First off, congratulations if you understood my pun. Folic acid or Folate is also known as vitamin B9. The name Folate derived from foliage refers to the common source of B9, green leafy vegetables. Folic acid is one of those vitamins that is really valued in the nutritional and medical worlds. The one thing every […]
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Did you know that your body is approximately 90% bacteria and only 10% human? From birth to death, our gut health is affected by various environmental factors. New cutting-edge research suggests that simple changes in gut bacteria may actually lead to drastic weight gain and increase markers of disease! Here’s what you need to know to be on the right side of gut health for improved wellness and body composition…
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With an overwhelming amount of research demonstrating its benefits, ‘resistant starch’ blows away many of the sexier sounding supplements that have pride of place in your cupboard. To learn what it is, and how you can get more of it into your life with the aid of a few simple tricks, check out this special guest post from MI40 Science Editor Rudy Mawer…
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In a startling feat of biological engineering, our body must involuntarily produce an array of chemicals to promote specific actions which stimulate cells to adapt. For example, the hormone testosterone is released in response to a biological demand for more muscle mass needed to overcome increasingly more intensive workloads. Cortisol, our ‘stress’ hormone, is one […]
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Bloated stomach? Endless flatulence? Wicked diarrhoea? Believe it or not, you don’t have to live with these symptoms. Ever wonder why it takes so long for the food that we eat to make its way through our stomach? As it turns out, one of the numerous reasons has to do with the importance of both […]
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