Weekly Sauce

Blue is the loveliest color.   read on >

Have you experienced waking to brilliant morning sunshine feeling refreshed and alert? A major contributor to this energized mood is the intense blue light radiating from the sun. Within the visible light spectrum, blue wavelengths exert the strongest influence on your internal sleep-wake rhythm. Both natural sunlight and artificial sources of blue light can enhance…  read on >

Bread is often among the first items people cut from their diet when managing blood sugar becomes a concern, but that’s not necessarily required. What truly matters for blood sugar control and overall wellness is which types of bread you choose, their preparation methods, and what you pair them with.   1. Sprouted Grain Bread…  read on >

For decades, car safety tests were built around the body of an average man from the 1970s. Now, federal officials are taking a step to better protect women behind the wheel. The U.S. Transportation Department has approved a new female crash test dummy called THOR-05F, designed to better reflect how women’s bodies respond in a…  read on >  read on >

Women who stop taking a GLP-1 weight loss/diabetes medication just prior to a pregnancy appear to be at higher odds for excess weight gain and complications while pregnant, new research shows. As the study authors pointed out, potential risks to the fetus of using a GLP-1 while pregnant remain unclear, so current recommendations advise discontinuing…  read on >  read on >