Detox & Cleansing

The Detox & Cleansing niche focuses on methods and practices designed to eliminate toxins from the body, enhance metabolic processes, and support overall well-being. It covers topics such as dietary cleanses, juicing, fasting, and the role of the liver and kidneys in detoxification. This niche also explores the impact of environmental toxins, gastrointestinal health, and detoxifying supplements and herbs.

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Chocolate and Your Brain, Drug, Treat, or Health Food?

In this episode of the Glucose Goddess show, French biochemist Jessie Chesp treats chocolate like a science experiment, not a moral issue. The core idea is simple: the “healthy” part of chocolate lives in the cacao bean (flavonoids), while most modern chocolate is mainly a sugar delivery system that can spike glucose and drive cravings. Chocolate does contain interesting brain-active compounds, but many do not reach the brain in meaningful amounts. The practical takeaway is not to fear chocolate, but to stop treating it like a health food, choose higher cacao when you can, and time it like dessert, not a snack.

Dec 26, 2025Read