The term "uncanny valley" refers to the unsettling feeling of encountering robots that appear almost, but not quite, human. Our food system is also in an uncanny valley. We produce food-like substances that are almost, but not quite, real food.

Everyone, from vegans to carnivores, should eat these salty, briny bivalves for better health and cleaner oceans.

We've established that industrial vegetable oils are bad for our health. To add insult to injury, they may be even worse for our planet. More land is devoted to growing canola, sunflower, soybean, and palm oil than all fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, roots and tubers combined.

Using nightly sleep scores from my Oura ring, I measured the effect of Ashwaganda, CBD, Chamomile, Glycine, L-Theanine, Magnesium, Melatonin, and Valerian Root over the course of several months.

Healthy life expectancy measures how long people within a population are expected to live without disease or disability. The WHO just released new data on healthy life expectancies in countries across the world and the U.S. is on a particularly unique trajectory.

While white foods have been in the spotlight, it may now be the foods of color we should embrace in order to thrive.

In the previous post in this series, we talked about the studies showing the deleterious effects of consuming vegetable oil. The obvious next question is: why is vegetable oil unhealthy? Why does its consumption result in higher rates of heart attack, cancer, weight gain, depression, and disease?

The most important aspect of making a decision on GMOs is to understand the difference between natural selection, artificial selection, genetic modification (or genetic engineering), and the different types of genetically engineered products.

The pace of our technological innovation continually introduces new and unnatural problems, which are addressed with new and unnatural solutions, from agriculture and cities to jogging and iPhones.

In a world without vegetable oil, we may be twenty pounds lighter, have half the amount of heart disease and cancer, live longer, think clearer, feel better, and be happier and less depressed.

If our war against coronavirus were a war between humans, and there was an enemy at the gates, wouldn't we want our army to be strong, well-fed, and ready for battle? The same logic can be used when we're thinking about our immune system. We want our white blood cells warriors to be capable of swiftly defeating the enemy, which in this case is coronavirus.

Externalities need to become a part of our accounting. If we put resources into accurately calculating both the positive and negative externalities of products, practices, and industries, we can "balance the books" by taxing them and putting that additional income into preventing and fighting chronic disease, pollution, biodiversity loss, and unsustainable practices.

Chronic diseases are the plagues of our generation and solving them should be one of our most important priorities as a society.

So far this year, I haven't been drinking. I can't remember the moment I decided to stop, it just sort of happened. I may have been inspired by a friend. Or I may have woken up on January 1st telling myself I wouldn't drink again. Whatever the reason, I haven't had a drink since last year. And it's been amazing.

A few weeks ago, I wrote a post analyzing the ingredients in Oatly to determine whether it's a healthy plant-based milk alternative. I concluded that Oatly has about the same blood sugar impact as Coke and as much industrial seed oil as french fries. Here's how Oatly responded...

Kiwis are the most nutritious fruit. Pineapples are nutrient-dense, but high in sugar. Blackberries, Raspberries, and Strawberries are the most well-rounded fruits, with very low sugar and high amounts of nutrients and antioxidants. Mangos are highest in sugar. Blueberries are highest in antioxidants. Modern Apples and Pears are bred for sweetness, not nutrients.

We all started as single celled organisms. Our hopes, dreams, and desires are built on the same basic machinery that power bacteria. But unlike bacteria, we've added billions of years of complex evolution that give us consciousness, awareness, rationality and emotions.

Most modern religions have prophets. Christianity has Jesus, Islam has Muhammad, and Buddhism has Buddha. But our prophets of the ancient past aren't cutting it. It's time to consider new prophets.

One of the reasons I started writing is to avoid small talk. I find that I spend a lot of time conversing with people about the same thing, to the point where I'm saying the exact same words in the exact same order to form the exact same sentences, usually in response to questions like, "How are you doing?" and "What's new?"

Depending on your tolerance and preferences, dairy may play a role in your diet. Even if you're lactose intolerant, you may be able to consume dairy regularly with no issues.

I used to read whatever book sounded most interesting at the time, no matter the topic. Now I pick a quarterly or annual reading theme to more easily do deep dives into areas of interest, knowing I have a plan and have decided that this particular topic is the most important one for me to explore.

Meditation has been all the rage. From a practice started in ancient Asia, meditation has made its way into the daily routines of spiritual yogis, high-performance executives, and everyone in between. Myriad iPhone apps claim to help you hack your productivity, think more clearly, and restore a sense of calm– in only 10 minutes per day. I tried it. I didn't like it. I tried it again; nope, still not for me. Then I tried it one last time... and this time...