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Nutrition & Food

Evidence-graded research on foods, supplements, and nutrients — from microbiome science to ancient dietary wisdom.

6 entries

Nutrition & Food

Cinnamon and Your Gut: What Six Traditions Knew Long Before Science Caught Up

This warming spice has soothed bloated, cold, sluggish bellies across six continents of healing traditions, and modern gut research is finally starting to peek inside to see why.

Read entry · 7 min read

Nutrition & Food

Your Digestive Fire and Your Constitution: What Ayurveda Says About Why We're All Different

Two ancient ideas — your unique body type and the strength of your inner "fire" — are getting a second look from researchers trying to explain how lifestyle shapes health.

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Nutrition & Food

Calcium Power: What the Science Actually Says About the Mineral We Think We Understand

We treat calcium like a settled question — but the research reveals a mineral that's far more interesting, and more complicated, than the supplement aisle lets on.

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Nutrition & Food

Muscle Magnesium: What the Science Actually Says About Cramps, Soreness, and Strength

A quarter of your body's magnesium lives inside your muscles — but does swallowing more of it actually do what the supplement bottles promise?

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Nutrition & Food

Vitamin C and Your Eyes: What the AREDS Trials Actually Found

A famous 11-center eye trial put vitamin C in the spotlight for aging eyes — here's what the evidence really says, and where it stops.

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Nutrition & Food

The Vitamin Your Body Makes From Sunlight — and Why So Many of Us Are Running Low

Vitamin D deficiency has been linked to everything from depression to dizziness — but the research is more nuanced than the headlines suggest.

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