What Is Insulin Resistance and Why Should I Know About It?
Written by Laura Kunces, PhD, RD, CSSD | 2026 It is estimated that 40% of adults in the United States ages 18-44 are insulin resistant,
October 8, 2026
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Written by Laura Kunces, PhD, RD, CSSD | 2026 It is estimated that 40% of adults in the United States ages 18-44 are insulin resistant,
October 28 2025 • Thorne Trending wellness ideas with Kirsten Vaderhegghen, Thorne Medical Affairs Coordinator During this episode you’ll learn about: This week’s topic: Ashwagandha, an ancient
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For many, mindfulness has come with a quiet expectation attached. To do it properly, you needed a cushion, a quiet room, twenty or thirty uninterrupted minutes and the discipline
Written by Joel Totoro, RD | 2025 Because athletes and bodybuilders are constantly looking for an edge to help their performance, it’s no surprise they
Written by Kathi Head, ND | 2026 With all the talk about healthy aging these days, it’s likely you’ve come across the term “sirtuin” – especially if you were
Written by Laura Kunces, PhD, RD, CSSD | 2026 It is estimated that 40% of adults in the United States ages 18-44 are insulin resistant, up from about 22% only two decades ago. Since this condition is so prevalent, it’s important to know your level of risk and what you can do about it. What is insulin resistance? Insulin is made in
October 28 2025 • Thorne Trending wellness ideas with Kirsten Vaderhegghen, Thorne Medical Affairs Coordinator During this episode you’ll learn about: This week’s topic: Ashwagandha, an ancient remedy for modern lifestyles [3:56] What are the health benefits of ashwagandha as a dietary supplement? [6:44] How ashwagandha affect the body’s biochemistry? [8:33] New applications of ashwagandha for stress management [10:01]Unique ashwagandha extracts, from
Researched Nutritionals | 2026 What Are Microplastics and Where Do They Come From? Microplastics are plastic particles less than 5mm in length. This is roughly the size of a sesame seed. They can also be much, much smaller, sometimes even reaching the nanoscale (nanoplastics). Their origins are twofold: Primary Microplastics: These are particles that were manufactured to be small from
For many, mindfulness has come with a quiet expectation attached. To do it properly, you needed a cushion, a quiet room, twenty or thirty uninterrupted minutes and the discipline to keep returning to your breath while your mind wandered off to the supermarket list. For some, that expectation became the very reason they never started. The practice that promised less stress somehow added another item
Written by Joel Totoro, RD | 2025 Because athletes and bodybuilders are constantly looking for an edge to help their performance, it’s no surprise they often turn to one of the most-studied nutritional supplements for enhancing athletic performance: creatine. But what is creatine, what are creatine side effects, and does creatine give you energy? If you want creatine explained, here’s
Written by Kathi Head, ND | 2026 With all the talk about healthy aging these days, it’s likely you’ve come across the term “sirtuin” – especially if you were reading about resveratrol. But, like most people, you might not fully understand what sirtuins are and what they do. I didn’t learn about them in medical school because the research on sirtuins had not begun then. And,