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Plastic Bottles & Water: Even Reusable Plastic Bottles Leach Hundreds Of Chemicals Into Your Drink

Filed Under: Better Living Through Chemistry

Plastic Bottles & Water: Even Reusable Plastic Bottles Leach Hundreds Of Chemicals Into Your Drink
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Weird Plastic Bottle Chemicals End Up In Your Water:
A little while ago, there was a big fuss about plastic water bottles.

The problem people pointed-out, was from a chemical called BPA.

This chemical can behave like the hormone Estrogen in some cases.

Well everyone got upset about it, especially people who found out it was in baby bottles.

And slowly but surely, plastic bottles with BPA in them got phased out.

Now we all know Jason Momoa recently got so upset at single-use plastic bottles that he shaved his head.

After this post, he’s going to have to find something else to shave…

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Tea’s Health Benefits. New Evidence For Ancient Antioxidant Drink That’s An “Accidental Supplement”

Filed Under: Better Living Through Chemistry

Tea’s Health Benefits. New Evidence For Ancient Antioxidant Drink That’s An “Accidental Supplement”
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Tea’s Health Benefits Discovered Not In Asia, But The UK!:
In the process of trying to improve ourselves and our health,

One of the ideas that comes up frequently is that of Small Wins.

Maybe you don’t have to lose 5-10 pounds this month, or get to 10% body-fat by the end of this year.

But just like any health tweak, perhaps there is something you can do that’s a small effort every day.

One that will move you very slowly onto a better course over time.

Well, another bit of research is out on a small but very old part of “accidental supplementation” that could push you onto a better course…

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Weight-Loss And Water-Intake: The Ancient “Fat Switches” Of Water, Fructose, & Salt Help Reverse Obesity

Filed Under: Weight Loss / Fat Loss

Weight-Loss And Water-Intake: The Ancient “Fat Switches” Of Water, Fructose, & Salt Help Reverse Obesity
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Researchers Discover 3 Switches For Weight-Loss, Starting With Water:
So with the problem of weight-loss, there are all kinds of approaches.

Crazy celebrity fad-diets, calorie-restriction, Weight Watchers, special magic foods, etc.

Some people even try to out-exercise bad nutrition; which is of course, impossible unless you’re Lokelani McMichael.

Because the problem is so thorny, medical & nutrition researchers are going to all kinds of lengths to find some kind of key that might make things easier through diet magic.

And Dr. Richard Johnson’s team might just have found another one…

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Supplements For Brain Nutrition With Dan Murray-Serter On Deep Dive With Ali Abdaal

Filed Under: Better Living Through Chemistry

Supplements For Brain Nutrition With Dan Murray-Serter On Deep Dive With Ali Abdaal

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Heights Brain Health Supplement. Dan Murray-Serter Discusses With Ali Abdaal:
Every once in awhile working on a subject, you come across interesting parallels or collisions.

One of those I found pretty interesting was on Deep Dive with Ali Abdaal.

Strangely-enough, it plugs-in very nicely with the recent post on several different kinds of berries and their effect on brain health.

The interviewee, serial entrepreneur Dan Murray-Serter was having problems with insomnia and anxiety.

So in a strange turn of events, and after trying everything else, he went to a dietitian for help.

That person immediately prescribed him, of all things, supplements to cure his problem…

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Blueberries & Memory: The King Of Superfoods Wins Another Battle. This Time: Dementia

Filed Under: Better Living Through Chemistry

Blueberries & Memory: The King Of Superfoods Wins Another Battle. This Time: Dementia
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Blueberries For Memory. Favorite Superfood Winning Against Dementia:
Many times, we can all hear about some kind of new hack or “Old Wives’ Tale” that we’re not sure about.

Sometimes it’s a checkout-lane diet, insane celebrity rumor, or just a fad.

You hear that this new thing is supposed to deliver results, but over time the story could seem to run out of legs.

But what really helps reinforce something that’s hard to believe is ongoing evidence from !SCIENCE!

And one of the recommendations in the HT post on Dr. Neal Barnard’s superfoods for your brain just got another big research boost…

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Light Exposure Vs. Mood: Brown Researchers Find Light Gets Into Your Brain In Many Unexpected Ways

Filed Under: Mind/Brain

Light Exposure Vs. Mood: Brown Researchers Find Light Gets Into Your Brain In Many Unexpected Ways
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Light Exposure & Mood. Getting Into Your Brain In New & Unexpected Ways:
Let’s take a moment to appreciate the fact that just like cats, we are all solar-powered.

The sun is out and we’re all getting enough vitamin d for a change.

Hopefully it’s doing us some good, and we’re not getting too much exposure.

But in a while things will change, and people most sensitive to sunlight are really going to notice its absence.

-After they come down off a 3-day pumpkin-spice bender of course.

And while SCIENCE so far has only vitamins, anti-depressants, and fancy light-boxes for those affected,

They might just get a lot more help in the future if Brown University researchers have anything to say about it…

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Zen And The Art Of Meaningful Productivity. Yale Team Formula: How To Get Into The Flow State Of Mind

Filed Under: Mind/Brain, Video

Zen And The Art Of Meaningful Productivity. Yale Team Formula: How To Get Into The Flow State Of Mind
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How To Get Into The Flow State Of Mind, According To Yale:
We all want to do things that are fun on occasion.

We may even want to do something as crazy as live a meaningful life, or do a job that we love that pays us as we both live and create that meaningful life.

One of the big components of course is that job, and the type we all admire most is when people seem to be at their apex.

Whatever they do, if they are almost like the Olympic athletes of that job and completely at-one with it,

That sets off a chain-reaction in our minds we immediately see as meaningful.

And Yale researchers think they’ve just cracked the code…

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Body Fat Vs. Alcohol: Separate Types Of Drinks Can Somehow Affect Body-Composition Differently

Filed Under: Weight Loss / Fat Loss

Body Fat Vs. Alcohol: Separate Types Of Drinks Can Somehow Affect Body-Composition Differently


Beer, Cider, Wine, & Spirits Alcoholic Drinks Affect Body-Fat Differently:
One of the easiest ways to bring a new benefit into your life is to try to make it a habit.

An even better way to do that is to pair it, or make it relative to a routine or habit you already have.

So one of the best ways we can improve our health is to change the habit of eating we all do several times each day.

Even good ole’ Hippocrates said, “Let your food be your medicine and your medicine be your food.”

Although there is still some debate about the entire class of beverages that encompasses it,

Scientific study continues to find more health benefits from wine, and the recent Iowa State work is no exception…

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