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- Getting enough total energy from your diet is likely to improve sleep duration and quality
- Sufficient protein is also...
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- There are meaningful benefits from the diet for inflammatory bowel conditions
- There are also possible benefits for Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
- Studies...
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- Auto-immune conditions result from the body attacking ‘self’ tissue with the immune responses
- The shift to a modern diet high...
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- Various nutrients are integral to supporting healthy immune responses
- Many people don’t get enough of these nutrients in the modern...
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- MCTs reliably increase ketone levels in the body
- Increased ketones are associated with improved brain health and resistance to neurodegeneration...
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- Caffeine-containing beverages are proven nootropics
- Common herbs like mint, sage, and others are likely to improve cognition
- Brahmi is a promising...
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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...
