Genius Foods

and vascular health, 133–34
metabolic syndrome, 137, 143, 300
metabolism
aerobic metabolism of glucose, 146–47
and Alzheimer’s disease, 163–64
and AMPK enzyme, 280
and caffeine, 252
and chronic climate comfort, 287–88
large meals vs. small frequent meals, 254–55
metformin, 280
methamphetamine, 227
methylation cycle, 209, 340
mice for research projects, 109, 197–98
microbes, 178, 179
microbiome, 24, 156, 178–79, 180, 197, 198–99
microbiome of the gut
overview, 179
fecal microbiota transplantation, 185–86, 201, 205–6
and meat products, 182–83
and plant fiber, 181–82
and prebiotic fiber, 183
and probiotics, 199–200, 215–16
micronutrients, 63–64
mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and exercise, 276–77
Minnesota Coronary Survey, 122–23
mistakes, 20
mitochondria, 36, 145, 165, 177–78, 247–48, 279
mitochondrial biogenesis, 280–81
Mitteldorf, Josh, 98
moderation, consistency vs., 111–12