Dr. David Ludwig wrote an opinion piece for the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) last week where he discusses new information from the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) and it was eye-opening, and well worth considerable concern. According to the opinion piece, if you look at age-adjusted death rates for the […]
There has been a lot of discussion on the benefits of Omega-3 fatty acids, and the pitfalls of Omega-6 fatty acids. I think it is time for a primer on what these different types of fat do and how it impacts our health. I promise I won’t make this too science ‘geeky’ – but, it […]
We know that Vitamin B supplementation can help cognitive decline in the elderly. But, now it appears that also supplementing with Omega-3 fatty acids can increase the effect of the B vitamins. Researchers at the Universities of Cape Town, Oslo and the United Arab Emirates looked at the effect of Omega-3 on 250 adults with […]
Once again, we are being told how to change our diets. This time, I think we are closer to what we need to get to – but, I still think that some clarification and explanation is required. Per the USDA: We are now to look at ‘healthy American’ diets (oxymoron, if I’ve read one), Mediterranean […]
Today, I thought I would spend my time writing about a meatier subject that’s been front and center in social media (and in numerous webinars) and that subject is our gut and how to keep it healthy. Your gut ‘ecosystem’ is really the center of health as it is the biggest immune system in your […]
Sorry to you ancestral eating detractors – but, the ancestral (Paleo / Primal) eating lifestyle is not a carnivore orgy. But, I too have seen examples where proponents of the diet say that you can eat meat, fish, and poultry to your heart’s content and not gain weight. And, I’ve seen numerous Paleo cookbooks where […]
Jean Anthelme Brillat-Saverin (in 1825) described how obesity took shape in two ways. First, that there was a natural predisposition (genetic) but – secondly in the following description – he could listen to “stout part(ies)” proclaim the joys of ”potatoes, grain or any kind of flour”. We have been taught that low-fat, high carbohydrate diets […]
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