Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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What Does Your Poop Tell You About Your Health?
Keeping track of how your poop looks can be an effective way to monitor your digestive health. In the medical world, there is a lot of information available about how stool should look in someone with a healthy digestive tract, and about what common indicators of illness are. Appearance is very important, but others things […]
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5 Natural Umami Foods That Help You Lose Weight
If you haven’t heard of umami, then you’re probably unaware that humans actually have five different types of taste receptors. Umami is the fifth, and was only discovered in the early 1900s. On the tongue, there are receptors for sweet, salty, bitter, sour, and umami tastes. Each receptor type only interacts with certain kinds of […]
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7 Food Label Lies That Keep You Sick
Consumers rely on food labeling to provide vital information about ingredients and nutritional content. We accept the information provided as accurate, assume it is scientifically validated and expect it to be provided in our best interests. However, the confusing and down right misleading information found on food labels can negatively impact our health in many […]
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3 Processed Fats to Watch Out
Yet again the food industry would seem to be putting profit before safety. The carcinogenic effects of fat hydrogenation, with its trans-fat byproducts have finally been recognized by the regulators and they are slowly being removed from our food. However, some of the alternative manufacturing methods have even bigger health risks than the toxic processes […]
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9 Packaged Foods to Never Eat
Feeding yourself or your family has become increasingly more complicated over the years. More and more food options become available each day, and it can be hard to discern which ones it is a good idea to invest in. The unfortunate truth is that the majority of the food items available at the supermarket are […]
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