Research
Online Fitness Classes Increase Motivation to Exercise and Strengthen Mental Health
Glen Pyle, PhD Glen Pyle is a Professor of Biomedical Sciences at…
What’s the Deal With Fat? Understanding Fat’s Role in Health and Disease
Fat. That one part of the body that everyone wants to get rid of. But fat—or…
Hormesis: The Paradoxical Health Effects of Mild Stresses
Have you ever heard of hormesis? Yes, hormesis, a word that sounds like…
Depression’s Collateral Damage: The Obesity Link
Hector Chapa, MD., F.A.C.O.G. Dr. Chapa is a nationally and…
The Bidirectional Relationship Between Cancer and the Microbiome
Christina A Nowicki Christina is currently a Ph.D. candidate at Rush…
4 Things I Learned From Wearing a Continuous Glucose Monitor
Why I decided to wear a continuous glucose monitor As someone with a health…
4 Ways a Ketogenic Diet Might Stave Off Alzheimer’s Disease
By now you’ve probably heard the buzz about the ketogenic diet – a low-carb,…
New FDA-Approved Anti-Obesity Drug, Semaglutide, Isolated From Most Unlikely Source
A new anti-obesity drug – WegovyTM (semaglutide) – was approved by the FDA last…
Jumping genes: One Clue in Our Understanding of the Dark Genome
We know that the difference between Cabernet-Sauvignon and Chardonnay is red…
How Eating Foods High in Antioxidants Can Help with Weight Loss
Can you imagine sharing some genes with worms?! Yes, worms. The tiny, slimy…