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Drinking to Your Health

Water is the most important nutrient for every form of life on earth, and it makes up about 60% of your body weight. If your body is deficient in other nutrients, you might not have any symptoms for years, but without water, you will die in less than one week. Your body is made up of trillions […]

Understanding Human Nutrition (With a Side of Politics)

Where do you get your protein if you don’t eat meat? How do you get enough calcium without drinking milk? Most people, even otherwise educated people, don’t seem to know very much about nutrition. Sadly, that situation won’t change anytime soon unless you educate yourself and the people you care about. Why did most of […]