“Coffee consumption has been consistently linked with a lower risk of type 2 diabetes in cohort studies from across the world,” says epidemiologist Rob van Dam of the National University…
Author: Caitlin Dow
At typical intakes, caffeine doesn’t raise your risk of heart disease. But some methods of brewing coffee—regular or decaf—could harm your heart by raising your LDL (“bad”) cholesterol. Fortunately, that’s…
The best way to avoid microplastics—and to curb our contribution to microplastic pollution—is to use less plastic. (To learn more about microplastics, click here.) “You don’t need to get rid…
We can’t always see them, but tiny particles of plastic are everywhere. Microplastics have been found in the most remote parts of the globe…and in humans. Scientists are still uncovering…
“If we put you on a treadmill and told you to go as long as you can, you’ll run farther if you’ve had caffeine than if you haven’t,” says Matthew…
Here’s how caffeine wakes you up…and might keep you up. How does caffeine work? “The stimulant effects that most people associate with caffeine are due to caffeine’s ability to block…
“People who lose weight gradually and steadily (about 1 to 2 pounds per week) are more successful at keeping weight off,” says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The…
“Just a handful of nuts may help keep us from packing on the pounds as we age,” reported National Public Radio in 2019. NPR’s piece was triggered by a study…
“Fast-acting formula for supporting immune response at onset,” says gaiaherbs.com about its Quick Defense, a supplement made with echinacea and elderberry. In the largest and best study on echinacea (co-authored…
“Kills 99.99% of germs,” boasts the label of Germ-X hand sanitizer. But are most of those germs harmless? The FDA has asked companies for more evidence. Alcohol-based hand sanitizers like…