When women enter menopause, they are told to increase their calcium and follow a strict exercise and nutritional regimen to help maintain their bone health. But why? Estrogen, the primary …
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According to Eric Pallant, author of Sourdough Culture: The History of Bread Making from Ancient to Modern Bakers, sourdough bread originated in the Fertile Crescent of the Middle East 6,000 …
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Why Women Need to be Consuming More Fiber for Their Reproductive Health
Lately, everywhere I look, I am surrounded by protein; protein cereal, protein coffee, protein pasta. Protein everything. Consuming a lot of protein daily brings a variety of health benefits, including …
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From Tokens to Grammar: Behind The Language of Food; The Conclusion (Part 3 of 3).
When the System Becomes Overloaded When biological signals repeatedly fail to align with expectations, the consequences do not appear all at once. They emerge gradually as the body attempts to …
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From Tokens to Grammar: Behind The Language of Food
Segment 2: The Grammar of Food Structure, Grammar, and the Meaning of Food The vocabulary is identical. The meaning is not. Consider two meals that appear nutritionally similar on paper. …
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A Conversation with Geeta Maker-Clark, M.D.: The Kitchen Is the First Pharmacy
Introduction Geeta Maker-Clark, M.D. is a board-certified family physician and the Director of Integrative Nutrition and Advocacy at Endeavor Health. Trained in conventional medicine and deeply informed by community-based work, …
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Study Spotlight: Dinner with God
In this week’s Study Spotlight, and over the next three columns, I’ll be sharing the background behind my latest book, Dinner with God: Understanding The Language of Food, and why …
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Study Spotlight Take-Away With Chef Dr. Mike: When Nutrition Science Loses Its Way
“If a man does not know to which port he sails, no wind is favorable.” — Seneca If you listen long enough to the current conversation about food and health, …
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Study Spotlight Take-Away With Chef Dr. Mike: Ultraprocessed Foods & Scattergories
“If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don’t have to worry about the answers.” — Thomas Pynchon As noted in the recent column, The MAHA Report Card, recent …
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Study Spotlight Take-Away With Chef Dr. Mike: Food & The Microbiome
“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” – J.R.R. Tolkien (The Hobbit) Understanding Food As Information (FAI) requires …
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