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Now you can track vitamin C intake on your skin

A new wearable patch has been created at the University of California San Diego.

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  • A team at the University of California San Diego has developed a non-invasive skin patch that measures your vitamin C levels.
  • An electrode sensor measures vitamin C in your sweat.
  • The researchers hope this leads to the development of multivitamin patches that track nutritional deficiencies.
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These simple habits can optimize your gut and brain bacteria

What you eat — and when — can make you superhuman.

  • The importance of the microbiome has really come to the fore in the last five years. Viome, a company that analyzed the feces of 100,000 people, has discovered 10,000 new types of gut bacteria.
  • Additionally, Improved imaging technology led scientists to discover you don't have just one microbiome, you have two. The second one is in your brain, populated by the same bacteria that live in your gut.
  • Simple habits can foster healthy gut and brain bacteria, which can help you live longer and age more slowly. Eat mostly vegetables, take fiber and prebiotics, and practice intermittent fasting, says Dave Asprey.
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The first list of antidepressant foods restructures the "standard" American diet

The first list of antidepressant food scores restructures the "standard" American diet.

  • Leafy greens, cruciferous vegetables, and oysters top the list of depression-fighting foods.
  • Organ meats are also near the top of nutrient-dense food sources that should be included in your diet.
  • Researchers focus more on what to eat rather than what to remove from the standard diet.
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Male body types can help hone what diet and exercise you need

There is no universal diet or exercise program.

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  • In the 1940s, William Herbert Sheldon, Jr. invented somatotypes to differentiate male bodies.
  • Understanding your physical composition can help you choose a workout plan and diet.
  • There is variation between heights and muscle composition, so fine-tuning is necessary.
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A diet guru explains why you should eat dinner at 2 pm

We talk a lot about what to eat, but what about when?

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  • A recent study shows that over 50% of people eat over the course of fifteen hours every day.
  • Another study shows that restricting meals to an eight-hour window had profound effects on weight loss.
  • Dr. Jason Fung advocates for earlier dinners in a tighter feeding window.
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