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Eating organic is not so much about what you get extra (vitamins etc.), but rather about paying more for getting less. Less pesticides and, as recent studies show, significantly less cadmium. In view of the hype around organic produce, it would appear as if this was a bogus question, but previous studies were not able to confirm any of the huge claims you will read all over the internet. The only established benefit so far - and that's certainly not one you should underestimate - appears to be a relative lack of pesticides. Only recently scientists have compared a broad variety of organic and conventially grown crops and found that organically grown crops do tend to have a notably lower cadmium content, as well. According to  conventionally grown crops – on average, about 48 % lower (this estimate takes into account 87 previously reported comparisons). Learn more about the effects of your diet on your health at the SuppVersity Only Whey, Not Soy Works for Wheytloss ...

Training in the fat burning zone works. But the claim that it was the best way to lose weight is certainly subject specific. Time for a brief overview of the latest research on obesity, it's health consequences and potential causes. I mean, you don't really believe that the result of a recent review in Nutrition Reviews is more than the sum of biased research that appears to hilariously suggest that "grain products are more protective than fruits and vegetables" (Fardet. 2014). We have heard that way too often and just like the claim that "dairy/milk products have a neutral effect on the risk of diet-related chronic diseases, while red/processed meats tend to increase the risk" (Fardet. 2014) we have not yet made any progress in out battle against obesity, type 2 diabetes, and various types of cardiovascular disease and cancer. It does not always have to be HIIT , ladies and gentlemen, trainers & trainees Never Train To Burn Calories! Tabat...

Amalgam removed = health restored? While there is little doubt that mercury vapor poses a known health risk, there is neither a clearly established safe level of exposure, nor evidence that similar ill health effects can occur with chronic low grade exposure to mercury vapor from dental amalgam fillings. As you may know amalgam is not 100% but "only" 50% mercury, but is that enough to represent a significant health risk? The objective of a recent study from the University of Calgary was "to determine if mercury exposure from amalgam fillings is associated with risk of adverse health effects" (Zwicker. 2014). Mercury is among the reasons fish should not be your exclusive protein source Salmon Better Than Whey? Cod protein for recovery Krill = Super Protein? Farmed vs. Wild-Caught Fish Fast vs. slow protein 5x More Than FDA Allows To this ends, Zwicker et al. conducted a large longitudinal non-blinded study involving participants from a p...

Always hungry? Can't lose weight? "Train more and eat more" ( not less!) could be the solution. A recent thesis from Rebecca Foright, highlights that a high energy flux state characterized by high daily energy expenditure (resulting from increased physical activity) with matching high energy intake (high-calorie throughput) may attenuate the weight-loss-induced energy gap by reducing hunger and ameliorate the otherwise diet-related reduction in resting metabolic rate. Foright recruited eleven obese study participants from the Colorado State University community and surrounding areas to test her "exercise more, eat more, lose more (easily)" hypothesis. The enrollment criteria included: BMI between 30-43 kg/m², age 18-55 years, weight stable over the prior 12 months, desire to lose weight, and ability to exercise as assessed by electrocardiogram (ECG), resting blood pressure and a normal incremental exercise test to exhaustion with simultaneous ECG. Exclu...

"No sun, no diabesity protection." The evidence is equivocal and the number of studies low, but there is evidence that this statement could be true. Ok, it's November and not exactly sunny in the Northern hemisphere, but if you look back at the months June-August, how much sun exposure did you actually get, this year? Hardly any? Well, that's bad news, because a recent review of the scant scientific evidence suggests that there is "a role of recreational sun exposure in reducing odds of T2DM incidence" (Shore-Lorenti. 2014). In view of the fact that the contemporarily available evidence is not exactly comprehensive, you should yet consider the following overview of the potential effects and mechanism as a "work in progress". The effects on circadian rhythm could be behind the Sun's anti-cancer effects Sunlight, Bluelight, Backlight and Your Clock Sunlight a La Carte: "Hack" Your Rhythm Breaking the Fast to Synchro...