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Green Tea And Overlooked Vitamin Could Provide Body Armor Against Sneaky Types Of Cognitive Decline

Filed Under: Better Living Through Chemistry

Green Tea And Overlooked Vitamin Could Provide Body Armor Against Sneaky Types Of Cognitive Decline
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The Slow Decline Of Brain Fuel Gets A Shot Of Asian-Powered Nitrous!:

Everybody and their dog in the Health & Wellness space loves to throw around the term, “Superfood.”

But with a reasonable standard, maybe there are really only a few, like blueberries.

Interestingly-enough there are other commonly-consumed food & drink items that might also be called, “Accidental Supplements”.

Some of those might include Tea, Coffee, and Dark Chocolate (esp. 70%+).

Also weirdly, many of these “Accidental Supplements” often get ritualized.

And modern scientists are finding there just might be a little bit more to those hot drink rituals than we thought…

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Accidental Hair-Loss Breakthrough Shows Quick & Promising Results From Surprisingly “Natural” Source!

Filed Under: Better Living Through Chemistry

Accidental Hair-Loss Breakthrough Shows Quick & Promising Results From Surprisingly “Natural” Source!
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The Days Of Crappy Science May Be Over For The Hair-Loss Crowd!:

There are many parts of the Health & Wellness space that get the glam and the really flashy solutions.

But there are other segments of it that seem to get what you might call, “Crap Science” or just plain neglect.

Serious diseases? Super-fancy drugs & biotechs!

Everyday problems? Ahh, just grab a handful of supplements & pray!

Women’s hair-coloring aisle? 40 million different shades of Nice ‘n’ Easy, etc.

Men’s hair-coloring aisle? Just For Men! Three shades. Now get the hell outta here, ya punk!

But now, one of the most unfortunate, “Oh, just live with it!”-problems might be getting a little bit more attention…

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The Voodoo That You Do. How Intermittent-Fasting Plans Can Affect Muscle & Fat-Loss In Surprising Ways

Filed Under: Better Living Through Chemistry

The Voodoo That You Do. How Intermittent-Fasting Plans Can Affect Muscle & Fat-Loss In Surprising Ways
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Has SCIENCE! Finally Found The One Plan To Rule Them All?:

The more things change, the more they stay the same!

Just recently, we discussed how people will torture themselves in interesting ways to accomplish their health goals,

Just like we did with crazy body-rollers, face-electrocutors, and tanning-bed forerunners ~100 years ago,

Same as it ever was: Live longer, Look better, Get healthy, & Lose Weight!

Well, now that we have something a bit closer to real SCIENCE!, instead of the “snake oil” from back then,

Researchers are finding valid data where there was once only quackery.

And this last bit shows once more that a recent “magic plan” for weight-loss pretty much is magic!…

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The Myth of Healthy Moderate Drinking: Research Reveals The Giant Buzz-Kill Of A Reverse Halo-Effect

Filed Under: Better Living Through Chemistry

The Myth of Healthy Moderate Drinking: Research Reveals The Giant Buzz-Kill Of A Reverse Halo-Effect
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That Glass of Wine Probably Isn’t Medicine After All:

You’ve probably heard it countless times: “An apple glass of wine a day keeps the doctor away.”

It’s a comforting thought that’s been repeated in headlines and dinner conversations for decades.

But what if we’ve been looking at the evidence, and the advice, all wrong?

A new and somewhat contrarian analysis from the University of Victoria may have just rewritten our understanding of alcohol and health.

And the results might make you rethink that daily nightcap.

No, this is not just some “Dry January” clickbait, either…

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A Comfort-Food Conundrum. How Cocoa And Flavanol-Rich Foods Can De-Stress Better Than Mac n Cheese

Filed Under: Better Living Through Chemistry

A Comfort-Food Conundrum. How Cocoa And Flavanol-Rich Foods Can De-Stress Better Than Mac n Cheese
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Miracles Of Nutrition Chemistry Are Easy To Miss. For Better Or Worse:

Picture this: Another stressful day at work; or the disco. Another deadline. Another skip-lunch-and-grab-anything-quick part of your life.

Before you know it, something tells you to reach for that mac & cheese, pizza, or burger.

-Classic comfort foods that somehow always have a bit too much fat. And not just the good kind.

If this sounds familiar, you are not alone.

Scientists have just discovered something fascinating about this daily stress+eat cycle.

And potentially, a way to protect ourselves from its damage…

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Just When You Thought It Was Safe To Go Back In The Water…Seafood Contamination Bites Back!

Filed Under: Better Living Through Chemistry

Just When You Thought It Was Safe To Go Back In The Water…Seafood Contamination Bites Back!
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I Guess They Were Right. Shrimpin’ Ain’t Easy!:

One of the great things about Trader Joe’s is that they make it easier to be careful about what you eat.

-Namely organic food that doesn’t involve a second mortgage on your pets like the stuff at Whole Foods.

While there’s still some debate about the benefits of organic, the idea’s still a good one.

And awhile back, a similar school of thought translated to some real cautions about fish. Even the sushi-grade stuff.

Well, Dartmouth’s researchers ventured into the wild untamed coastlines of New Hampshire to find out there’s more to be cautious about in the sea besides JAWS…

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Is There An Easy Way To Be Happier? One Company’s Marketing Survey Says Yes And It Might Not Be Bullshit

Filed Under: Better Living Through Chemistry

Is There An Easy Way To Be Happier? One Company’s Marketing Survey Says Yes And It Might Not Be Bullshit
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The Overlooked Wellness Hacks Might Be The Best Ones:

Every once in awhile, you find a piece of info that doesn’t arrive the way you’d think.

Especially if it’s about something you take for granted or is sitting in your blind spot.

This time around, the start of it doesn’t come from a study, but instead a marketing campaign or stunt designed to sell more drink powder.

-Which would normally raise strongly-worded questions.

But the results of their survey might accidentally be worthwhile…

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Microplastics In Your Water. Another Chapter In The Plastic Bottle Mystery Series That Started With BPA

Filed Under: Better Living Through Chemistry

Microplastics In Your Water. Another Chapter In The Plastic Bottle Mystery Series That Started With BPA
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Microplastic Menace; In The Quantum Realm!:

File this update as another case of, “Well, we thought it was safe because…”

A short while ago, we found a study that showed people were right to be cautious about plastic water bottles.

Not only did they have BPA in them before.

But that recent study found after awhile, they can leach between 300-500 different chemicals into the water that’s in them.

In many cases, this was even true of reusable bottles that had been put through the dishwasher.

The detergent alone introduced another 3500 chemicals into them, too.

But now Columbia & Rutgers teams are showing us we have a different problem…

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