I came across this on Jimmy Moore’s site and then again on Regina Wilshire’s site. It appears that the media outlets are determining what gets reported as healthful nutrition advice. Time, Newsweek, JAMA, and others rejected this response to Dr. Dean Ornish’s complaints about the A to Z Study that showed his diet [...]
Heart Association Recommends Statins for Kids with High Cholesterol
From the AHA comes this little gem:
When diet and exercise fail to lower cholesterol in children with high-risk lipid abnormalities, statins should be first-line drug therapy, declared the American Heart Association in a new scientific statement.
Yes, statins. For kids. I guess the pharmaceutical companies have [...]
I was involved in a conversation this past weekend that turned to genetics and how overweight people are genetically inclined for such because, in this case, they are missing the brain’s ability to respond to leptin. First, I pointed out that the person misunderstood last week’s report on leptin. It’s not that the [...]
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Most U.S. Adults Not Getting Recommended 5 Daily Servings, Says CDC
This WebMD article points out what we already know; very few Americans are eating enough of the proper foods, namely fruits and vegetables.
People should eat at least five daily servings — two or more servings of fruit, and three or more servings of vegetables — [...]
Here is an interesting, albeit not surprising, article from Science Daily. This article discusses a study on rats that showed an increase in diabetes from fructose-sweetened drinks. Fructose is the sugar found in fruit and is also concentrated in high-fructose corn syrup, which is so prevalent in our packaged foods industry. The scientists noted [...]
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A few weeks ago, a friend of mine told me that my “body hates me” because I don’t generally eat pastured chicken. Because of the amount of food that I eat to support my body weight and activity level, it would be very expensive for me to eat $2/lb chicken everyday. So I grab antibiotic- [...]
Kevin McKay, a member of the CrossFit and Performance Menu forums, has put together a nice resource for the beginner. He explains the basic concepts of using short, intense workouts and has put together an 8-level bodyweight-only program (so no excuses!). He also touches briefly on nutrition, espousing much of the same values [...]
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Swedish Study Shows More Cancer in People With Higher Blood Sugar, Regardless of Diabetes
But when researchers looked at specific types of cancer, they found that both men and women with the highest blood sugar levels were more likely to have pancreatic cancer, urinary tract cancer, and malignant melanoma (the most deadly type of skin cancer) [...]
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Yes, that’s right, I’ve been published. I recently submitted an article titled “The Spice of Life” to The Performance Menu about the many health benefits of common herbs and spices. It makes an appearance in Issue 26, which you can get for free here. Check it out and let me know [...]
Good news for women trying to conceive: eating ice cream may help! But low-fat dairy foods may increase the risk of infertility
I came across this article yesterday and thought you all might find it of interest. The main point:
Drinking whole fat milk and eating ice cream appears to be better for women trying to [...]
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