12 articles
While everyone's scanning labels for pesticides, the chemicals quietly dismantling your gut barrier are listed right on your salad dressing bottle. Here's what the research on emulsifiers, AGEs, and artificial sweeteners actually shows — and what's worth worrying about.
Margot Laine·
Turmeric, ginger, cinnamon, garlic — your spice rack holds some of the most potent bioactive compounds in food. Here's the kitchen science of actually unlocking them.
Theo Marsh·
Bloating after a "normal" meal isn't in your head — and it's probably not gluten. New research points to a different culprit hiding in your everyday food, and the fix is simpler than an elimination diet.
Cal Reeves·
In 2015, the WHO classified processed meats as Group 1 carcinogens. Your grocery cart didn't get the memo. Here's the accumulated evidence — and who benefited from keeping it quiet.
Jules Cortez·
The world's oldest people don't follow a diet plan — they follow centuries of accidental biochemistry. Here's the science inside Blue Zone kitchens, explained from the molecular level up.
Theo Marsh·
The real immune defense isn't built in cold season. Here's what the research says about vitamin D, gut bacteria, and the dietary patterns that actually determine how often you get sick.
Margot Laine·
Not all omega-3 supplements protect your heart equally. A 2025 meta-analysis reveals a critical difference between EPA and DHA that changes how you should read the fish oil label.
Margot Laine·
Fermented foods have been prized by every food culture on earth for millennia. Here's the science that finally explains what your ancestors already knew to eat.
Priya Anand·
Brain fog isn't just about bad sleep. The bacteria in your gut are quietly running your mood and focus — and the fix might be simpler than you think.
Cal Reeves·
After 30, muscle quietly disappears — and most people blame the gym. But your diet is either accelerating that loss or fighting it. Here's what the research actually says.
Cal Reeves·
Ultra-processed food doesn't just make you eat more — new research shows it may structurally alter the brain regions that decide what and how much you want to eat. Follow the evidence.
Jules Cortez·
Dietary fat got a bad rap for decades. Here's what the science actually says about omega-3s, heart health, and which fats are worth eating.
Cal Reeves·