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- Free media relies on advertising revenue
- This drive for advertising revenue results in ‘click-bait’ headlines and emotive themes...
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- Use of digital media already takes up around 1/4 of any given day on average
- Use of digital...
While saunas are known to be beneficial to health (by inducing ‘heat shock proteins’) and might even aid hypertrophy (muscle growth), the evidence for a ‘detox’ effect is less clear....
Issue 3 | Volume 2 | March 2020
In this issue:
This month, Cliff looks at the evidence behind diet and lifestyle for reducing...
Key points
- Caffeine-containing beverages are proven nootropics
- Common herbs like mint, sage, and others are likely to improve cognition
- Brahmi is a promising...
Reviews of the evidence have shown that there is little meaningful evidence to support the use of evening primrose oil (EPO) for breast tenderness or dermatitis.1, 2 But one review has suggested...
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- Carbohydrate intake is associated with more likelihood of having metabolic syndrome.
- Linear dose-response relationships were found, with a 2.6% increase...
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- A broad range of factors influence brain-health and cognitive decline
- Stress and lack of sleep and exercise are likely to...
Issue 2 | Volume 2 | February 2020
In this issue:
This month, Cliff delves into the evidence behind the health effects of sweeteners....
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- Ovarian cancer cells are known to migrate to the omentum
- These cells ‘co-opt’ fatty acids for use as fuel from...
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- Stevia is a non-nutritive sweetener with a long history of traditional use
- It is likely that stevia can help reduce...
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- Erythritol is a commonly used, natural polyol sweetener
- It has little if any effect on markers of human health
- High doses...
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- While there are some associations drawn from observational data between NNS and overweight/obesity, these are not seen in randomised...
Issue 1 | Volume 2 | January 2020
In this issue:
This month, Cliff presents introductory articles on whether detox diets really work, and...
Key points
- Toxins are poisonous substances produced within an organism
- Toxicants are synthetically produced (i.e. in manufacturing)
- Common toxins/toxicants include heavy metals, bisphenols...
