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New and Noteworthy: What I Read This Week—Edition 166

Research of the Week More meat, longer life. Colon cancer patients who survive and eat lots of meat do just fine. Resistance training is the most effective exercise modality for seniors who want to improve cognitive function. More serum albumin, longer life. Higher vitamin D levels, more muscle (in Korean adults). In infertile men, taking […]

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New and Noteworthy: What I Read This Week—Edition 165

Research of the Week Fake plant milks: three times as expensive as dairy with fewer nutrients. Pharmaceutical residues in rivers. Droughts are decreasing. More dietary creatine, less depression. Acute CBD improves verbal memory recall. Exercise right after vaccination increases antibody response without increasing side effects. New Primal Kitchen Podcasts Primal Kitchen Podcast, Episode 18: Falling […]

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New and Noteworthy: What I Read This Week—Edition 164

Research of the Week Three seconds of hyper intense exercise: could it be enough? What dogs and wolves mean for human self-domestication. Nonsense. Soil health begets consumer health. Impaired mitochondrial function in the liver is a hallmark of diabetes and fatty liver. Coffee may increase LDL clearance. New Primal Kitchen Podcasts Primal Kitchen Podcast, Episode […]

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New and Noteworthy: What I Read This Week—Edition 162

Research of the Week Humans gained energy surplus by getting better at acquiring energy, not conserving it. Another protective gene variant against COVID has been found. Cheese is great for gains. Hormesis is universal. New Primal Kitchen Podcasts Primal Kitchen Podcast, Episode 14: Meditation Hacks, Habit Stacks and Yoga Pants with Todd McCullough Primal Health […]

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New and Noteworthy: What I Read This Week—Edition 161

Research of the Week Omicron outcompetes Delta in hosts with previous COVID immune history.. Locating a forest outside a prison improves mental health and behavior inside the prison, even if the prisoners can’t see the forest. Lower blood insulin levels, lower chance of getting COVID. What you believe about aging might affect how you age. […]

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New and Noteworthy: What I Read This Week—Edition 160

Research of the Week Restricting carbs augments weight loss-induced improvements in glucose control and liver fat in type 2 diabetics. Researchers use CRISPR to make mice more metabolically inefficient and burn more fat. Doing pushups and squats throughout the day can make your brain work better. Butter oil and weight gain. Vitamin D in honey. […]

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New and Noteworthy: What I Read This Week—Edition 159

Research of the Week Machiavellian and sadistic people are less likely to be members of frats or sororities; narcissistic people are more likely. Teaching your kids that the world is a bad place is bad for your kids. Rabbits show great promise as small-scale meat animals. More nature contact, less loneliness. Women suffered fewer high […]

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New and Noteworthy: What I Read This Week—Edition 158

Research of the Week How personalities changed during the pandemic. The Celts arrived in Britain in the mid-to-late Bronze Age, introducing both language and lactase persistence that still persist today. Fewer grazing animals, more fires. Mammoths lived longer than the fossil record would suggest. Night workers have healthier circadian rhythms and glucose control when they […]

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New and Noteworthy: What I Read This Week—Edition 156

Research of the Week Asexual identifying people tend to invest less in both romantic and platonic relationships. Grazing is good for the soil and biodiversity (again). Exercising as you enter a fast can help you hit ketosis faster. Whether you went to college can predict (but not cause) long term brain health and function. Your […]

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New and Noteworthy: What I Read This Week—Edition 155

Research of the Week Modeling the effect of a leaky vaccine plus enhanced transmission viral variants. Palmitic acid on trial again. I suppose I’ll have to address this. Zinc works against cold and flu. A little alcohol can curb inflammatory markers. Everyone deserves full access to research. New Primal Kitchen Podcasts Episode 7: Farmlink—How a […]