hormones

Can Meditation Reduce Long-Term Stress?

October 13, 2021

Mental training reduces the concentration of the stress hormone cortisol in hair. This is what scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences [...]

Is Intermittent Fasting Safe For Women?

February 27, 2020

Intermittent fasting is a broad term that describes going for a period of time without eating. There are lots of different forms of intermittent fasting (16:8, 5:2, and OMAD, [...]

Is Soy Good or Bad for You?

January 22, 2020

Depending on what you eat everyday, soy-based foods like tofu, soy milk, miso, tempeh, and edamame may sound like classic “health” foods. But for [...]

Can Deficiencies Cause Weight Gain?

October 16, 2018

There is nothing quite as annoying as unintended weight gain, especially if you don’t know why it’s happening. As it turns out weight gain can actually be a [...]

What Can We Do About Iodine Deficiency?

July 10, 2018

When you think of iodine—the chemical element that helps your body produce thyroid hormones and regulate energy—you probably associate it with table salt. That’s [...]
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