Research of the Week Scientists can’t quantify what makes a good liar. Medieval English peasants ate mostly meat stew, cheese, fruits, and vegetables. Bowel cancer rates rise among young adults. Researchers identify two gut bacteria linked to mental health. In mice, a keto diet lowers schizophrenia symptoms, partially by modulating the gut biome. New Primal Blueprint Podcasts Episode 339: Jeffrey M. Smith:...
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Research of the Week You’re absorbing sunscreen into your blood. “Whole, fresh fruit probably does not contribute to obesity and may have a place in the prevention and management of excess adiposity.” Before they had fire, early hominids may have cooked using hydrothermal vents. Low-carb enteral feeding works. Among indigenous Americans, living in Alaska produced genetic adaptations to high altitude...
Research of the Week Third party research confirms that a pasture-based cattle operation in Georgia is securing more carbon in the soil than it releases. The influence personality has on longevity might be modulated by its influence on sleep habits. Higher inflammation, more impulsivity. Exercise improves sperm quality, and this quality is transferred to offspring who are lucky enough...
Research of the Week Scientists generate speech from brain recordings. In the U.S., sedentary behavior has remained stable or gotten more prevalent. Visualizing coffee might be enough (not buying this one). Pigs who eat chicken generate more lipid oxidation products than pigs who eat beef. When we sleep, our brain distinguishes between important and unimportant sounds. Thinking of your future self...
Research of the Week Statins linked to diabetes, again. A ketogenic diet helps relapsing MS patients lower fatigue, reduce depression, and lose weight. Indigenous Australians traded pottery with Papua New Guineans for thousands of years. A fatty liver epidemic in young people is bad news and simply shouldn’t be happening (but is). Narcissists make better citizens. New Primal Blueprint Podcasts Episode 328:...
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Research of the Week The common food additive TBHQ, a synthetic antioxidant used to preserve freshness, appears to impair the immune response to influenza. Maori people have a greater insulin response to fructose than BMI-matched Europeans. There’s a new DNA editing tool in town. Good dog. Dog owners tend to be more happy than cat owners. New Primal Blueprint Podcasts Episode 325:...
Last call to enter the Mark’s Daily Apple Ultimate Coffee Giveaway. This one closes Monday (4/8/19) at midnight PDT. Research of the Week Testosterone-induced aggression may be mediated by dopamine. Cognitive reappraisal can make a workout seem easier. In alcoholics, brain damage progresses even after they stop drinking. Scientists may have debunked the existence of “depression genes.” Sugar crash, not sugar...
Research of the Week GMO soybean oil (made to have less PUFA and more MUFA) causes less obesity than conventional soybean oil 12 weeks of keto improve cognitive function, eating behavior, physical performance, and metabolic health in obese people. Older adults are still capable of growing new neurons, except if they have Alzheimer’s. More inflammation, more impulsivity. Want to bulk...