Unicity's Healthy Living Hub

by Paul Reynolds, PhD Inflammation is a natural immune response to injury or infection, but chronic inflammation  can lead to various...

What are prebiotic foods? Prebiotics are non-digestable fibers that feed healthy bacteria in the gut. Prebiotic foods are foods that...

Life, in general, is busy, which doesn’t leave a lot of time for healthy meal prep, especially when “normal busy” ramps up to “crazy...

There’s something about winter (in the Northern Hemisphere, at least) that makes it harder to maintain healthy habits. Even after the...

The typical modern diet, which is high in ultra-processed foods, isn’t a great diet for metabolic health. In fact, the modern diet is one...

Whether you’re robustly healthy or have been told to get your blood sugar levels under control, just about all of us could benefit from...

Ultra-processed foods make up 60% of the American diet. These foods are usually easier to access, more affordable, and last longer than...

Food: we can’t live without it, but sometimes living with it feels like living under the rule of a dictator. Whether it’s the unrealistic...

Bread. Yogurt. Protein bars. Barbecue sauce. These disparate foods have one surprising thing in common (besides the fact that they’re...

With 2022 coming to a close, all eyes are on 2023. Health and nutrition trends for 2023 have shifted slightly from what we’ve seen the...

Parties. Time-honored traditions. Seasonal treats. Lists, shopping, and packed calendars. The holidays are stuffed to the brim with...

Metabolic health has been on a decline for decades. A recent study, which followed 55,000 Americans between 1999 and 2018, reveals that...

When we hear that weight gain is on the rise or are reminded to eat better, it’s tempting to lay the blame on fat. We resolve to cut out...

Proteins are large, complex sets of molecules (amino acids) that serve as the body’s building blocks. Eating protein-rich foods helps...

For most of human history, a significant chunk of time was dedicated to growing, gathering, and preparing food. “Meal prep” to...

For this month’s Ask the Science Team post, we sat down with Dr. Lucas Grant, principal scientist at Unicity, to discuss all things...

If there’s one thing people should focus on getting more of in their diet, it’s fiber. Only about 5% of Americans are getting the...

With the school year coming to an end and travel restrictions loosening up, many of us are making travel plans for the summer....

The microbiome has gotten a lot of attention in the science community over the last several years. But rather than being just another...

You’ve heard of spring cleaning. (And you’ve probably gone through great lengths to avoid it at some point.) But have you ever considered...