Damian Rodriguez
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The Microbiome of Dieting
Are you not seeing the results you were expecting from your new and improved dietary habits? A recent study suggests that the reason may be found inside your gut. The gut microbiome is progressively becoming of more interest to nutrition science researchers as we discover how those bacteria, archaea, viruses and eukaryotic microbes that reside […]
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Aging Like an Athlete
Allow me a proud alumni moment. There is some awesome new and highly generalizable research coming out of A.T. Still University, where I had the opportunity to study under and collaborate with some of the most brilliant health and exercise scientists I have ever met. Not just as a scientist, but as a former athlete […]
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Improving Dietary Habits Through Self-Awareness
While I become more convinced with each peer-reviewed study I evaluate that the fundamentals of health and nutrition are very simple, nutritional science can be complicated and ever-changing. That’s because nutrition, weight management, and health have that one common multidimensional factor: human behavior. A recent study published in the Journal of the Association for Consumer […]
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Beta-Caryophyllene: Squashing the Essential Oil Debate with Science
As a health scientist and essential oil researcher, there is one particular (and controversial) substance that I am asked about more than any other, and that is hemp oil. The frequency of questions I receive about hemp oil is rapidly increasing in light of current legislation within the United States. However, without getting into a […]
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5 Keys to Dietary Success While Traveling
No matter how much you evoke your inner Hulk-smash in the gym, there is no way around it, those abs are primarily the result of the work you put in at the dining room table—and no, not the dining table at Chick-Fil-A®, the one in your own home. If you are like most of us, […]
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Inhibiting the Winter Vomiting Bug
The Norovirus, also known as the winter vomiting bug, is as menacing as it sounds. Generally transmitted by fecally contaminated food or water, its symptoms include vomiting, nausea, diarrhea, and abdominal pain, and it has been the cause of millions of hospitalizations worldwide. As you might already know, viruses technically aren’t living things, so how […]
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“Overfat”: Getting to the Core of Weight-Related Health Issues
In a recently published study, obesity researchers coined a new term and gathered some extremely weighty data. Delving deeper into global population health statistics, which recently have been suggesting that obesity rates worldwide are beginning to taper off, it was found that an astonishing 76% of the world’s population may be experiencing impaired health due […]
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Taste the Colors of the Rainbow
“Don’t eat anything white.” When it comes to dietary rules of thumb, this one seems to be the one I’ve heard most over the last few years. Because humans are so distinct and our bodies have such individual responses to nutritional input, the value of these generalizations usually isn’t any bigger than your thumb. But, […]
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3 Ways to Fuel Your Success
Success is a state of mind; it’s a way of thinking and living. It’s no coincidence that studies have shown that physical, academic, and financial health are highly correlated. While research suggests that there are several factors in the attitude of success, most notable is the conscientiousness personality trait. This mindset can be developed through […]
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The Dopamine Pathway to Health
Have you ever wondered why it is nearly impossible to say no when the waiter brings the dessert menu around after dinner? One word: dopamine. Often referred to as “the pleasure hormone,” this brain neurotransmitter is the leading actor in our reward system and is one of the keys to developing sustainable healthy lifestyle behaviors. […]