Study Blasts TV Drug Ads
A study came out a few days ago showing that pharmaceutical ads are based on emotion rather than fact. Just watch the commercial and you see that the people in them are unbelievably excited about their new prescription. They feature people telling their friends about how wonderful it is [...]
An excellent article by Michael Pollan. He discusses (in 12 pages…a long read) how America went from a land of food to a land of nutrients. Because of our turn to eating nutrients instead of food, we must rely on experts. It is in these experts’ interest to keep us confused about [...]
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The Interview
Here is an interview between Shane Ellison and Anthony Colpo, of The Great Cholesterol Con fame. Anthony describes his personal journey to investigate, and ultimately write a scathing book about, the cholesterol hypothesis that prevails today. He also describes his methods of training and the type of diet he advises for his [...]
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Lights At Night
I wrote a book review of Lights Out: Sleep, Sugar, and Survival previously. In this book, Wiley and Formby lay out the premise of why modern humans suffer from debilitating diseases and how light toxicity contributes. Now comes this finding that jives perfectly with that book’s premise:
Night life under electric lighting [...]
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Edge.org
Every year, Edge.org asks one question, to which numerous scientists and thinkers respond. Here is this year’s question, “What are you optimistic about? Why?” Read on for some interesting answers.
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Carbs and Cholesterol
South Asians ate the most carbohydrate and had the lowest HDL cholesterol levels, while Chinese individuals ate the least carbohydrate and had the highest levels of the beneficial blood fat, Dr. Anwar T. Merchant of the Population Health Research Institute in Hamilton, Ontario and colleagues found.
Each additional 100 gram per day of carbohydrates [...]
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HIIT Training
This is a great document comparing the effects of standard, moderate intensity “cardio” against high-intensity training. High-intensity training will always prevail over low- or moderate-intensity training. Running sprint intervals is more effective at improving your athleticism than is running 3 miles everyday. Traditional “cardio” work sticks solely to the oxidative pathway, [...]
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Health Studies Are Worthless to Those Who Care About Health
This is a great article about why we should ignore (or rather take with a grain of salt) health studies. Steve Pavlina points out four basic truths: 1) Everyone has an agenda, 2) you never hear the whole truth, 3) you’re unique, and 4) the [...]
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Cheap, safe drug kills most cancers
This is an interesting article from New Scientist that I happened across a few days ago. They have found a drug, dichloroacetate (DCA), that turns off the immortality of cancer cells. Cancer cells grow into a tumor because they lack the normal mitochondrial activity that signals for [...]
New fat, same old problem with an added twist?
Study shows a new fat replacement for trans fat raises blood sugar in humans
One day we may learn that we cannot best that which Mother Nature has provided us. Whether through divine intervention, evolution, or some combination of the above, that which is found in nature [...]
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