The journal

Notes on food, light and living well

What we read, test and learn about metabolic health, real food and the rhythms of light and sleep.

Muscle Loss with Age: Why It Happens and How to Fight Back

Muscle Loss with Age: Why It Happens and How to...

Losing muscle as you age is treated as an inevitable part of getting older. It is not — at least not at the rate most people experience it. Muscle is...

Muscle Loss with Age: Why It Happens and How to...

Losing muscle as you age is treated as an inevitable part of getting older. It is not — at least not at the rate most people experience it. Muscle is...

Ketones Explained: The Fuel Your Body Was Built to Burn

Ketones Explained: The Fuel Your Body Was Built...

Ketones are not a fringe concept or a diet trend. They are the fuel your body produces from fat when carbohydrates run low, and for most of human history they...

Ketones Explained: The Fuel Your Body Was Built...

Ketones are not a fringe concept or a diet trend. They are the fuel your body produces from fat when carbohydrates run low, and for most of human history they...

PCOS: The Metabolic Root Cause Nobody Talks About Enough

PCOS: The Metabolic Root Cause Nobody Talks Abo...

PCOS affects up to 20 percent of women of reproductive age. It disrupts cycles, drives infertility, causes unwanted hair growth, weight gain, and mood instability — and it is routinely...

PCOS: The Metabolic Root Cause Nobody Talks Abo...

PCOS affects up to 20 percent of women of reproductive age. It disrupts cycles, drives infertility, causes unwanted hair growth, weight gain, and mood instability — and it is routinely...

Folic Acid vs. Folate: Why the Difference Is Not Trivial

Folic Acid vs. Folate: Why the Difference Is No...

Folic acid and folate are not the same thing. One is found in real food and works with your biology. The other is a synthetic compound added to processed grain...

Folic Acid vs. Folate: Why the Difference Is No...

Folic acid and folate are not the same thing. One is found in real food and works with your biology. The other is a synthetic compound added to processed grain...

Metabolic Flexibility: What It Is, Why It Matters, and Why Ketosis Wins

Metabolic Flexibility: What It Is, Why It Matte...

Metabolic flexibility is one of the most useful indicators of overall health — and most people have never heard of it. At Biohackers Corner, it sits at the centre of...

Metabolic Flexibility: What It Is, Why It Matte...

Metabolic flexibility is one of the most useful indicators of overall health — and most people have never heard of it. At Biohackers Corner, it sits at the centre of...

Multivitamins: Why Most Are Useless and What to Look for Instead

Multivitamins: Why Most Are Useless and What to...

Most multivitamins on the market are synthetic compounds in a bottle — cheap to manufacture, poorly absorbed, and largely wasted by the body. At Biohackers Corner, we apply the same...

Multivitamins: Why Most Are Useless and What to...

Most multivitamins on the market are synthetic compounds in a bottle — cheap to manufacture, poorly absorbed, and largely wasted by the body. At Biohackers Corner, we apply the same...