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Outsmart aging

Outsmart aging It has been irrefutably proven that the intake of certain health-beneficial compounds, such as collagen hydrolysates, has diverse health effects. After ingestion, collagen peptides a...

Fish Oil: Friend or Foe? Part 3

In part 1 and part 2 of the "Fish oil: friend or foe?" series, we previously wrote about our vision on omega-3 fish oil and its problems. In part 3, we address a recent study that we cannot ignore....

The Microbiome: Why Your Gut Flora is the Foundation of Your Vitality

We hear it more and more often: good health starts in the gut. But what does that actually mean in concrete terms? During a walk in the forest with Yoran Hensel, an expert in clinical psychoneuroim...

What is collagen and why is it important?

Collagen is the most abundant protein in the human body. It is literally the glue that holds us together. The name "collagen" comes from the Greek word kólla, meaning "glue," because collagen was o...

To each their own taste. Right?

Taste perception is highly personal. What one person detests, another relishes. Yet the principles of taste perception begin the same way for everyone, and not just on the tongue: smell and taste a...

Why grass-fed gelatin should not be missing from your diet!

Almost everyone is familiar with gelatin as a binding agent for candies, pudding, licorice, and cakes. But did you know that gelatin is actually a clear, flavorless protein derived from the bones, ...

New nutrition score makes nutrient-dense foods more visible

In an article recently published in the leading Journal of Nutrition, the authors propose a new nutrition score designed to assess food on several levels at once: not only on energy or on one or a ...

Super strong with the paleo diet

By: Toine Wilke, nutritional scientist, biochemist, and seaweed expert. It is a movement in the food world whose foundations have become deeply rooted over the years. In contrast to most diets, the...

Magnesium, the mighty mineral

Are you tired or stressed? A solution could be as simple as getting enough magnesium, also known as the “Mighty Mineral.” Magnesium is involved in a wide range of biochemical processes in the body,...