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tofu April 11, 2021

Soy and Breast Cancer: Our gut bacteria determine how protective soy is

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When I was completing my masters program last year I took a class on plant based nutrition. My professor followed a vegan lifestyle and at times I felt that his personal beliefs about veganism interfered with teaching non-biased material. Around that time, the Netflix show “The Game Changers” had just come out too. That was something my professor recommended we…

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cigarette butts January 13, 2019

Oxidative Stress: Aging You Faster, Poorly and Painfully

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What is Oxidative Stress?  Oxidative stress can either be a normal part of cell metabolism inside our body or it can be generated from sources outside of our body. Internal oxidative stress is generated when our cells use oxygen in the creation of energy. Free radicals are created as a natural part of ATP production (energy), which is more manageable…

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