complex microbial ecosystem in our intestines should be considered as a separate organ within the body,” and that organ runs on a MAC, microbiota-accessible carbohydrates. In other words, ...
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The Paleolithic period, also known as the Stone Age, only goes back about two million years. Humans and other great apes have been evolving for the last 20 million years, starting back in the Miocene era. We hear a lot about the paleolithic diet, but that only represents the last 10 percent of hominoid evolution. What about the first 90 percent?
During the Miocene era, the ...
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Dopamine is a pleasure chemical. In a recent article on how to feel more in love, we described how dopamine is activated when you feel attracted to someone. Dopamine gives us a natural sense of high—feelings of bliss, reward, and ecstasy.
But we need to be cautious. Dopamine might feel like sunshine, rainbows, and butterflies, ...
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You might know turmeric, or curcuma longa as its sometimes known, as a spice that’s traditionally added to Indian curry dishes. What you probably didn’t know about this powerful spice is its potential to fight and reverse many diseases. There are over 10,000 peer reviewed articles about the healing properties turmeric has. In particular, about one of the compounds found in turmeric called curcumin, which has many medicating ...
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Research in human nutrition over the past four decades has led to many discoveries as well as a comprehensive understanding of the exact mechanisms behind how food nutrients affect our bodies. As I discuss in my video Reductionism and the Deficiency Mentality, however, the “prevalence of epidemics of diet-related chronic diseases, especially obesity, type 2 diabetes, osteoporosis, cardiovascular ...
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