In the span of two weeks, I went from a financially-challenged academic researcher living solo to a professional landlord living with her partner. I gained a tenant, a commute, a fancy job title (with perks like the company card), and a permanent bedfellow. While I’ve enjoyed flying up the professional totem pole, I have certainly endured […]
Another reason to get in cold water; taking cold showers or going for a swim changes the way your liver processes fat, ultimately lowering blood levels of cholesterol and creating a beneficial, fat-burning #microbiome!
www.nature.com/nm/journal/v23/n7/full/nm.4357.html
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During cold stimulation, cholesterol is converted to bile acids in an alternative pathway. The bile acids then alter the microbiota, which in turn promotes more heat generation.
Maybe there is something to those 3-day juice cleanses! In this study, people drank fruit/vegetable juice (greens + apples + ginger + beet + pineapple) for 3 days, and significant reductions in body weight were observed, as well as shifts in microbiota and nutrient utilization. Pretty cool!
www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-02200-6
Health benefit of vegetable/fruit juice-based diet: Role of microbiome
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The gut microbiota is an important contributor to human health. Vegetable/fruit juices provide polyphenols, oligosaccharides, fiber and nitrate (beet juice), which may induce a prebiotic-like effect. Juice-based diets are becoming popular. However, there is a lack of scientific evidence of their hea...
Throwback article I co-wrote a couple years ago!
Seems coconut oil is back in the news. What I do I think about it? Check out this article I wrote back in 2015...
Super awesome research that could restore vision in blind people! Scientists made an implant with materials similar to solar cells, and after installing them into the eyes of blind rats, the rats could SEE for up to 10 months (about 30 human years!).
www.nature.com/nmat/journal/v16/n6/full/nmat4874.html
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A retinal prosthesis fabricated from an organic photovoltaic polymer can restore degenerative blindness in vivo, and over long implantation periods.