Derek Beres

Derek Beres

Derek Beres is a freelance writer. Based in Portland, Oregon, he has served in senior editorial positions at a number of tech companies and has years of experience in health, science, and music writing. He is the co-host of the Conspirituality podcast and co-author of Conspirituality: How New Age Conspiracies Became a Health Threat.

Despite its prominence in our collective imagination, variations in metabolism play a minor role in obesity.
While short-term results are positive, there is mounting evidence against staying in ketosis for too long.
Ocean Conservancy has collected more than 60 million butts since the '80s.
For sufferers of Alzheimer's, the answer is yes. But replacing movement with a pill is not the best option.
The Pew Research Center has classified Americans into seven distinct religious types.