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After a regimen combining carbohydrates and sucralose, the body’s ability to regulate blood sugar falters.

Consumer Reports asks, Is hand-washing better than using hand sanitizer for flu protection? A new study shows hand-washing beats hand sanitizer when it comes to eliminating flu.

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IGF1 appears to promote/enable cancer. Removing IGF1 leads to reduction in cancer. Meat based diet increases IGF1 produced in liver. Plant based diet reduces IGF1 produced by liver.

Fructose from fruit diminished insulin spike, even when combined with industrial fructose.

Eat heavy meals earlier in the day, stop eating as early in the day as possible, and maintain at least 12 hour gap before eating the next day: leads to weight loss & lower blood pressure & lower heart rate.

"if possible, eat earlier in the day, so now I try to eat dinner early.. at least avoid late night eating. Breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, with or without an early pauper’s dinner would probably best."

30 grams of ground flax daily for a month reduced ocylipin (proinflamatory) significantly.

“It varies from individual to individual, but consuming more than your normal amount of caffeine could make you feel nervous, anxious, irritable or jittery, and may cause excessive urine production or irregular heartbeat. And for those who have anxiety or insomnia, it could worsen their symptoms.”

Magnesium glycinate is better?

Unfiltered coffee raises cholesterol levels, BUT filtered coffee does not affect cholesterol. Whew! Caffeinated coffee reduces elasticity of blood vessels (ability to dilate), BUT decaf coffee had no effect on vessel elasticity. These were based on 1 cup. BUT two cups of decaf had a beneficial effect on vessel elasticity.

Green and black tea boosts arterial elasticity. Caffeine in coffee impairs coronary artery flow during exercise, BUT caffeine in tea improved coronary blood flow during exercise. BUT addition of milk will undermine the benefit.

One commentor said the chemical in tea is not caffeine molecule. Need to confirm.

A new study looks at the effects of outdoor recreation on mental health.

More detail on paper funded by Gary Taubs' Org shows opposite of what keto advocates expected. High fat diet promotes consumption of protein leading to lower muscle mass.

Hmm...It appears that low fat diets reduce body fat more effectively than high fat diets (total calories being the same).

Wow! Clear argument that dairy is addictive. Instead of digestion breaking dairy protein into amino acids, some are absorbed as protein chains, and some of those chains are chemically similar to addictive morphine. Fascinating. It keeps the babies (and humans consuming dairy) coming for more. Interesting argument.

Once, a diagnosis of extensively drug-resistant TB meant quick death. A three-drug regimen cures most patients in just months.