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Caffeine and Cortisol: What are the Effects?

Is the first thing you think of when you roll out of bed in the morning a big cup of joe? Are you not yourself until that first sip perks you up? It turns out that caffeine and cortisol levels may ...

February 6, 2025 • Thorne

Caffeine and Heart Health: A Benefit or a Risk?

Caffeine – scientific name 1,3,7-trimethylxanthine – is a central nervous stimulant and the most frequently consumed psychoactive drug in the world. It is an alkaloid found in more than 60 plants, ...

February 24, 2023 • Kathi Head, ND

Research Extracts: The Ideal Dose of Caffeine to Support Female Athletes

Welcome to the June 2024 issue of Research Extracts. “The Extracts” is designed to keep busy practitioners and savvy consumers up to date on the latest research on diet, nutrients, botanicals, the ...


June 14, 2024 • Thorne


The Gamer's Diet, with Dietitian Casey Thomas

Esports athletes have unique needs to support cognitive performance. 1HP dietitian Casey Thomas joins the Perform Edition host Joel Totoro to discuss the video gamer’s diet, from caffeine and hydra...

August 28, 2023 • Thorne

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Research Extracts: Dietary Bacterial Vaginosis Risk Factors | Walnuts' Effect on Stress

Welcome to the first 2023 issue of Research Extracts. “The Extracts” is designed to keep busy practitioners and savvy consumers up to date on the latest research on diet, nutrients, botanicals, the...


January 23, 2023 • Thorne


Research Extracts: UVB Light Can Improve the Microbiome | Timing of Exercise in Relation to Eating

Welcome to the first Research Extracts – blog edition – of 2020. “The Extracts” is designed to keep busy practitioners and savvy consumers up-to-date on the latest research on diet, nutrients, bota...


January 23, 2020 • Kathi Head, ND


Research Extracts: Dark chocolate | Pregnancy | Lutein & zeaxanthin | Magnesium

In this issue: (1) dark chocolate and eyesight; (2) caffeine in utero and obesity; (3) lutein, zeaxanthin, and cognitive function; and (4) magnesium pairs with vitamin D. Welcome to the third editi...


May 14, 2018 • Thorne


Research Extracts: How Emotional Eating Can Affect Cardiovascular Disease Risk

Welcome to the May 2023 issue of Research Extracts. “The Extracts” is designed to keep busy practitioners and savvy consumers up to date on the latest research on diet, nutrients, botanicals, the m...


May 11, 2023 • Thorne


Eight Nutrients for Brain Health

You go to the doctor to get your body checked out, but when was the last time you had your brain health checked out? When we think about nutrition, we often focus on weight and appearance or on pre...


September 19, 2018 • Laura Kunces, PhD, RD, CSSD

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