Category: Health & Behavior

Gluten-Free Diet

Gluten-Free Diet

Gluten is a protein naturally found in some grains including wheat, barley, and rye. It acts like a binder, holding food together and adding a “stretchy” quality—think of a pizza maker tossing and stretching out a ball of dough. It’s common in foods such as bread, pasta, pizza, and cereal. Gluten provides no essential nutrients. People with celiac disease have an immune reaction that is triggered by eating gluten.

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Kisspeptin-10

Kisspeptin-10

Kisspeptin-10 research suggests the peptide is an important mediator of endocrine signaling when a person hits puberty as well as during reproduction. It may affect the mood and behavior of a person and encourage the development and regulation of blood vessels and renal function, discouraging cancer cell proliferation and metastasis. Also known as Metastin, this peptide appears to affect the gonadotropin-releasing hormone or GnRH

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What is your Human Chemical Cloud that Surrounds You

What is your Human Chemical Cloud that Surrounds You

Your Microbiome Extends in a Microbial Cloud Around You, Like an Aura BY ZOË SCHLANGER ON 09/22/15 AT 9:35 AM EDT This hidden, ever-present swarm is called the exposome, and while scientists have only just begun to figure out what populates this constant cloud of chemicals, bugs, and whatnot swirling around you, new research offers an unprecedented glimpse …

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