Those Probiotics May Actually Be Hurting Your ‘Gut Health’

The newly fashionable pills and foods meant to increase the variety of healthy bacteria in our bodies can actually have the opposite effect. 

 https://www.wsj.com/articles/those-probiotics-may-actually-be-hurting-your-gut-health-11570721466?shareToken=steb0697fe42084087a686568d1709f4d2

The Fasting Cure Is No Fad

 https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-fasting-cure-is-no-fad-11564676512?shareToken=stb80fce14a975468eb434aac882bbe8a9

The Link Between Diet, Exercise and Alzheimer’s

A new study finds that lifestyle changes can improve cognition

 

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-link-between-diet-exercise-and-alzheimers-11572427802?shareToken=std6179198053b432091d2002d1dc80b07

Roundup, the World’s Best-Selling Weedkiller, Faces a Legal Reckoning

Monsanto has been actively engaged in manipulating the science regarding glyphosate’s carcinogenicity.




https://www.wsj.com/articles/roundup-the-weedkiller-that-changed-farming-faces-a-reckoning-11554735900?shareToken=st85544b5318094978aea7e661097db698

Paul Talalay Found Broccoli Could Boost Body’s Defenses Against Cancer

Paul Talalay Found Broccoli Could Boost Body’s Defenses Against Cancer

Your mother told you to eat broccoli. Paul Talalay found scientific evidence that she was right.
Dr. Talalay, who died March 10 at age 95, was a medical researcher at Johns Hopkins University for more than 50 years who helped establish the idea that eating certain foods could reduce cancer risks. He was most famous for a 1992 paper finding that a chemical obtained from eating broccoli and some other vegetables, sulforaphane, could help boost the body’s natural defenses against carcinogens.

For Real Weight Control, Try Portion Control

If you’re serious about losing or maintaining weight, learn the size of a healthful portion and treat restaurant servings as enough for two or more.

https://nyti.ms/2Hz370M 

Which Allergens Are in Your Food? You Can’t Always Tell From the Labels

Despite federal legislation passed 15 years ago, food labels don’t always alert consumers to allergens that may be present in packaged goods

.https://nyti.ms/2Sb0CpG

Plague Water, Anyone? A Distillery Delves Into Medieval Mixology

Historians and craft liquor companies are collaborating to bring back recipes that began as medicines and ended up in punches and cocktails.

https://nyti.ms/2GCk4Gw

  

In Roundup Case, the Science Will Go on Trial First

Science takes the stand

Dietary Advice Based on the Bacteria in Your Gut

Companies say the microbiome varies from person to person—and so should the most effective diet

https://www.wsj.com/articles/dietary-advice-based-on-the-bacteria-in-your-gut-1519614301 

For Real Weight Control, Try Portion Control

If you’re serious about losing or maintaining weight, learn the size of a healthful portion and treat restaurant servings as enough for two or more.

https://nyti.ms/2Hz370M

To Fight Fatty Liver, Avoid Sugary Foods and Drinks

Children with fatty liver disease sharply reduced the amount of fat and inflammation in their livers by cutting soft drinks, fruit juices and foods with added sugars.




 https://nyti.ms/2HodV1F

Which Allergens Are in Your Food? You Can’t Always Tell From the Labels

Despite federal legislation passed 15 years ago, food labels don’t always alert consumers to allergens that may be present in packaged goods.https://nyti.ms/2Sb0CpGhttps://nyti.ms/2Sb0CpG

Germs in Your Gut Are Talking to Your Brain. Scientists Want to Know What They’re Saying

 The body’s microbial community may influence the brain and behavior, perhaps even playing a role in dementia, autism and other disorders.

https://nyti.ms/2SiOjI9

The Unsung Role of the Pharmacist in Patient Health

 “Older adults are taking an awful lot of pills these days — 66 percent take five drugs or more per day, and 27 percent take 10 or more per day .
 https://nyti.ms/2HBT4bk

Breathe. Exhale. Repeat: The Benefits of Controlled Breathing

https://nyti.ms/2ekot2Z

Take a deep breath, expanding your belly. Pause. Exhale slowly to the count of five. Repeat four times.  Congratulations. You’ve just calmed your nervous system.

Controlled breathing, like what you just practiced, has been shown to reduce stress, increase alertness and boost your immune system. For centuries yogis have used breath control, or pranayama, to promote concentration and improve vitality.

1. Sitting upright or lying down, place your hands on your belly.

2. Slowly breathe in, expanding your belly, to the count of five.

3. Pause.

4. Slowly breathe out to the count of six.

5. Work your way up to practicing this pattern for 10 to 20 minutes a day.

What Foods Are Banned in Europe but Not Banned in the U.S.?

The European Union prohibits many food additives and various drugs that are widely used in American foods.

 https://nyti.ms/2RodS9S

 

Confused by Nutrition Research? Sloppy Science May Be to Blame

According to a new book by Marion Nestle, the unstated goal of most company-sponsored studies is to increase the bottom line.

 https://nyti.ms/2CNnKCv

Is There an Optimal Diet for Humans?

A study of modern hunter-gatherer groups found that they exhibit generally excellent metabolic health while consuming a wide range of diets.

 Nutrition experts have long debated whether there is an optimal diet that humans evolved to eat. But a study published this month adds a twist. It found that there is likely no single natural diet that is best for human health.

https://nyti.ms/2GzyPuG

 

He Got Schizophrenia. He Got Cancer. And Then He Got Cured.

A bone-marrow transplant treated a patient’s leukemia — and his delusions, too. Some doctors think they know why. 

 https://nyti.ms/2QkTZN8