Side view a cup of tea bowls of colorful sweets next to the plate of an appetizing cupcake with cream and a cup of tea on the table

How Sugar Hijacks Your Brain — And Why You Keep Craving It

A breakdown of the dopamine-sugar-brain interplay is crucial for a comprehensive understanding of how sugar affects the brain. There are very few food components that stimulate the brain as effectively as sugar does. Metering its consumption may be the key to improving your cognitive ability and self-regulating certain habits.  By default, our body is designed…

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Is Intermittent Fasting Worth the Weight?

Intermittent Fasting: What the Latest Science Really Says About Skipping Meals

Intermittent fasting benefits are probably a subject that influences your daily life choices, particularly if one of the following is true about you. One, you are a biohacking apologist and student of someone like Joe Dispenza, or two, you’re someone given to practices of an ancient religion. However, beyond the affirmations of sentiments and out-of-body…

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Common food preservatives used to kill pathogens in food affect beneficial bacteria as well, threatening the gut microbiome

10 Common Food Additives You Should Know About (And What They Do)

The Industrial Revolution brought mass-produced, processed foods and some of today’s common food additives. Some people ubiquitously see monosodium glutamate (MSG) on food labels, but can’t tell what it is. Fret not if you fall in this category, because you’re not alone.  Today, most commercially processed foods contain additives. This makes it necessary to understand,…

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Exploring the Growing Market for Vegan and Plant-Based Products: A Taste of the Future

A 2021 Bloomberg economic report predicted significant plant-based food market growth by the coming decade. According to the report, the global plant-based food market is poised to hit $160 billion by 2030! For some perspective, that same market was doing a little above $29 billion in 2020.  Judging by this data, veganism is becoming more…

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