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February 24, 2016 Preventing Gout Attacks with Diet If the uric acid crystals that trigger gout come from the breakdown of purines, should...
February 22, 2016 Which Foods Increase Happiness? Certain foods are linked not only to increased happiness, but also to greater “eudaemonic” well-being—feelings...
February 19, 2016 Are Happier People Actually Healthier? The burgeoning field of positive psychology is based on the understanding that mental health is...
February 17, 2016 Paleopoo: What We Can Learn from Fossilized Feces Ancient dietary practices based on analyzing the fiber content of fossilized human waste can give...
February 15, 2016 Using the Produce Aisle to Boost Immune Function Vegetables tested head-to-head to see which boosts immune function best.
February 12, 2016 Treating Infant Colic by Changing Mom’s Diet Cow’s milk proteins can pass through breast milk—which may explain why maternal dairy-free diets are...
February 10, 2016 Sodium Skeptics Try to Shake Up the Salt Debate What about the studies that show a “u-shaped curve,” where too much sodium is bad,...
February 8, 2016 How to Counter the Inflammation of Aging What can we eat to combat “inflamm-aging,” the chronic low-grade inflammation that accompanies the aging...
February 5, 2016 Treating Acne with Barberries What happens when the most antioxidant-packed dried fruit available is put to the test in...
February 3, 2016 When Drugs and Diets Don’t Lower Diabetes Deaths Why do some drug-based strategies shorten the lives of diabetics and some diet-based strategies fail...
February 1, 2016 Preventing Skin Cancer from the Inside Out Eating antioxidant-rich foods can bolster skin protection and reduce sunburn redness by 40%, whereas alcohol...