Living The Low Carb Lifestyle
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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Following on from my previous post, this presentation delves even deeper into a world that is constantly revealing new evidence that what we eat is not just food for us but also millions of microbes that, if ignored, can affect our health in ways we never imagined. We meet scientists who are applying what they’ve …
For over forty years doctors have told us that consuming salt increases blood pressure, but according to Dr James DiNicolantonio in his book The Salt Fix there was never any sound scientific evidence to support this idea. Dr DiNicolantonio says that the World Health Organisation and the UK and US advisory bodies on diet have …
Dr. Steven Gundry, a renowned heart surgeon and medical researcher is the leading expert on the effect of lectins in our diet. What really interested me during this interview (below) was his explanation of why people in Mediterranean countries who, despite eating a fair amount of animal protein, tend to avoid the effects of carnitine …
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Those who prefer to eat organic usually want to lead a healthier life but can organically grown produce be truly organic when conventionally grown crops are being produced all around it? The organic foods business is lucrative and sometimes fraudulent, an area where fake labeling is not uncommon. The EU plans to introduce stringent limits …
Fish had never been my first choice for a home cooked meal and I usually failed to eat the two servings a week that experts recommend. The high price relative to a far more nutritious portion of liver relegated it to the occasional trip to the chip shop with a head full of misguided dogma …
Red meat, eggs, and whole milk should never have been vilified and belong in our diet. This thoroughly researched and captivating expose of the dietary guidelines first introduced in the USA and later adopted by the UK flies in the face of the dogma we are subjected to on a daily basis and proves, without …
Continue reading "The Big Fat Surprise: Why Butter, Meat and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet"
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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I was intending to write an article covering the different types of fats and oils and their effects on our health, but then I came across this discussion with Dr Paul Mason. What he has managed to convey in just over five minutes with his usual clear and concise delivery, most others would spend hours …
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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