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Cliff’s 101 Tips for Health: Choose grass-fed beef
Beef is a great protein option. However, factory-farmed beef has higher levels of omega 6 fats. A high intake of omega 6 fats has been linked to increasing obesity rates, heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. Always choose free-range, grass-fed beef. …
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The Gut & Cardiovascular Health
Key points The bi-directional relationship between the gut microbiota and inflammation, sleep, satiety, and ad libitum food intake make a compelling case for the gut having a large impact on cardiovascular healthReduced microbial diversity is associated with increased inflammation…
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Bacillus coagulans, a Novel Probiotic for Food & Supplements?
Bacillus coagulans is interesting as a probiotic because it is spore-forming bacteria and perhaps most importantly for food and supplement applications, is able to better withstand heat and food processing than many other common probiotics.1, 2 In one study, …
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Can Poor Gut Health Cause Hair Loss?
Hair loss can be due to several causes including genetic proclivity (esp. male pattern baldness), micronutrient deficiencies (such as a zinc deficiency) or to an autoimmune inflammatory disorder such as alopecia areata (which also has nutritional and environmental co-factors). In …
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Gut Health, Weight Management, and Metabolic Syndrome
Key points The gut microbiome is likely to play an important role in metabolic syndrome and obesityThe gut and microbiome have a bidirectional relationship with causative factors of diabesity; hunger, satiety, inflammation and immunityProbiotics including Lactobacillus and Bifodobacteria …
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Cliff’s 101 Tips for Health: Sprout!
Sprouts are A FANTASTIC way to increase nutrient and protein content in meals, especially for vegetarians. Legumes (beans like lentils, chickpeas and mung beans) provide slower digesting carbohydrates, with a relatively low carbohydrate load, prominent levels of gut-supporting resistant starches …