"For most of human history there has been very little starch or sugar in the human diet. In fact, if you put all of human history into one year, it's only in the last day that we started eating grains or bread and it's only in the last hour that people have been eating sugar." …
Your Gut – Where Health Starts
Increasingly research is revealing that gut health is critical to overall health, especially our immune system. This presentation is one of the most information packed lectures on the subject covering 10 top tips for good gut health in an easy to digest (pun intended) hour-long lecture. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRdEEC4i_3w Link - https://youtu.be/SRdEEC4i_3w Further Viewing - https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=ben+warren
What’s With Wheat? – A Documentary
This disturbing documentary has gathered together some of the worlds top auhors on the subject and well-respected researchers to discuss how wheat has become one of the most pervasive crops on the planet. Dr David Perlmutter, researcher Dr. Terry Wahls, and many other experts look at how Coeliac’s Disease and Non-Coeliac wheat intolerance as well as obesity …
Dr Paul Mason – An Info Packed Podcast
I usually make a point of reading, watching or listening to everything from Dr Paul Mason as he has an enviable knack of explaining metabolism in a way that non - experts can understand. However, I had avoided this podcast for a while as it has been unfortunately labelled as an 'ultimate carnivore' podcast, which …
To The Low Carb Naysayers – Fat Is Not The Problem
I was asked recently how I managed to lose so much weight and reverse diabetes, but during my enthusiastic explanation of the LCHF diet I was interrupted with the usual question "But all that fat will put your cholesterol through the roof!, you obviously need to take statins?" My response of "No, its actually carbohydrates …
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Research Shows – Apples Are Good For Diabetes
Really?... well, not quite. But when apples are fermented and produce acetic acid, then the magic begins, and it seems that this is not just anecdotal evidence. In a study looking at the effects of Apple Cider Vinegar on fasting blood glucose and lipid profile in diabetes induced rats with a diet including ACV (apple …
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Avocado – The High Maintenance “Green Gold”
When I first sampled an avocado I was not impressed, to put it mildly. The texture and colour of a bar of neglected and soggy bathroom soap and a flavour reminiscent of poor quality brie combined with grass clippings. But that didn’t stop me from persevering, because I had discovered the massive health benefits of …
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The Power of Food – Angiogenesis Dr. William Li
As we are already witnessing the effectiveness of low carb eating for diabetes, weight control, epilepsy and some cancers, there are more researchers out there discovering the power of food and its effect on health. Angiogenesis is the process that our bodies use to control blood vessels. There are 60,000 miles of blood vessels in …
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Our Daily Bread
I remember, as a child, being forced to recite the ‘Lord’s Prayer’ at school assembly every morning. Thankfully, I no longer have to mindlessly perform that ritual but I do however remember a small section – “Give us this day, our daily bread”. For over fifty years that daily bread was a part of my …
Kombucha – The Probiotic Powerhouse
For those out there who haven’t yet heard about Kombucha, here’s a short introduction. The exact origin of Kombucha is not known, although it seems to have links with Asia and Russia. It is thought to date back about 2000 years and became popular in the 90’s and again recently when its probiotic powers were …
