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New and Noteworthy: What I Read This Week—Edition 218
Research of the Week
Breaking up evening sitting with resistance training lowers blood sugar and insulin levels.
Driving after bad sleep is like driving after a few drinks.
Quercetin may prevent frailty.
Methane isn’t as warming as…
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6 Indoor Exercises to Bring the Outside In
Training outdoors is one of the classic human traditions. Almost every workout I do is outside, whether it’s weights at the outdoor gym, sprints on the beach, hikes, fat tire cycling on the beach, paddling in the ocean, pickle ball on…
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What is Berberine and Should You Take It?
As the number of people living with cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome, diabetes, cancer, and other health scourges continues to skyrocket, so too does the demand for safe, effective treatments. People don’t just want to pop…
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New and Noteworthy: What I Read This Week—Edition 217
Research of the Week
Unintended effects of “child neglect” laws.
Mosquitoes love light pollution.
The Indo European expansion may have used ships, not just horses.
Why did duelers in the South use inaccurate weapons?
During…
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New and Noteworthy: What I Read This Week—Edition 216
Research of the Week
Higher post-op HbA1c levels predict recurrence of tears in diabetic rotator cuff repair patients.
Applying skin cream reduces oxidative stress in the body.
In the Mongolian empire, only elites consumed yak milk.…
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What Is Autophagy? | Mark’s Daily Apple
Biological systems are self-maintaining. They have to be. Your cells are little factories, performing tasks crucial to maintaining this thing we call life. And just like in factories, machinery (organelles) break down. Waste…
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New and Noteworthy: What I Read This Week—Edition 215
Research of the Week
Blending blackberries and apples has a lower glycemic response than eating whole apples and blackberries, possibly due to the pulverized blackberry seeds.
Persian traders interbred with local East African women…
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9 Types of Protein Powder
Whey protein isolate is the gold standard of protein powders, and it’s the only one I take besides collagen, but it’s not the only one out there. There are reasons for branching out beyond whey into other types of protein powder.…
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New and Noteworthy: What I Read This Week—Edition 214
Research of the Week
High cord levels of unmetabolized folic acid (from fortification and synthetic vitamins) is a strong risk factor for autism.
Preliminary results with a new cancer drug are very positive.
Why the combo of fat and…
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New and Noteworthy: What I Read This Week—Edition 213
Research of the Week
Semaglutide fails to improve or resolve non-alcoholic steatohepatitis.
Slavery, captivity, and rowing in Malta.
Leaders with low self esteem have toxic effects.
Strength training for female sprint athletes.
Wild…
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