Ignore the bacteria behind the curtain!

If I told you that your mind is controlled by bacteria in your gut, you’d probably wonder if I also believe Elvis is still alive and that your FitBit contains government microchips tracking your every move. Well, hold on t
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Until recently, I found the notion of “food addiction” to be a load of horse poop. But after reading David Kessler’s book, The End of Overeating, I started wavering. Kessler’s theory is that food manufactur
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You can get addicted to just about anything. From what I understand, that’s the basic point of Alcoholics Anonymous, replacing one dependency with another considerably more benign dependency. People close to George W. Bush c
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There’s a new study out indicating that bacon might be the new crack. From CNN: In the study, published in the journal Nature Neuroscience, Kenny and his co-author studied three groups of lab rats for 40 days. One of the gro
Continue Reading | Add CommentThe definitive answer as to why you ate that second slice of yule log.
Welcome back. If you’re reading this, it means you probably just emerged from your holiday meal-induced sugar coma and you’re ready to leap back into the world of fitness and nutrition. I don’t want to kick a dog
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Following up on CBS’s recent eating disorder endorsement, CNN has published a really cool summary of reasons people overeat. All the usual suspects are here. Lack of sleep causes hormone issues. Stress messes with your corti
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