Monthly Archives: April 2018

Are the health benefits of the Mediterranean Diet from the food alone or the lifestyle or a combination of both?

Caffeine and perhaps other stimulants increase capacity for brain function. Caffeine causes widespread brain entropy (and that’s a good thing)

Long term use of antidepressants comes with some problems and the drugs are difficult to discontinue.

The microbiome does not respond well to additives in Highly processed food.

Eliminating exposure to gluten is not easy. https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/04/03/598990638/when-going-gluten-free-is-not-enough-new-tests-detect-hidden-exposure

Walking is exercise and every little bit counts to benefit health.

Roasted coffee beans contain acrylamide and acrylamide in high doses can cause cancer in laboratory rats. Does this means coffee causes cancer? Probably not but stay tuned for any additional evidence that may come available. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/california-ordered-to-add-cancer-warning-to-coffee-but-the-science-doesnt-hold-up/2018/03/30/193ca9e8-345e-11e8-8abc-22a366b72f2d_story.html?