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After water, tea is the most popular drink in the world. We turn to it for comfort, for a break in the day, and increasingly, for its claimed mood‑calming powers. Scroll through social media and you’ll find no shortage of claims that tea, or more so one of its bioactive compounds ...  Show more

One of the best guides to food variety is colour. And for colour, there’s a group of natural plant chemicals called anthocyanins that are getting a lot of attention for their potential benefits on the brain. Anthocyanins are the pigments that give red, purple, and blue plants the ...  Show more

This episode is brought to you by ButcherBox and Athletic Greens. High blood pressure—medically known as hypertension—affects about 30 percent of adults. Left neglected, it can severely damage your quality of life and set the stage for heart disease, kidney complications, or a st ...  Show more

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The right brain health diet can improve cognition, memory, focus, AND mood. I'll break down the best brain boosting foods and habits—and share the brain supplements that work according to science. Tune in!

Influencers are claiming that most of us should be taking in a lot more salt than is recommended. Are they right?Related listening:Are we eating too much protein (or not enough)? (Nutrition Diva #699)What is water weight? (Nutrition Diva #468)Mentioned in this episode:Potassium c ...  Show more