The holiday table would look dull, lifeless, and naked without an intensely colorful, jellied, saucy, free-form, or cylindrical cranberry side dish. We believe in the festive and medicinal properties of these sour little berries, so let’s take a closer look and see whether they are truly the crimson crusaders of our dreams.
Read More >>A few days ago, a brand new study by Dr. Stanley Hazen’s group at the Cleveland Clinic was published, incriminating an unfamiliar ingredient within red meat as the cause of heart disease. The New York Times trumpeted: “CULPRIT IN HEART DISEASE GOES BEYOND MEAT’S FAT“. This article received a lot of attention, so I was asked…
Read More >>A study was published in the British Journal of Pharmacology and is entitled “High fat diet-induced metabolic disorders impairs serotonergic function and anxiety-like behaviours in mice.” We have been (wrongly) told for decades by public health officials that dietary fat is unhealthy, so we tend to take articles that support this belief at face value,…
Read More >>The Times of London published an article entitled “Eat Yourself Smarter? Try dark chocolate, green salad — and gum“ Articles like this one always get my goat (maybe that’s why I haven’t seen my goat in such a long time). Create a hopeful headline, toss in a bunch of studies that support your headline (without references so I have…
Read More >>We’ve been told for decades that saturated fat is public health enemy number one. It’s been easy for us to buy this argument because it sounds so simple, obvious and logical: eating fat should make us fat. Since we know that obesity is associated with all kinds of other serious health conditions, it has been tempting for researchers and the general public to blame saturated…
Read More >>If you take psychiatric medications and are thinking about trying a low-carb or ketogenic diet for mental health reasons, please read this article first.
Read More >>If you have a brain, you need to know about ketogenic diets. The fact that these specially-formulated low-carbohydrate diets have the power to stop seizures in their tracks is concrete evidence that food has a tremendous impact on brain chemistry and should inspire curiosity about how they work.
Read More >>Where the science stands, and what it means for you
Read More >>Analysis of the mid-Victorian period in the U.K. reveals that life expectancy at age 5 was as good or better than exists today, and the incidence of degenerative disease was 10% of ours. Their levels of physical activity and hence calorific intakes were approximately twice ours. They had relatively little access to alcohol and tobacco;…
Read More >>Emerging evidence shows that insulin resistance is the most important predictor of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes.
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