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Extremely Low Carb Diets: The Science
Defining “Carbohydrate” – Some Science Speak Before we begin, let’s first define what a carbohydrate is (and isn’t). Carbohydrate literally means “hydrated carbon.” In super science terms, when something is “hydrated,” it contains hydrogen and oxygen (H2O). The chemical abbreviation for a carbohydrate is CHO, so it contains a carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen molecule (Thompson […]
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The Problem with the Wellness Industry
“Wellness” is a large umbrella term for many facets of health corporations. On one end, you have Gwenyth Paltrow selling Goop (seriously…what is Goop?) which somehow also includes her selling candles titled, “Smells Like My Vagina.” On the other hand, you’ve got Beach Body pushing potentially dangerous fitness and “detox” plans. Since the early 1900s, […]