Amber Waves of Grain
Miguel Carrera posted a link to an interesting article in the comments of my recent post on whole grains. Published in BioMed Central, it is titled Agrarian diet and diseases of affluence - Do evolutionary novel dietary lectins cause leptin resistance? I found it to be a very interesting and informative [...]
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Here’s a PDF that I found linked on Art DeVany’s blog written by Dr. Loren Cordain: Implications of Plio-Pleistocene Hominin Diets for Modern Humans
A few quotes I picked out, which I think are important in looking at the proper diet for humans. This first one (from page 4) further backs [...]
Your brain is trying to kill you. Photo courtesy of Nana Aristocat
Add some variety to breakfast. Paleo Breakfast Recipes courtesy of Nikki Young - I haven’t tried any of these, but I think the cucumber “sandwiches” on page 19 look pretty neat. It’s a clever idea.
And speaking of breakfast, it’s not your [...]
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“La paila marina es muy delicioso!” Photo courtesy of Arikah.net
This week we’ll just take a small step west from Argentina to check out the cuisine of Chile, spanning about half of the west coast of South America.
History of Chile:
Chile is a very long, thin country wedged between the Pacific Ocean on the west and [...]
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Let’s look today at two somewhat contradictory articles that are an exercise in showing how the media influences perceptions. First up, we have this article from EurekAlert: Whole grain diets lower risk of chronic disease
In this study (partially funded by General Mills), researchers took adults (ages 20-65) with metabolic syndrome and [...]
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So I talk a good deal about the evolutionary diet and how it’s the proper diet for optimal health and longevity, but I’ve never really discussed how to adopt such a diet. It’s absurd to think that one following the typical Western diet of grains, sugar, grains, sugar, grains, no fat, grains, and processed [...]
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Last time we took a walk through Mexican history, discussing the evolution of the national cuisine. I think there were some interesting things learned there. Today, we’ll look to that other favorite of US citizens, Italian cuisine. In my area, Italian restaurants are easily as ubiquitous [...]
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The researchers at Tufts University have revised their recommendations for the elderly.
Tufts University researchers have updated their Food Guide Pyramid for Older Adults to correspond with the new USDA food pyramid, now known as MyPyramid.
Uh oh…another diet following the Food Guide Pyramid. Let’s take a look!
Whole, enriched, and fortified grains and cereals such as [...]
Have you been taking your fish and cod liver oil? You should, as this study shows that omega-3s protect against Parkinson’s disease, a degenerative disease marked by the death of dopamine-producing neurons in the brain.
Parkinson’s disease is caused by the progressive death of the neurons responsible for producing dopamine, a neurotransmitter closely linked with [...]
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Whew! Finally done with this first installment. Perhaps one per week is a bit ambitious with all that I have going on. A Traditional Diets post every two weeks is probably more likely. Regardless, let’s get into it. Also, I’m still trying to [...]
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