Time-restricted eating improves endurance, muscle, and fat loss

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I’ve previously written about how time-restricted eating works with your body’s natural circadian rhythms to control your weight, improve insulin sensitivity, reduce inflammation, prevent diseases like diabetes and cancer, and extend your overall longevity. For those not interested in health and weight control (which is fine, I was once young and invincible too), I also plan to explain how time-restricted eating improves endurance and increases overall muscle mass.

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Salt makes you hungry, not thirsty

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The conventional wisdom is that too much salt in your diet increases your thirst and causes your body to retain water. A fascinating new study of Russian cosmonauts simulating a mission to Mars shows that salt doesn’t actually increase your thirst, it increases your appetite.

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Eat broccoli, live longer

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Analysis of over 134,000 adults found that those that ate the highest percentage of cruciferous vegetables like broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, horseradish, and arugula had a 22 percent reduction in all-cause mortality rates. While these vegetables are rich in many important vitamins, minerals, and fiber, decades of research has determined that one particular compound called sulforaphane is the likely source of their tremendous anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, and cardiovascular protective effects. Unfortunately, this miraculous compound is pretty sensitive, so it’s hard to stabilize it for supplements and it’s easily destroyed by improper food preparation. Learn how to maximize your sulforaphane intake and how it can help you live longer.

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FDA Bans Anti-Bacterial Soap

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Earlier this month, the FDA officially banned the use of antibacterial soaps because after three years reviewing the evidence, they concluded the active ingredient triclosan (and the related triclocarban) “does more harm than good.” I thought this was old news by now, but I saw some antibacterial soap sitting at a friend’s house, so I figured I should probably help spread the word. The ban doesn’t go into effect until next year, but find out why you should throw out your antibacterial soaps (and other products) today.

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