by Sina Smith
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by Sina Smith
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Last week my cousin introduced me to the word “limerence,” and it’s been rumbling around in my brain ever since. It refers to infatuation or juvenile obsession.
Many of you have likely read about or watched documentaries on the "Blue Zones:" places on earth where people regularly live to be 100 years old without chronic diseases and tend to die peacefully in their sleep.
Neotame was approved by the FDA in 2002, but data has just emerged that demonstrates it: - Damages the cells that line the gut tube - Disrupts the microbiome
In a study that involved almost 100,000 people, eating animal protein--especially red meat--was associated with poorer sleep quality. Eating plant-based proteins was associated with better sleep or had no association.