nutrition

Don’t Fear the Fruit, Enjoy It

Eating whole fruit decreases the risk of heart disease, cancer, and improves overall health. It is sweet, portable, and delicious.

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The Green Mediterranean Diet

The Green Mediterranean Diet promises less fatty liver, less visceral fat, and less mental decline with aging than the standard Mediterranean Diet.

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Continuous Blood Glucose Monitors for Non-Diabetics

The proliferation of continuous glucose monitors for non-diabetics has allowed the development of less expensive equipment and provided an important tool to see glucose variability among people. This provides real-time data regarding diet.

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Vitamins and Supplements for Prevention of Heart Disease and Cancer

Citing over 80 studies there is no proof that primary prevention of heart disease or cancer can be achieved through vitamins and supplements. Some, like vitamin A types, may cause harm.

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Red Meat: Is it good or bad? The answer is sometimes

Red meat is every bit as contentious as politics. In this case carnivores vs vegans – here is the latest data with references

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The Carnivore Diet and Myths

The Alaska Native peoples are often cited by the Carnivore diet proponents as an example of people who ate well and had no disease. This is incorrect.

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Fish Oil and Atrial Fibrillation

Fish oil capsules are a multi-billion dollar industry that was just hit with the reality that they may cause more harm than good.

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Keto Cons

A number of years ago I published a book “Losing the last 30 lbs: fundamentals of weight loss.” This is an excerpt from that book about “diets” and why it is that they fail. Hope you enjoy the humor…

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Soylent: Another Meal Replacement

Soylent – the drink that promises you will never eat again. There are some legitimate questions about this drink and it is nothing more than a gimmick.

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