Author: Elizabeth

Health data startup Komodo Health has laid off 9% of its staff as part of a larger restructuring of its business.

The COVID-19 pandemic created opportunities for the analytics company, Komodo’s cofounders Arif Nathoo and Web Sun wrote in a message to employees that was also posted on LinkedIn. But the current economic environment is forcing its customers to seriously consider their purchasing decisions. 

“As a business, we continue to be well positioned to weather these changes — we provide critical visibility into the healthcare system to support the strategic decisions enterprise healthcare leaders need to make,” they wrote. “That said, we have a responsibility to all of you — our team and shareholders — to invest responsibly in that growth. We have always prided ourselves on running a capital efficient business, and today we’re taking steps to ensure that we are well positioned for the current world around

Research of the Week

Baking soda prevents performance declination during tennis matches.

Older people who stop lifting weight see their muscles gain intramuscular fat. Resuming training helps the muscles shed it.

Kombucha improves gut health and mitigates the damage of a lab diet in rodents.

High intensity aerobic training increases circulating levels of neuroprotective compounds.

Bad sleep, bad training.

New Primal Kitchen Podcasts

Primal Kitchen Podcast: The Link Between Dairy Intolerance and Dairy Genes with Alexandre Family Farm Founders Blake and Stephanie

Primal Health Coach Radio: Going Beyond “Feeling Fine” With Dr. Libby Wilson

Media, Schmedia

“Constant turmoil” at the FDA.

Interesting Blog Posts

Do kids compete too early in sports?

Revolution occurs when elites are discontent.

Social Notes

On heuristics.

Everything Else

AI creates horrific food.

I think this kind of thing is more common than we think in other

It was 2008 when Dom Matteo stepped on the scale and saw the number 300.

That’s when he stopped weighing himself.

In 2009, Stephen Box decided, ‘I’m just going to be fat forever. Whatever.’

After diligently trying to lose fat for thirty years, Katey Caswell was still morbidly obese. She wondered, ‘Is anything ever going to work?’

This isn’t a story about three people who gave up.

Rather, it’s about three people who kept going—overcoming the nearly universal setbacks and challenges during major body transformations.

Not only did all three eventually lose 80-plus pounds apiece, but they also changed in other ways: Dom, Stephen, and Katey have all become certified health and nutrition coaches who now help others eat, move, and live better.

In this story, you’ll discover their top mindset strategies for persevering when fat loss feels impossible (or at least just very frustrating).

Caveat: Not every strategy will

Regions Hospital in St. Paul is the only Level I Adult and Pediatric Trauma Center and largest provider of emergency care in the east metro. The hospital treats nearly 90,000 patients annually in its Emergency Center. And the numbers keep growing.

The Emergency Center at Regions treats 18,500 more patients per year than it did a decade ago, and steady growth is predicted well into the future. Finding space in care settings is an urgent community need as patient volumes grow.

When a mental health crisis strikes, Regions Hospital is there, too. We offer all-private rooms and a full team of health providers seven days a week. At a time when the community is losing beds due to local hospital closures and cutbacks, we’re already at 98%-100% capacity.

To help meet the increasing needs, Regions Hospital Foundation has launched Regions Responds First, a fundraising campaign to support the expansions

twIn an emotional social-media video posted Dec. 8, singer Celine Dion informed fans that she has been diagnosed with a rare neurological disease called stiff person syndrome. A diagnosis wasn’t easy or straightforward. “I’ve been dealing with problems with my health for a long time…we now know this is what’s been causing all of the spasms that I’ve been having,” said Dion, who is 54.

Here’s what to know about the condition and what it feels like.

What is stiff person syndrome?

According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, stiff person syndrome has similarities to autoimmune disease, in which the body’s immune system attacks its own cells. The condition is linked to higher levels of antibodies that bind to an enzyme called glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD), which works on a brain chemical, GABA, responsible for inhibiting activity in the central nervous system. GABA is normally