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- Adrian (Team Dietitian) | The 8% Author
The 8% Newsletter
Coffee, Caffeine, and Minerals
Good morning! What if I told you that energy drinks are bad for you? No surprise there! We’ve been bombarded with the side effects of energy drinks for years, linking them to heart strain, anxiety, insomnia, and chronic stress. Not...
Why Maintaining Weight Loss Is So Difficult
Good morning! Most people who have tried to lose weight know the pattern. The first few weeks go well. The scale moves, the routine feels manageable, and motivation is high. Then progress slows. Hunger increases, energy may dip, and maintaining...
Good morning! Aside from the fact that they show up on food labels, supplement bottles, and skincare products, would you be able to tell someone what a vitamin is, what it does, and why they show up in both cereal...
The Science Behind Fermented Foods
Good morning! Yogurt, kimchi, sauerkraut, kefir, miso, sourdough. Somehow, letting bacteria and yeast eat your food has become one of the more interesting things you can do for your nutrition. And they’re not just changing the taste. Fermentation can alter...
Good morning! Heartburn is one of those things most people simply learn to work around. Antacids in the desk drawer, avoiding spicy food before a flight, staying upright after dinner like you’ve suddenly been told to sleep standing up. Over...
Should You Take Vitamin C When You Get Sick?
Good morning! Vitamin C is probably the supplement most people feel confident about. It's been around forever, it's cheap, and aside from the other health benefits, there's a general understanding that it helps with colds. What most people don't know...
Good morning! Your tooth enamel is the hardest substance your body produces. Harder than bone. It handles decades of chewing, grinding, and exposure to everything you eat and drink. The problem is, when it starts to go, it doesn't grow...
Good morning! We’ve all heard the claim that cancer cells feed on glucose, so cutting off your sugar intake is a foolproof way to “starve” a tumor and aid in its treatment… right?. As it turns out, that logic oversimplifies...
Bloating? Here's What's Going On
Good morning! So here’s a question… do you know what bloating is? Maybe it's a stomach that feels uncomfortably full after dinner, a waistband that seems to get tighter as the day goes on, or that familiar feeling that your...