“You are what you eat,” as the saying goes. The foods we consume—along with when and how often we eat—affect every one of our body systems. Our diet plays a large role in our overall health and well-being, influencing everything from heart heath to bone and muscle strength to mood.
Check out our selection of blog posts that focus on how we eat to live—and how we live to eat.
- Going Gluten-free: Is It for Me?
- Beyond the Bugs: Could Chemicals from Microbes Help Lower Blood Pressure?
- Why Do You Need Protein (And How Much) In Menopause?
- Alcohol and Health: Why It’s Not as Simple as One Drink a Day
- How Too Much Salt Makes Your Gut Bacteria Sick
- A Fatty Truth: How Your Meat and Eggs Become Messages
- Autism, the Microbiome and Picky Eating: What’s Really Going On?
- Salt and the Signals We Don’t Notice
- From Tomatoes to Treadmills: What Scientists Are Discovering About Everyday Health
- The Top 10 Most-read I Spy Physiology Posts of 2024
- Enjoy Health Benefits of the Sweet-and-Sour Cranberry This Holiday Season
- Oh ‘NO’! How Too Much Salt Affects the Kidneys
- The Gut Check: The Hidden Impact of Preservatives on Your Microbiome
- Does Alkaline Water Live Up to the Hype?
- How Does Eating and Exercising at the Right Time Reduce Your Risk of Chronic Disease?
- Spotlight On: Atherosclerosis and Cholesterol
- Is What’s Healthy in the Eye of the Beholder?
- Are Cheerios the Superhero of Our Hearts?
- Gobble Up Your Thanksgiving Turkey for Better Gut Health
- Feeling Queasy? Try Some Ginger!
- Spotlight On: Probiotics
- Can Intermittent Fasting Prevent Kidney Damage in Obesity?
- A New Way to ‘Beet’ High Blood Pressure
- 2022’s Most-read I Spy Physiology Posts
- Can Exercise Combat Your Sweet Tooth?
- Cutting Back On Added Sugar: Your Brain Will Thank You
- Decreasing Your Risk of Heart Disease: Wine Not!?
- Making Sense of Salt Sensing
- Spotlight On: Amino Acids
- What and When We Eat May Be the Key to a Longer Life