Vitamins and Minerals: What You Actually Need
Vitamins and minerals are nutrients your body needs in small amounts to work properly - and most people get them from a varied diet rather…
Dr. Nadia Okoro
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Dr. Nadia Okoro
Science & Health Writer
Dr. Nadia Okoro holds a PhD in molecular biology and writes about medicine, public health and scientific research with an emphasis on evidence.
Credentials: PhD, Molecular Biology
How to Improve Your Posture
Good posture is less about standing rigidly upright and more about moving often and setting up your space well. Here is how to improve your…
Dr. Nadia Okoro
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What Is BMI - and What It Doesn't Tell You
Body Mass Index is a quick weight-to-height calculation used as a rough health screen - but it was never meant to diagnose individuals…
Dr. Nadia Okoro
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Gut Health Explained: The Microbiome and Your Diet
Your gut hosts trillions of microbes that influence digestion, immunity and more. Here is what the microbiome actually is, what the…
Dr. Nadia Okoro
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Understanding Blood Pressure: The Numbers Explained
Blood pressure is written as two numbers - systolic over diastolic - and knowing what they mean helps you understand your own readings…
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How to Manage Stress: What Actually Works
Stress is unavoidable, but chronic stress is harmful. Here is what the evidence says about effective stress management and which popular…
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How to Build an Exercise Habit That Sticks
Lasting exercise habits are built on small, consistent actions tied to existing routines - not on willpower or punishing schedules. Here is…
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What Is Umami? The Fifth Taste Explained
Umami is the savoury fifth basic taste, alongside sweet, sour, salty and bitter. This explainer covers the glutamates behind it, the foods…
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The Science of Baking
Baking is chemistry you can eat. This explainer covers gluten, leavening, the Maillard reaction and the ingredient ratios that turn flour…
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