Gut bacteria can fluctuate with the seasons! This discovery, in a study of hunter-gatherers in Africa, eventually may help scientists learn how modern diets have affected health. Read more in this post from The New York Times. In Tanzania, not far from the Serengeti, live the Hadza, a community of about 1,300 people. For such a small group, they attract a lot of scientific ... Continue Reading
How A Sugar Detox Completely Changes Your Body
Like sugar addiction, sugar tolerance is real too – more and more is needed to attain the same “sugar high.” This post from Quartz describes what sugar addiction does to your brain and what changes when you go for a sugar detox. I have a huge sweet tooth. I always have. My friend and fellow graduate student Andrew is equally afflicted, and living in Hershey, Penn., “Chocolate ... Continue Reading