by admin | Feb 11, 2025 | Nutrition
Ozempic and others in a new class of weight-loss drugs have been called “the medical sensation of the decade.” Are they worthy of all the hype? For a deep dive, please see my primer on this topic. OZEMPIC: Risks, Benefits, and Natural Alternatives to GLP-1 Weight-Loss...
by admin | Feb 6, 2025 | Nutrition
Can the aroma of wood essential oils replicate the immune-boosting effects of walking in a forest? Studies on the effects of “forest bathing,” or shinrin-yoku in Japanese, “a traditional practice characterized by visiting a forest and breathing its air,” have found it...
by admin | Feb 4, 2025 | Nutrition
Natural killer cells are one of the ways our body fights off cancer, and visiting a forest can induce a significant increase in both their numbers and their activity. I’ve previously shown how exposure to nature can have self-reported psychological benefits, but there...
by admin | Jan 31, 2025 | Nutrition
I’m thrilled to announce that pre-orders are now open for The How Not to Age Cookbook, coming out on April 22. This much-anticipated culinary companion to my New York Times Best Seller, How Not to Age, is a beautifully-illustrated cookbook with more than 100 recipes...
by admin | Jan 30, 2025 | Nutrition
The book Dieting Makes You Fat was published originally in the 1980s and then repeatedly republished. Since most people who lose weight go on to regain it, there is a concern that there may be adverse health consequences of “yo-yo dieting.” This idea emerged from...
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