oldest medical journal calls for a new ‘save the planet’ diet
CAN WE REALLY SAVE THE PLANET BY ELIMINATING MEAT FROM OUR DIETS?
new study shows which dietary approach is best for chronic pain
CHRONIC PAIN?WHICH DIET MIGHT BE BEST FOR YOU? Why do I urge people struggling with CHRONIC PAIN to change their diets? When it comes to solving potential roots of said pain (INFLAMMATION), the lowest of the low-hanging DIY fruit is what you eat. In other words, you don’t need a positive medical test to tell […]
the government wants you drowning in a sea of carbohydrates
THE GOVERNMENT WANTS YOU DROWNING IN A SEA OF SUGAR AND JUNK CARBS Writing for the political newspaper, The Hill, Sarah Hallberg recently penned a piece titled Government Dietary Guidelines are Plain Wrong: Avoid Carbs, Not Fat, in which she stated (cherry-picked)…….. “Every five years, the Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services publish […]
the importance of sunshine beyond vitamin d
VITAMIN D IS NOT THE ONLY REASON YOU NEED TO SPEND TIME IN THE SUN “No life can exist on the Earth without the Sun. Everything on the Earth, from favorable temperature conditions to creation of bioorganic mass and free oxygen in the atmosphere is created only due to the rays of the Sun. In […]
former fda chief admits docs and government watchdogs don’t know much about diet
DIETARY RECOMMENDATIONS FROM DOCTORS I’ve been saying it since I’ve been in practice — the average physician knows scary little about nutrition; a fact readily admitted by bigwigs in the profession (HERE and HERE). A couple of weeks ago, Joyce Frieden of MedPage Today gave us an article on the subject titled We Have Failed […]
taking on the recent heart association study on nutritional supplements and heart disease
HAVING HEART PROBLEMS? DON’T TRUST THE NEWEST STUDY FROM THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY! “The authors concluded that author’s self-declared financial conflicts of interest and source of funding do not seem to impact outcomes in major cardiovascular clinical trials.” From the February 2013 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (Authors’ Self-Declared […]
trump’s new fda director fires up the industry-fueled time machine
FDA TIME MACHINE IS TAKING US BACK TO THE FUTURE “Dr. Scott Gottlieb is by far the most conflicted person nominated to run the 111-year-old Food and Drug Administration. He’s received payments from or invested in dozens of companies with business before the agency, earning millions of dollars in the process. Yet he will undoubtedly […]
the aging gut: can you keep yourself young & healthy by maximizing the health of your gut?
THE AGING GUT: MANAGE YOUR GUT HEALTH TO STAY YOUNGER AS YOU AGE “Alterations in the composition and function of the gut microbiome have been implicated in a range of conditions and diseases. Culture-dependent and culture-independent studies both showed that older people harbour a gut microbiome that differs in composition from that of younger adults. […]
why mitochondrial function / dysfunction might just be the single most important aspect of your health you’ve never heard of
MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTION / DYSFUNCTION: DR. CHANDLER MARRS’ GUEST POST ON ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF YOUR HEALTH YOU MAY NEVER HAVE HEARD OF When I came to the realization that I desperately needed to have a dedicated post on mitochondrial function / dysfunction for my website, I knew one thing and one thing […]
new study shows why what you eat affects your ability to think as well as your moods & emotions
DIET AND BRAIN FUNCTION: WHAT YOU EAT AFFECTS YOUR MOODS, EMOTIONS, AND ABILITY TO THINK Just two short weeks ago, a group of elite university researchers from around the world (France, Netherlands, Australia, United States) put together a scientific paper for the journal Science of Food called Food for Thought: How Nutrition Impacts Cognition and […]
health and organic food: is organic really better?
ORGANIC FOOD -VS- NON-ORGANIC FOOD: IS THERE A DIFFERENCE? I’ve heard many people say that their doctor told them that organic food isn’t worth it. My question would be, ‘isn’t worth it in what way?’ How do we measure whether organic food is “worth it” or not? A six week old study from the journal […]
dietary fat -vs- dietary carbohydrate: the new yorker clears up (or maybe muddies) the debate
THE BIGGEST CULPRIT IN CHRONIC ILLNESS AND OBESITY? DIETARY FAT -vs- DIETARY CARBS Jerome Groopman writes for the New Yorker. He also happens to, “hold the Dina and Raphael Recanati Chair of Medicine at the Harvard Medical School and is the chief of experimental medicine at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center…. and has […]
study show that sad (standard american diet) causes chronic pain
“These results highlight the negative effects of poor diet quality with respect to recovery from hypersensitivity and susceptibility to chronic pain. A complete understanding of the impact of diet can aid in treatment and recovery dynamics in human clinical patients.” The conclusions of the study being discussed today. A study published in the current issue of […]
more on the debate over whole food or synthetic nutrition
WHOLE FOOD NUTRITION -vs- SYNTHETIC NUTRITIONIS THERE A DIFFERENCE? “Vitamins and herbal supplements command a significant chunk of floor space. The pills, capsules, and powders make up 5 percent of all grocery sales in the United States. All told, Americans will spend $21 billion on vitamins and herbal supplements in 2015. If protein powders are […]
could the medical profession be doing better when it comes to educating patients about nutrition?
DOCTORS AND NUTRITION? COULD DOCTORS BE GETTING BETTER RESULTS BY DISCUSSING NUTRITION W/ PATIENTS? “Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill asked nutrition educators from over 100 medical schools to describe the nutrition instruction offered to their students. While the researchers learned that almost all schools require exposure to nutrition, only […]
vitamins, gut health, and dysbiosis: is there a connection?
VITAMINSTHE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY(And Their Relationship to Dysbiosis & Gut Health) “A primary cause for incorrect flora is often a diet that contains either too much sugar, fruit, fruit juice, alkaline water, or raw food such as salad, sweets, alcohol and even medical or over-the-counter drugs. In fact, taking too many vitamins, […]
are dental caries (cavities) genetic?
CAVITIES IN YOUR TEETHGENETIC OR NOT GENETIC? Wellcome Trust “The research found that there were statistically significant connections between the taste genes TAS2R38 and TAS1R2 and the risk of decay or protection against it. Although this is an early study, it could pave the way for some interesting breakthroughs. A large amount of a dentist’s […]
why so many studies discount the efficacy of nutritional supplements
NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTSARE THEY EFFECTIVE? Clker-Free-Vector-Images Have you noticed the incredible number of studies that have come out over the course of the past decade saying that various nutritional supplements are not only ineffective, but dangerous as well? These dangerous and ineffective supplements range from Minerals to Herbs to to Antioxidants to ………. Fish Oil is […]
aging, vital reserves, nutrition, and disease
AGING, VITAL RESERVES, NUTRITION, AND DISEASE Sabine van Erp – Alkmaar – Pixabay “How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you was?” – Satchel Paige “Old age is not a disease.” – Yours Truly The great baseball pitcher for the Negro Leagues, Satchel Paige, got it right. These days, people’s age […]
arsenic in apple and grape juice
ARSENIC IN FRUIT JUICES Silvia – Deutschland – Pixabay The organic forms of arsenic are essentially harmless.Some scientific studies have shown that two forms of organic arsenic found in apple juice, dimethylarsinic acid (DMA) and monomethylarsinic acid (MMA), may also be a health concern. From a December 16, 2011 statement on the FDA’s website. The […]