Jess Z
When “I feel well enough” is not enough: findings from a discontinuation of antidepressants trial
It’s a question often asked while on antidepressants: Can I stop taking these pills? For many people who feel well while on maintenance...
Jess Z
- Oct 4, 2021
- 4 min
Take it with a grain of sugar? Study suggests sucralose may increase food cravings in some people.
Artificial sweeteners have been sold as a guilt-free way to satisfy our sweet tooth. Sugar substitutes trigger our taste buds but pass...
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Jess Z
- Oct 1, 2021
- 3 min
Eating MIND-fully to complete that sudoku puzzle
We diet for heart health. We diet for weight management. We diet because of food intolerance or preferences. But of the many reasons we...
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Jess Z
- Sep 28, 2021
- 2 min
Our heart hearts sleep
Sleep is good for our heart. We know that sleep is important. Getting a good night’s sleep does wonders for our productivity, attention,...
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Jess Z
- Sep 25, 2021
- 1 min
Covid-19 vaccination does not increase spontaneous abortions
Despite the fact that Covid-19 infection during pregnancy is associated with 1) a higher risk of severe illness in pregnant women...
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Jess Z
- Sep 25, 2021
- 1 min
More "Eat this, not that" for your health
An updated, definitive guide on what to eat to decrease death from any cause (or as we'd like to say on Wellzaa, the not-die-diet)....
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Jess Z
- Sep 25, 2021
- 2 min
Weight loss is hard. Microbial gut squatters can make it harder, or easier.
It’s hard to lose weight. It’s even harder when the microorganisms living in your gut are resistant to your weight loss efforts. On the...
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Jess Z
- Sep 25, 2021
- 1 min
Microneedle patch for hair loss: No pain, all gain?
Attention all mice and humans interested in growing a lush(er) coat of hair: Scientists have developed an intriguing new technique to...
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Jess Z
- Sep 25, 2021
- 2 min
Fellas, eat your greens, whole grains, and olive oil, if you know what’s good for you(r partner).
Who knew that when ma told her boys to eat their fruits and veggies, she had the best interest of their future mojo in mind? That’s...
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Jess Z
- Sep 25, 2021
- 1 min
But I wouldn't walk five hundred miles... But I would walk seven thousand steps
For folks old enough to know the lyrics to The Proclaimers “I’m Gonna Be,” recent findings published in JAMA Network Open may be of...
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