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Why your snack leaves you hungry an hour later.
Why your snack leaves you hungry an hour later.
Hungry an hour after a snack? It is not willpower, it is chemistry. Here is exactly what happens in your stomach when you eat a carbohydrate alone, and why company... Read more...
The meal-order experiment: eat the same food, in a better order.
The meal-order experiment: eat the same food, in a better order.
One lever changes how your body handles a meal without changing the food at all: the order you eat it in. Here is the simple one-week experiment, and how to... Read more...
Carbs, protein and fat: the full guide to eating them together.
Carbs, protein and fat: the full guide to eating them together.
The full guide to building a steady plate from carbs, protein and fat: the one simple rule, the naked-carbohydrate traps to watch, real meals across the day, and why this... Read more...
Why your healthy salad might be working against you.
Why your healthy salad might be working against you.
The fat-free dressing and the plain steamed veg feel virtuous, but they short-change you all the same. Here is the biology of fat-soluble vitamins, and why a little fat makes... Read more...
Stop eating your vegetables naked. And which fats to reach for.
Stop eating your vegetables naked. And which fats to reach for.
The fix for unabsorbed vitamins is simple: stop eating vegetables naked. Here is how to build a little fat in, and a clear, up-to-date guide to which fats are worth... Read more...
Fat and the fat-soluble vitamins: the full guide to eating them well.
Fat and the fat-soluble vitamins: the full guide to eating them well.
The full guide to fat and the fat-soluble vitamins: what A, D, E and K each do, where to find them, which fats to reach for, and how to build... Read more...
Magnesium, minus the hype. What the evidence actually supports.
Magnesium, minus the hype. What the evidence actually supports.
Magnesium is sold as the answer to almost everything. Here is what the evidence actually supports, why the anxiety claim is specific rather than universal, and why most women should... Read more...
The daily handful: the easiest way to close a magnesium gap.
The daily handful: the easiest way to close a magnesium gap.
The easiest way to close a magnesium gap is not a megadose or a new routine. It is a daily handful of nuts or seeds added to what you already... Read more...
Magnesium and vitamin D. The pairing that works where you cannot see it.
Magnesium and vitamin D. The pairing that works where you cannot see it.
Vitamin D does not work alone. Your body cannot activate it without magnesium. Here is why this overlooked pairing matters, especially for bone health, and how to build it into... Read more...
Iron and vitamin C. Why it is not how much you eat, but how much you absorb.
Iron and vitamin C. Why it is not how much you eat, but how much you absorb.
The amount of iron on your plate is only half the story. The other half is how much your body absorbs. Here is how vitamin C changes everything, and what... Read more...
The two-minute iron habit: pair it with vitamin C, and move your coffee.
The two-minute iron habit: pair it with vitamin C, and move your coffee.
This week's experiment does not involve eating anything new. It is about pairing and timing what you already eat, to keep more of the iron you already consume. Read more...
Iron on a plate: the full guide to eating it, and absorbing it.
Iron on a plate: the full guide to eating it, and absorbing it.
What to actually put on a plate for iron, which plant sources are worth leaning on, and the full list of what helps and what hinders absorption. With real meal... Read more...