Parkinson's Disease
A recent randomized controlled trial found that daily resistant starch supplementation alleviated motor symptoms in Parkinson’s disease patients. Over a 12‑week period, participants showed a 15% reduction in Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) motor scores compared with placebo. The intervention also boosted short‑chain fatty acid (SCFA) production and enhanced gut microbiome diversity, suggesting a gut‑brain axis mechanism. No serious adverse events were recorded, indicating the approach is well‑tolerated.
Train Hard, Recover Harder
Athletes pushing harder risk overtraining when nutrition and recovery lag behind. The article outlines five evidence‑based nutrition tactics—protein intake, complex carbs, proper hydration, healthy fats, and strategic timing—to close the recovery gap. It stresses that these dietary levers must work...
Practitioner Tip: What Common Supplements Are Mast Cell Triggers?
Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) patients often react to supplements that seem harmless, because some active ingredients are high in histamine or act as mast‑cell liberators. The post highlights that fermented forms of vitamin C, such as ascorbic acid and ascorbyl...
Why Your Tortillas Now Have Folic Acid (And Why That Matters for Latina Health)
On Jan 1 2026 California enacted a law requiring folic acid fortification of all commercially produced corn masa products, including tortillas. The measure targets the higher incidence of neural‑tube defects among Latina births, a gap left by earlier grain‑fortification policies that excluded...
Friday Hope: Zinc: Improves Intestinal and Lung Epithelial Integrity, Mitigates Oxidative Stress and Counters NF-kB Signaling
Zinc is essential for DNA synthesis, immune function and maintaining epithelial barriers. Recent studies show COVID‑19 patients with zinc deficiency face a 5.5‑fold higher risk of complications, longer hospital stays and increased mortality. Supplementation restores tight‑junction proteins, reduces oxidative stress...
Dairy vs Plant Milks: Which Should You Choose?
The article breaks down the expanding landscape of plant‑based milks—soy, oat, pea, almond, cashew, hemp, and more—against traditional dairy. It explains how plant milks are produced through soaking, grinding, and filtering, often with added stabilizers that classify them as ultra‑processed...
Podcast: Build Better Habits & Master the Mental Game of Eating
The Two Percent podcast released a new episode featuring Melissa Hartwig, co‑founder of the Whole30 movement, to discuss how short‑term elimination diets can rewire eating habits and uncover food sensitivities. Hartwig shares personal stories of trauma, sobriety, and how a...
Iron: An Underrated Factor in Aging
The piece argues that excess iron—especially heme iron from animal foods—acts like internal rust, driving oxidative damage through the Fenton reaction and contributing to cardiovascular disease, insulin resistance, and cancer. It highlights that typical ferritin levels in Western populations often...
Why GLP-1 Medications Require Expert Nutrition Guidance
GLP‑1 medications are reshaping obesity and diabetes treatment by delivering significant weight loss, but their appetite‑suppressing effects can lead to protein shortfalls, vitamin gaps, and muscle loss. A recent Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics survey found 98% of professionals flag...
Should You Give Your Child Melatonin? What the Research Actually Says
Melatonin supplement sales in the United States surged from $285 million in 2016 to $821 million in 2020, reflecting a sharp rise in pediatric use. A recent survey indicates that roughly one in five school‑aged children received melatonin in the past month....
Hydrogen-Rich Water Reduces Premenstrual Symptoms and Improves Quality of Life
A randomized, double‑blind trial published in BMC Women’s Health found that women who drank 1,500‑2,000 mL of hydrogen‑rich water each day during the luteal phase experienced a measurable drop in PMS symptom scores and reported better physical and psychological quality of...
Eat More Salt for Metabolic Health.
Recent analysis challenges the long‑standing advice to limit dietary salt, citing Dr. Ray Peat’s review of roughly 100 studies. Large cohort research shows that lower sodium intake correlates with higher mortality and fewer coronary events, while modest increases in daily sodium...
Dietary Interventions for Healthy Aging: An Epigenetic Perspective
A new review from Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine argues that diet functions as epigenetic software, supplying metabolites such as SAM, NAD+, α‑ketoglutarate and acetyl‑CoA that directly shape DNA methylation and histone modifications. It dissects three evidence‑backed interventions—Caloric Restriction, the...
Why Is Your Gut Leaking, And What Does That Actually Mean?
The article clarifies that while the intestinal wall does become leaky, the wellness industry’s diagnostic tests and supplement regimens are scientifically flawed. Commercial zonulin assays often measure the wrong protein, and “leaky gut syndrome” is not a recognized medical diagnosis....
How Your Gut Signals Fullness — and What Happens When That System Breaks Down
The post explains that the gut hormone GLP‑1, which curbs appetite and stabilizes blood sugar, depends on the short‑chain fatty acid butyrate produced by fermentable fiber. Modern diets high in seed oils and low in resistant starch starve butyrate‑producing bacteria,...