For some time now I’ve heard a lot of praise for the food documentary, Fed Up. Notably, Kevin Smith, the film director known for Clerks, Chasing Amy, and Dogma, among others, even credited it for his recent dramatic weight loss. Originally I didn’t intend my first blog post to be a movie review. But after […]
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Category: Nutrition
Meet Our Resident Food Nerd (Ryan)
As hard as it is for me to believe at 37, I’m the strongest I’ve ever been in my lifetime. It wasn’t that long ago I was watching my body slowly disintegrate. Years of stressful work, poor food choices, and (perhaps more than) a little overindulgence in alcohol was taking its toll. At 5’6, I was […]
The facts on processed foods
To understand why processed foods are bad for us, some of the strongest clues may be here. Emulsifiers are essentially filler material to ensure consistent texture with extended shelf life. But the downside is that they may very well disrupt your digestion by creating a bacterial environment that irritates your gut mucosal lining, triggering inflammation […]