I Thought Dark Chocolate was “Healthy.” My Blood Work Said Otherwise.
I’ve always been a chocolate person. Not the candy bar kind. The “good” kind. Dark chocolate. Raw cacao. Unsweetened cocoa powder in smoothies. The minimalist packaging, the antioxidant claims, the promise that this was somehow better than coffee. Turns out, it wasn’t. Last year, I ran routine blood work, including a heavy metals screen. What […]
People Are Giving Up Fasting for This Molecule That Does The Same Thing, Without Giving Up Food
For years, fasting has been framed as the ultimate reset. Intermittent fasting. Extended fasts. Water fasts. The promise is always the same: give your body a break from constant eating, and it switches on powerful repair systems linked to longevity, metabolism, immunity, and weight loss. But fasting is hard. Not everyone can do it. Not […]
Why Weight Loss Slows With Age and What a New Plant Compound Can Do To Help
For years, weight loss advice has sounded the same: eat less, move more, manage stress, sleep better. All of it matters. But I kept wondering why, even when people do those things, their metabolism still feels stuck. That question came up again after I heard Thomas DeLauer, a popular celebrity fitness trainer and nutrition expert […]